PhD in Health Behavior Research Program

From Malaysia to Baltimore to Los Angeles, Derek Dangerfield has conducted research around the world—and can now add a Ph.D. in health behavior research to his list of accomplishments...

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http://publichealthsciences.usc.edu/blog/doctoral-student-makes-headway-in-health-behavior-research

The Department of Preventive Medicine in the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California is seeking outstanding applicants for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to participate in grant-funded studies in the areas of physical activity, eating, and obesity prevention research. USC_Job_Announcement_Postdoctoral_Research_Associate_Multilevel_Modeling.pdf

In the October 2015 report in JAMA, "Exploring the Promise of Mindfulness as Medicine" a series of experts in mind-body medicine were interviewed about the benefits of integrating mindfulness in the mainstream of medicine. Regarding the growing trends in the use of mindfulness, Dr. Black reported on data obtained from a national study he conducted in collaboration with Harvard Medical School that set out to determine the scope of mindfulness used in the 140 accredited medical schools in the U.S. Results from the study showed that 79% of medical schools offer some element of mindfulness training. The full story is available at http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2449182