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Eric B. Loucks, PhD, is a professor, researcher, and pioneer in the study of mindfulness and health. As director of the Mindfulness Center at Brown University, Loucks teaches mindfulness-based interventions and leads high-quality, methodologically rigorous research to investigate the science behind mindfulness and its impact on health and well-being. An expert in aging-related research, he optimizes mindfulness programs to specific age groups. He is the lead developer of Mindfulness-Based College (MBC), and has received numerous research grants from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions, including MBC and Mindfulness-Based Blood Pressure Reduction (MB-BP). He is author of the book The Mindful College Student (New Harbinger Publications, 2022). 

Workshop Topic:
The Future of Mindfulness: Innovative and Grounded Ways to Enhance Wellness over Generations

This presentation will focus on innovation in the mindfulness field, with an eye towards mindfulness research and scientist/teacher training. It will highlight recent research findings in areas such as mindfulness adaptions for young adults, cardiovascular disease risk reduction, and indigenous and Black populations. It will also address experiences in training the next generation of mindfulness scientists and teachers at an Ivy League University (Brown University), through building a Master of Public Health program concentration in Mindfulness, and a Mindfulness-Base Stress Reduction teacher training certificate program. This is a remarkable time in history to not only support current generations’ resilience and wellness, but also to train future generations in evidence-based mindfulness education and science.