Master of Public Health

Mindfulness Concentration

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Mindfulness Concentration

An interdisciplinary program focused on the full spectrum of mindfulness ranging from theory to measurement to treatment delivery to teacher training

The Brown University School of Public Health has developed substantial strengths in Mindfulness. This includes a vibrant core of interdisciplinary faculty focused on the full spectrum of mindfulness ranging from theory to measurement to treatment delivery to teacher training. The establishment and expansion of a world-leading Mindfulness Center at Brown (MC@B) under the leadership of Eric Loucks, PhD, presents new opportunities for expanding mindfulness research and education programs at Brown. With the expanded faculty, critically important mindfulness courses have been implemented.

It really is in your head— but how does it work?

A first in the nation, the School of Public Health's MPH mindfulness concentration sets the stage for interdisciplinary discoveries across hospitals, government, community organizations, and industry.

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Program Snapshot

Competencies

MPH candidates in this concentration will develop core competencies prior to graduation. Required skills and topics include:

  • Evaluate the evidence for mindfulness’s impact on physical and mental health.
  • Analyze the strengths and limitations of the major types of mindfulness interventions.
  • Assess the methods researchers have used to understand the mechanisms of mindfulness.
  • Utilize a directed acyclic graph (DAG) to develop a testable theoretical framework for how mindfulness interventions influence health outcomes.
  • Create a mindfulness research protocol and data analysis plan.

Courses

Mindfulness Concentration Courses

Complete all of the following courses:

  • PHP1880, Meditation, Mindfulness and Health (Spring and Fall)
  • PHP1885, Measuring Mindfulness (Spring)
  •  PHP1895, Mindfulness Epidemiology (every other Spring)

Science Courses

Select one of the following sciences courses:

  •  PHP1890, The Craving Mind (Fall)
  •  COST1020, The Cognitive Neuroscience of Meditation (Spring)
  •  COST1710B, Science, and Meditation

Applied Research Methods Courses

Students following the qualitative analytic sequence (PHP2506/PHP2060/PHP2061) must
take the following course for the methods requirement:

  • PHP2061, Qualitative Analysis in Public Health

Students following the quantitative analytic sequence (PHP2507/PHP2508 or
PHP2510/PHP2511) must choose one of the following methods courses:

  • PHP1810, Community-Based Participatory Research (CBLR) course (Spring and Fall)
  • PHP2015, Foundations of Spatial Analysis in Public Health (Fall)
  • PHP2030, Clinical Trials Methods (Spring)
  • PHP2040, Survey Research Methods (Spring)
  • PHP2060, Qualitative Methods (Spring)
  • PHP2300, Behavioral Research Methods (Fall)
  • PHP2415, Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine (Spring)

Thesis


All in-person students are required to complete a thesis. Students in the Mindfulness Concentration must complete their thesis focused on an appropriate Mindfulness topic with appropriate Mindfulness advisors.

Faculty

Mindfulness Concentration Lead