
Dr. Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW is Distinguished Endowed Chair in Research and Distinguished Professor in the University of Utah College of Social Work and Director of the Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development (C-MIIND). As Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator, Dr. Garland has published over 185 scientific articles and received more than $60 million in research grants to develop and test therapies for addiction, stress, and pain, including Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE). In a bibliometric analysis published in 2021, Dr. Garland was found to be the most prolific author of research on mindfulness in the world.