MINDFULNESS & WELLBEING WORKSHOP PRESENTATION

Here is the presentation presented by Dr. Kristin Gainey at the Mindfulness & Wellbeing Workshop 

Dr. Kristin Gainey

Dr. Kristin Gainey is an Associate Professor at the School of Psychological Science at UWA, where she directs the Emotional Wellbeing Lab. She is also a registered clinical psychologist in the United States. Her research and clinical work focuses on affective processes as they relate to depression, anxiety, and wellbeing, and much of her recent research incorporates heart rate variability to examine emotion regulation and mindfulness in daily life.
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Prior to joining UWA, Kristin was an Assistant and then Associate Professor of Psychology at the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York, from 2013-2020. Kristin completed her PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Iowa​, followed by a clinical internship year at the Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center and a postdoctoral position at Boston University. Kristin’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, and she has received early career awards from the American Psychological Society, American Psychological Association, and the Society for Research in Psychopathology.