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USC Center for Excellence in Teaching: Mentoring Award for Undergraduate Students, 2022
USC Institute for Integrative Health: Ingersoll-Burklo Award, 2018
USC Center for Excellence in Teaching: Mentoring Award for Graduate Students, 2015
NIH - National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: Clinical LRP Award, 2014-2016
Society of Behavioral Medicine: SBM Citation Award, 2014
University of Southern California: Medical Innovation Program finalist, 2013
NIH - National Institute on Drug Abuse: RTI International Travel Award, 2012
NIH - National Institute of Mental Health: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2011-2013
: Charlotte Resnick Memorial Scholarship, 2005-2006
Sex differences in cigarette smoking following a mindfulness-based cessation randomized controlled trial Addict Behav. 2024 Sep 24; 160:108177. . View in PubMed
Mindful attention is inversely associated with pain via mediation by psychological distress in orthopedic patients Pain Med. 2024 Jan 04; 25(1):63-70. . View in PubMed
Effect of a mindfulness training app on a cigarette quit attempt: an investigator-blinded, 58-county randomized controlled trial JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2023 10 31; 7(6). . View in PubMed
Test of daily app-based mindfulness meditation preceding a planned smoking quit attempt date on abstinence: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial recruiting across the 58 counties of California Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 09; 120:106855. . View in PubMed
Initial Efficacy of a Community-Derived Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Latinx Parents and their Children J Immigr Minor Health. 2021 Oct; 23(5):993-1000. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness-Based Intervention Effects on Substance Use and Relapse Among Women in Residential Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial With 85-Month Follow-Up Period From the Moment-by-Moment in Women's Recovery Project. Psychosom Med. 2021 Jul-Aug 01; 83(6):528-538. . View in PubMed
Effect of Telephone Call and Text Message Reminders on Patient Return to Acupuncture Follow-Up Treatment: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Med Acupunct. 2021 Jun 01; 33(3):226-234. . View in PubMed
Distress tolerance and subsequent substance use throughout high school Addict Behav. 2021 09; 120:106983. . View in PubMed
The Acute Relationship between Affective States and Stress Biomarkers in Ethnic Minority Youths Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 12 01; 18(23). . View in PubMed
Mindful Body Scans and Sonographic Biofeedback as Preparatory Activities to Address Patient Psychological States in Hand Therapy: A Pilot Study Hand Ther. 2020 Sep; 25(3):98-106. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness Training by Telephone Before and After Orthopedic Surgery: A Feasibility Study J Altern Complement Med. 2020 Mar; 26(3):249-251. . View in PubMed
Seeking refuge in the present moment: A qualitatively refined model of dispositional mindfulness, minority stress, and psychosocial health among Latino/a sexual minorities and their families Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers. 2019 Dec; 6(4):408-419. . View in PubMed
Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Patient Adherence to Acupuncture Treatment J Altern Complement Med. 2019 May; 25(5):522-525. . View in PubMed
Factors in the perceived stress scale differentially associate with mindfulness disposition and executive function among early adolescents J Child Fam Stud. 2019 Mar; 28(3):814-821. . View in PubMed
Reporting of Treatment Fidelity in Mindfulness-Based Intervention Trials: A Review and New Tool using NIH Behavior Change Consortium Guidelines Mindfulness (N Y). 2019 Feb; 10(2):215-233. . View in PubMed
Moment-by-Moment in Women's Recovery (MMWR): Mindfulness-based intervention effects on residential substance use disorder treatment retention in a randomized controlled trial Behav Res Ther. 2019 09; 120:103437. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness meditation and gene expression: a hypothesis-generating framework Curr Opin Psychol. 2019 08; 28:302-306. . View in PubMed
Response to Meghani and Liou re: "Demographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Patient Adherence to Acupuncture Treatment" J Altern Complement Med. 2019 06; 25(6):661. . View in PubMed
Sexual trauma history is associated with reduced orbitofrontal network strength in substance-dependent women Neuroimage Clin. 2019; 24:101973. . View in PubMed
Sleep and mood in older adults: coinciding changes in insomnia and depression symptoms Int Psychogeriatr. 2018 03; 30(3):431-435. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness-based interventions for cancer survivors: what do we know about the assessment of quality of life outcomes? Expert Rev Qual Life Cancer Care. 2018; 3(1):5-7.. View in PubMed
Genomic mechanisms of fatigue in survivors of colorectal cancer Cancer. 2018 06 15; 124(12):2637-2644. . View in PubMed
Improving Hairdressers' Knowledge and Self-efficacy to Detect Scalp and Neck Melanoma by Use of an Educational Video JAMA Dermatol. 2018 02 01; 154(2):214-216. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness-Based Interventions and Sleep Among Cancer Survivors: a Critical Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Curr Oncol Rep. 2017 Sep; 19(9):60. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness practice reduces cortisol blunting during chemotherapy: A randomized controlled study of colorectal cancer patients Cancer. 2017 Aug 15; 123(16):3088-3096. . View in PubMed
Sugar Restriction Leads to Increased Ad Libitum Sugar Intake by Overweight Adolescents in an Experimental Test Meal Setting J Acad Nutr Diet. 2017 Jul; 117(7):1041-1048. . View in PubMed
Video-Based Grocery Shopping Intervention Effect on Purchasing Behaviors Among Latina Shoppers Am J Public Health. 2017 May; 107(5):800-806. . View in PubMed
Moment-by-Moment in Women's Recovery: Randomized controlled trial protocol to test the efficacy of a mindfulness-based intervention on treatment retention and relapse prevention among women in residential treatment for substance use disorder Contemp Clin Trials. 2017 11; 62:146-152. . View in PubMed
Associations among dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and executive function proficiency in early adolescents Mindfulness (N Y). 2016 Dec; 7(6):1377-1384. . View in PubMed
Complementary and Integrative Health Practices Among Hispanics Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer: Utilization and Communication with Physicians J Altern Complement Med. 2016 Jun; 22(6):473-9. . View in PubMed
The Applied Mindfulness Process Scale (AMPS): A process measure for evaluating mindfulness-based interventions Pers Individ Dif. 2016 Apr 01; 93:6-15. . View in PubMed
Shared health characteristics in Hispanic colorectal cancer patients and their primary social support person following primary diagnosis Psychooncology. 2016 09; 25(9):1028-35. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness meditation and the immune system: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2016 06; 1373(1):13-24. . View in PubMed
Community-Based Mindfulness Program for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Targeting Stress Reduction Am J Health Promot. 2015 Sep-Oct; 30(1):36-41. . View in PubMed
Mental resilience training modulates stress physiology of active duty marines preparing for deployment Evid Based Ment Health. 2015 May; 18(2):61. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness meditation and improvement in sleep quality and daytime impairment among older adults with sleep disturbances: a randomized clinical trial JAMA Intern Med. 2015 Apr; 175(4):494-501. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness Training and Classroom Behavior Among Lower-Income and Ethnic Minority Elementary School Children J Child Fam Stud. 2014 Oct; 23(7):1242-1246. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness-based intervention for prodromal sleep disturbances in older adults: design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial Contemp Clin Trials. 2014 Sep; 39(1):22-7. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness-based interventions for obesity-related eating behaviours: a literature review Obes Rev. 2014 Jun; 15(6):453-61. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness-based interventions: an antidote to suffering in the context of substance use, misuse, and addiction Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Apr; 49(5):487-91. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness for chronic pain and prescription opioid misuse: novel mechanisms and unresolved issues Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Apr; 49(5):608-11. . View in PubMed
Unresolved issues in the application of mindfulness-based interventions for substance use disorders Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Apr; 49(5):601-4. . View in PubMed
Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of a mindfulness-based relapse prevention intervention for culturally-diverse, low-income women in substance use disorder treatment Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Apr; 49(5):547-59. . View in PubMed
The thinking mind as addiction: mindfulness as antidote Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Apr; 49(5):605-7. . View in PubMed
Use of mindful reappraisal coping among meditation practitioners J Clin Psychol. 2014 Mar; 70(3):294-301. . View in PubMed
Brain Gray Matter Changes Associated with Mindfulness Meditation in Older Adults: An Exploratory Pilot Study using Voxel-based Morphometry Neuro. 2014; 1(1):23-26. . View in PubMed
Applying neurodevelopmental theory to school-based drug misuse prevention during adolescence New Dir Youth Dev. 2014; 2014(141):33-439-10. . View in PubMed
Psychother Psychosom. 2014; 83(5):315-7. . View in PubMed
Spirituality in addictions treatment: wisdom to know…what it is Subst Use Misuse. 2013 Sep; 48(12):1203-17. . View in PubMed
Adolescent neurocognitive development, self-regulation, and school-based drug use prevention Prev Sci. 2013 Jun; 14(3):218-28. . View in PubMed
A comparison of stigma among patients with leprosy in rural Tanzania and urban United States: a role for public health in dermatology Int J Dermatol. 2013 Apr; 52(4):432-40. . View in PubMed
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2013 Mar; 38(3):348-55. . View in PubMed
Assessing hairdressers' knowledge of scalp and neck melanoma and their willingness to detect lesions and make referrals to dermatologists J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013 Jan; 68(1):183-5. . View in PubMed
Trait mindfulness helps shield decision-making from translating into health-risk behavior J Adolesc Health. 2012 Dec; 51(6):588-92. . View in PubMed
Psychosom Med. 2012 Jul-Aug; 74(6):620-7. . View in PubMed
Socio-demographic variables and perceptual moderators related to mental health stigma J Ment Health. 2012 Jun; 21(3):244-56. . View in PubMed
Psychometric assessment of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) among Chinese adolescents Assessment. 2012 Mar; 19(1):42-52. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness and substance use intervention Subst Use Misuse. 2012 Feb; 47(3):199-201. . View in PubMed
Incorporating mindfulness within established theories of health behavior Complementary Health Practice Review. 2012; 2(15):108-109. . View in PubMed
Testing the indirect effect of trait mindfulness on adolescent cigarette smoking through negative affect and perceived stress mediators J Subst Use. 2012; 17(5-6):417-429. . View in PubMed
Component Processes of Executive Function-Mindfulness, Self-control, and Working Memory-and Their Relationships with Mental and Behavioral Health Mindfulness (N Y). 2011 Sep; 2(3):179-185. . View in PubMed
Decision-making style and gender moderation of the self-efficacy-condom use link among adolescents and young adults: informing targeted STI/HIV prevention programs Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Apr; 165(4):320-5. . View in PubMed
Cultural values associated with substance use among Hispanic adolescents in southern California Subst Use Misuse. 2011; 46(10):1223-33. . View in PubMed
Skin disease and stigma in emerging adulthood: impact on healthy development J Cutan Med Surg. 2010 Nov-Dec; 14(6):285-90. . View in PubMed
The influence of school-based natural mentoring relationships on school attachment and subsequent adolescent risk behaviors Health Educ Res. 2010 Oct; 25(5):892-902. . View in PubMed
Mindfulness Research Guide: a New Paradigm for Managing Empirical Health Information Mindfulness (N Y). 2010 Sep 01; 1(3):174-176. . View in PubMed
Gender differences in body consciousness and substance use among high-risk adolescents Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Aug; 45(10):1623-35. . View in PubMed
School disrepair and substance use among regular and alternative high school students J Sch Health. 2010 Aug; 80(8):387-93. . View in PubMed
A further look at the intergenerational transmission of violence: witnessing interparental violence in emerging adulthood J Interpers Violence. 2010 Jun; 25(6):1022-42. . View in PubMed
Peer group self-identification as a predictor of relational and physical aggression among high school students J Sch Health. 2010 May; 80(5):249-58. . View in PubMed
A concise history of school-based smoking prevention research: a pendulum effect case study J Drug Educ. 2010; 40(3):217-26. . View in PubMed
Sitting-meditation interventions among youth: a review of treatment efficacy Pediatrics. 2009 Sep; 124(3):e532-41. . View in PubMed
Substitute addiction: a concern for researchers and practitioners J Drug Educ. 2008; 38(2):167-80. . View in PubMed
Tobacco control in developing countries: Tanzania, Nepal, China, and Thailand as examples Nicotine Tob Res. 2007 Sep; 9 Suppl 3:S447-57. . View in PubMed