PhD researcher at the Contemplative Studies Centre, University of Melbourne investigating intense meditation-related experiences, sense of self, and experience appraisal, using quantitative and qualitative methods.
Currently seeking postdoctoral or other research position.
Education
Research and Teaching Experience
Worked independently and in teams to advance research on meditation effects, including literature reviews, coding in R, and qualitative data analysis.
Tutored a section of an undergraduate meditation course, helping students understand and engage critically with wisdom traditions and their meditative practices.
Selected Publications
This study explores how intense meditation-related experiences influence self-experience, identity, and meaning-making using interpretative phenomenological analysis.
This meta-analysis evaluates randomized controlled trials of mindfulness-based interventions and their effects on workplace performance and wellbeing outcomes.
This paper examines theoretical models linking mental phenomena and brain processes and their implications for clinical and psychological science.
This study investigates intense experiences among mindfulness teacher trainees within mindfulness-based interventions.
Talks & Presentations