The first of two training workshops will explore the best practices and general principles of collaborative, transdisciplinary research. Participants will hear from current researchers in the contemplative sciences, who will discuss methodological considerations and interpersonal and organizational opportunities and challenges commonly encountered. Participants will be guided through small group exercises, which will continue outside of the workshop and conclude during the second transdisciplinary training on Friday.
Evan Thompson, PhD
University of British Columbia
Convening Faculty, Fellow, Grantee, Reviewer
Evan Thompson is a writer and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, where he is also an Associate Member of the Department of Asian Studies and the … MORE
Lis Nielsen, PhD
National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
Nielsen leads the National Institute on Aging (NIA)’s Individual Behavioral Processes Branch, which supports behavioral, psychological and integrative biobehavioral research on the mechanistic pathways linking social and behavioral factors to … MORE
Elizaveta Solomonova, PhD
McGill University
Grantee
Elizaveta Solomonova is an interdisciplinary scientist of the mind, working at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience, philosophy and the arts. Her main research interest is the neurophenomenology of conscious experiences … MORE
Michael Lifshitz, PhD
Stanford University
Grantee
I am interested in the plasticity of human consciousness. My research investigates practices that aim to transform subjective experience—from meditation and hypnosis to placebos, prayer, and contemplative therapies. I work … MORE
