Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation in Buddhist Studies / American Council for Learned Societies
Lindahl (PI), Britton & Stuart (Collaborators) - 8/1/2016 - 7/31/2017
"Liberating the Impurities of the Body: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Somatic Experiences among American and Indian Meditators in the Goenka Vipassana Tradition"
This cross-cultural collaborative project brings together a historical and ethnographic study of the Goenka Vipassana tradition in India and a qualitative study of the range of experiences reported by American Buddhist meditation practitioners. While Vipassana narratives present somatic experiences as a path to liberation attained through the release of psycho-somatic impurities, some practitioners report these experiences as being difficult and distressing. This collaborative project illuminates the range of meditation experiences reported by practitioners in this tradition in both India and the West, and contextualizes the way such experiences are appraised within the historical and social frameworks of these two cultural contexts.
Role: Project Coordinator (Principal Investigator)
NIH UH2 AT009145-01 - Loucks, Britton, King (Co-PIs) - 10/1/2015 - 08/30/2020
“Mindfulness Influences on Self-Regulation: Mental and Physical Health Implications”
This collaborative infrastructure grant aggregates Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI) data across multiple labs and institutions in order to clarify the most reliable mechanisms of MBIs for self-regulation. This project will also identify which practices are best or worst-suited for which populations, including adverse event profiles.
Role: Co-investigator
1440 Foundation - Britton/Lindahl (Co-PIs) - 6/1/2015-5/31/2017
Assessing Beneficial Relationship Factors that Support Contemplative Development
The goal of this study is to assess how different types of social relationships (parents, friends, instructor etc.) impact (promote/undermine) meditation practice success or mindfulness-based treatment outcomes, including adverse effects, non-compliance and attrition.
Role: Co-PI
Bial Foundation - Britton (PI) - 1 /1/2013 - 5/31/2017
The Contemplative Development Mapping Project
The goal of this project is to document the range of experiences that can arise in the context of contemplative practices such as mediation.
Role: Co-investigator
K23 AT006328-01A1 - Britton (PI) - 4/1/2013 - 6/30/2016
Mentored Patient-Oriented Career Development Award ““Dismantling Mindfulness”
The goal of this “mindfulness dismantling” study is to compare the effects and mechanism of different types of meditation on 3 domains of prefrontal cortex functioning (attention, emotion regulation, alertness/sleep propensity.
Role: Consultant on Manual and Resource Guide for Open Monitoring & Focused Attention Modules
Mind and Life Varela Award - Britton/Fisher (PIs) - 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2015
The Varieties of Contemplative Experience
The goal of this project is to document the range of experiences that can arise in the context of contemplative practices such as mediation.
Role: Co-investigator
