Greeson, Jeffery
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Disciplines
Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Biological Phenomena, Cell Phenomena, and Immunity
Biological Psychology
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiology
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Health Psychology
Medical Biochemistry
Mental Disorders
Neurosciences
Pain Management
Physiological Processes
Psychiatric and Mental Health
Psychiatry
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Quantitative Psychology
Translational Medical Research
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Biological Phenomena, Cell Phenomena, and Immunity
Biological Psychology
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiology
Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Health Psychology
Medical Biochemistry
Mental Disorders
Neurosciences
Pain Management
Physiological Processes
Psychiatric and Mental Health
Psychiatry
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Quantitative Psychology
Translational Medical Research
Position
Faculty Member
Introduction
I study the effects of stress on mental and physical health, and the potential health benefits of mindfulness meditation to reduce stress. I have conducted research in the fields of health psychology, behavioral medicine, and integrative medicine since 1998. Currently, my research on mechanisms linking mindfulness, stress, sleep, and cardiovascular disease risk is funded by a Career Development Award from the National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) and by an R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). I enjoy collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, including physicians, psychologists, neuroscientists, and “omics” scientists, to better understand how mindfulness meditation can change the brain and biochemical pathways, and, in turn, improve health. I have presented my work at national and international scientific conferences, and many of these studies have been published in well regarded academic journals, including Brain, Behavior, and Immunity; the Journal of Behavioral Medicine; the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine; and The Journal of Neuroscience. As a Licensed Psychologist and Health Services Provider, I also have a clinical practice. I specialize in integrating mindfulness with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help patients treat and prevent stress-related health problems - from high blood pressure, chronic pain, and obesity, to depression, anxiety and insomnia. I also specialize in helping people prepare for surgery. I have a PhD in Clinical Health Psychology (University of Miami, 2006) and a Masters degree in Biomedical Chemistry (Thomas Jefferson University, 2001). I am currently on faculty at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Before joining Penn, I was on faculty at Duke Medical Center, where I saw patients and did research on mindfulness-based interventions at Duke Integrative Medicine. Specialties include