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Publications by Cortland Dahl

Dyer, R. L., Zimmerman, K. M., Zhao, I., Xie, Q., Dahl, C. J., Quanbeck, A., & Goldberg, S. B. (in press). Developing meditation practice in individuals with elevated psychological distress via a meditation app intervention: An implementation science-informed qualitative investigation of barriers and facilitators. Psychological Services. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000980 PMCID: PMC12252178
Goldberg, S. B., Jiwani, Z., Dahl, C. J., Tatar, R., Dunne, J. D., Davidson, R. J., & Hirshberg, M. J. (in press). Sitting and active meditation practice: Utilization and associations with outcomes in naturalistic and clinical trial data. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-026-02787-w PMCID: PMC12971069
Goldberg, S. B., Kendall, A. D., Hirshberg, M. J., Dahl, C. J., Nahum-Shani, I., Davidson, R. J., & Bray, B. C. (2025). Is dosage of a meditation app associated with changes in psychological distress? It depends on how you ask. Clinical Psychological Science, 13(2), 332-349. https://doi.org/10.1177/21677026241266567 PMCID: PMC11949467
Hirshberg, M.J., Dahl, C.J., Bolt, D.M., Davidson, R.D., & Goldberg, S.B. (2025). Psychological Mediators of Reduced Distress: Preregistered Analyses from a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Smartphone-Based Well-Being Training Clinical Psychological Science, 13(1), 146-159. https://doi.org/10.1177/21677026241233262 PMCID: PMC11877121
Goldberg, S. B., Dahl, C. J., Bolt, D. M., Davidson, R. J., & Hirshberg, M. J. (2024). Does it matter how meditation feels? An experience sampling study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 92(8), 531-541. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000857 PMCID: PMC11448736
Kral, T. R. A., Kesebir, P., Redford, L., Dahl, C., Wilson-Mendenhal, C., Hirshberg, M. J., Davidson, R. J., & Tatar, R. (2024). Healthy Minds Index: A brief measure of the core dimensions of wellbeing. PLOS ONE, 19(5), e0299352. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299352. PMCID: PMC11086875.
Riordan, K. M., Simonsson, O., Frye, C., Vack, N. J., Sachs, J., Fitch, D., Goldman, R. I., Chiang, E. S., Dahl, C. J., Davidson, R. J., & Goldberg, S. B. (2024). How often should I meditate? A randomized trial examining the role of meditation frequency when total amount of meditation is held constant. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 71(2), 104-114. DOI: 10.1037/cou0000725 PMCID: PMC10883600
Xie, Q., Dyer, R. L., Lam. S., Frye, C., Dahl, C. J., Quanbeck, A., Nahum-Shani, I., Davidson, R. J., & Goldberg, S. B. (2024). Understanding the implementation of informal meditation practice in a smartphone-based intervention: A qualitative analysis. Mindfulness, 15, 479–490. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02304-x PMCID: PMC11281308
Xie, Q., Riordan, K. M., Baldwin, S. A., Simonsson, O., Hirshberg, M. J., Dahl, C. J., Nahum-Shani, I., Davidson, R. J., & Goldberg, S. B. (2024). Is informal practice associated with outcomes in loving-kindness and compassion training? Evidence from pre-post and daily diary assessments. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 177, 104537. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104537. PMCID: PMC11096024
Jiwani, Z., Tatar, R., Dahl, C., Wilson-Mendenhall, C. D., Hirshberg, M. J., Davidson, R. D., & Goldberg, S. B. (2023). Examining equity in access and utilization of a freely available meditation app. npj Mental Health Research, 2(5). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44184-023-00025-y PMCID: PMC10164442
Goldberg, S. B., Baldwin, S. A., Riordan, K. M., Torous, J., Dahl, C. J., Davidson, R. J., & Hirshberg, M. J. (2022). Alliance with an unguided smartphone app: Validation of the Digital Working Alliance Inventory. Assessment, 29(6), 1331-1345. doi:10.1177/10731911211015310. PMCID: PMC8599525
Hirshberg, M. J., Frye, C., Dahl, C. J., Riordan, K. M., Vack, N. J., Sachs, J., Goldman, R., Davidson, R. J., & Goldberg, S. B. (2022). A randomized controlled trial of a smartphone-based well-being training in public school system employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Educational Psychology, 114(8), 1895–1911. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000739 PMCID: PMC9642982.
Dahl, C. J., Wilson-Mendenhall, C. D., & Davidson, R. J. (2020). The plasticity of well-being: A training-based framework for the cultivation of human flourishing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(51), 32197-32206. doi:10.1073/pnas.2014859117 PMCID: PMC7768706
Goldberg, S. B., Imhoff-Smith, T., Bolt, D. M., Wilson-Mendenhall, C. D., Dahl, C. J., Davidson, R. J., & Rosenkranz, M. A. (2020). Testing the Efficacy of a Multicomponent, Self-Guided, Smartphone-Based Meditation App: Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mental Health, 7(11), 23825. doi:10.2196/23825. PMCID: PMC7732708
Dahl, C. J. & Davidson, R. J. (2019). Mindfulness and the contemplative life: Pathways to connection, insight, and purpose. Current Opinion in Psychology, 28, 60-4. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.11.007 PMCID: Policy Exempt -- not a peer-reviewed research article.
Davidson, R. J. & Dahl, C. J. (2017). Outstanding challenges in scientific research on mindfulness and meditation. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 13(1), 62-65. doi: 10.1177/1745691617718358 Policy Exempt -- not a peer reviewed publication.
Davidson, R. J., & Dahl, C. J. (2017). Varieties of contemplative practice. JAMA Psychiatry. 74(2), 121-23. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3469 PMCID: Policy Exempt – Not a peer-reviewed research article.
Dahl, C. J., Lutz, A., & Davidson, R. J. (2016). Cognitive processes are central in compassion meditation. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 20(3), 161-2. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2015.12.005 PMCID: Policy Exempt -- Not a peer-reviewed research article.
Goldberg, S. B., Wielgosz, J., Dahl, C., Schuyler, B., MacCoon, D. S., Rosenkranz, M., Lutz, A., Sebranek, C. A., & Davidson, R. J. (2016). Does the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire measure what we think it does? Construct validity evidence from an active controlled randomized clinical trial. Psychological Assessment, 28(8), 1009-14. doi:10.1037/pas0000233 PMCID: PMC4829487
Dahl, C. J., Lutz, A., & Davidson, R. J. (2015). Reconstructing and deconstructing the self: Cognitive mechanisms in meditation practice. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19(9), 515–23. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2015.07.001 PMCID: PMC4595910