In the last twenty years, a sharp increase in contemplative research has created the need for an academic home for interdisciplinary scholarship, community, dialogue, and collaboration. This special Think Tank grant goes to a multidisciplinary group of leading contemplative researchers to begin the development of a new professional society for the field. This is a momentous turning point in the history of contemplative research, and Mind & Life is delighted to support its first steps with a Think Tank grant.

Linda Carlson, PhD
University of Calgary
Convening Faculty, Fellow, Grantee, Planning Committee Member, Reviewer

Amishi Jha, PhD
University of Miami
Convening Faculty, Fellow, Grantee, Planning Committee Member, Research and Programs Council Member

Erin McCarthy, PhD
Research Consultant, Mind & Life Institute; St. Lawrence University
Convening Faculty, Fellow, Planning Committee Member


Zindel Segal, PhD
University of Toronto-Scarborough
Convening Faculty, Fellow, Planning Committee Member

David Vago, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Convening Faculty, Fellow, Grantee, Planning Committee Member, Reviewer

Fadel Zeidan, PhD
University of California San Diego
Convening Faculty, Fellow, Grantee, Planning Committee Member, Research and Programs Council Member, Reviewer