Presentation: Mindfulness: Practice, Research and Growing Popularity
Held at the Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel on November 10, 2015
A series of presentations, geared to help attendees understand how they can use the latest tools and techniques in mindfulness to help reduce stress, whilst increasing mental and physical well-being.
Taking place at the Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel on Tuesday November 10, 2015, the presentations began with an introduction to mindfulness research and practice from Dr. Lynn C. Waelde, Professor of Palo Alto University.
Congratulations to Dr. Daniele Levy, PAU’s professor in the Business Psychology program since 2012 and our alumni in Clinical Psychology, for her excellent work resulting in her recent publications on the effects of workaholism on professional women.
“Effects of workaholism on satisfaction among US managerial and professional women”; published this month in Gender in Management: An International Journal
In her role as Research Director at The Gronowski Center, Dr. Nancy Haug, Ph.D. oversees student research projects and assists faculty members in study implementation. Dr. Haug is “delighted to be working with students in a training clinic where they can have an experience of designing and implementing their own research projects.
Congratulations to Dr. Alvin Thomas, Ph.D., PAU’s Assistant Professor and Associate Director of the Center For Excellence in Diversity. His research paper, “Walking Away Hurt, Walking Around Scared: A Cluster Analysis of Violence Exposure Among Young Black Males,” is published online in the Journal of Black Psychology.
The Palo Alto University (PAU) staff participated in the 2015 Lucile Packard Summer Scamper 5 to 10k walk/run last Sunday, June 21st, 2015 with a team of 23. They have demonstrated their dedication to the local community work to improve lives.
A post written by Ph.D. Clinical Psychology doctoral candidate, Jayme Peta, visiting faculty Dr. Ry Testa, and Dr. Deb Coolhart on developing a Gender Quest Workbook for gender exploration guidance. Jayme also recently authored an article about transgender youth in the Huffington Post.
What is The Gender Quest Workbook?
Palo Alto University's (PAU) Master of Arts in Counseling program with the Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling emphasis has been ranked #4 in a list of America's best online Marriage and Family Therapy programs by BestMedicalDegrees.com. The online format of PAU’s program is distinct in its offering of live weekly classes by videoconference for every course in the program.
Dr. Kimberly F. Balsam, Palo Alto University’s (PAU) Associate Professor in the Ph.D. program has been named the American Psychological Association’s Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues) President. She will begin her term as President-Elect in August 2015 and then President in August 2016.
Harrianne Mills, Director of Academic Services, received the Humanist of the Year Award from the Humanist Community of Silicon Valley. As humanists, the group teaches their children to appreciate the wonders of the natural world, and to develop an ethical code based on treating fellow human beings with kindness and respect.