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Mindfulness in Practice

March 19, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT

Free

Mindfulness and self-compassion are being explored by clinicians and researchers to help treat substance use and post traumatic stress disorder. Join us to hear clinicians and practitioners share their experiences — plus one veteran’s personal story on how mindfulness has helped him in managing PTSD. In these stressful COVID times, this conversation serves as a timely and insightful perspective on the current research to support the cultivation of mindfulness in a clinical setting.

Join us for a panel-style discussion followed by a question and answer session. The event will take place on Zoom Webinars. Please register to attend.

Meet the Hosts

Benjamin D. Greenberg, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Director, COBRE Center for Neuromodulation, Butler Hospital
Associate Director, Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology, Providence VA Med. Center
Dr. Greenberg has a BA in psychology from Amherst College, a PhD in neurosciences from UC San Diego, and an MD from the University of Miami, with psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins. He then led adult OCD research at NIMH, where he performed the first transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) study in that illness. At Butler Hospital and Brown since 2000, he has focused on invasive neurosurgeries including ventral capsulotomy and deep brain stimulation (DBS). FDA humanitarian approval of DBS for intractable OCD in 2009 was based on that work. His NIH funding has included R21, R01, U01, P50, and P20 grants. He has a secondary focus in psychiatric genetics. As a clinical psychiatrist, he has treated OCD for thirty years; and over the past five years has also treated PTSD. He previously led Butler outpatient services. Currently, he directs the COBRE Center for Neuromodulation at Butler Hospital and co-directs the Center for Neuromodulation and Neurotechnology (CfNN) at the Providence VAMC (PVAMC), in both roles focusing on noninvasive brain stimulation.
Stephen T. Mernoff, MD, FAAN
Chief of Neurology, Providence VA Medical Center (PVAMC)
Associate Professor (Clinical Educator), Neurology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Dr. Mernoff is a general neurologist specializing in Neurorehabilitation and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and leads PVAMC’s Polytrauma/TBI Support Clinic and Spinal Cord Injury/ALS Teams. Dr. Mernoff is an Investigator at the Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology (CfNN) at PVAMC and an affiliated investigator at the Carney Institute for Brain Science at Brown University. He is Clinical Co-Investigator at PVAMC for the Braingate Brain-Machine Interface project. Dr. Mernoff majored in Biochemistry at Stony Brook University, attained his MD degree at NYU School of Medicine, completed his Neurology residency at Boston University Medical Center (BUMC), and fellowships in Neurorehabilitation, Memory Disorders and TBI at BUMC/Braintree Hospital.

Meet the Speakers

Erica Eaton, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Trauma Recovery Services Providence VA Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Dr. Eaton’s primary research interests are in complementary and integrative treatment approaches for co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Over the past several years, she has been developing a program of research focused on the development and examination of contemplative approaches including mindfulness and self-compassion practices for PTSD-SUD in Veterans. Specifically, her clinical work with this population has illuminated the common clinical issue of moral injury and how it can be refractory to current treatment approaches. Dr. Eaton is currently PI on a VA grant gathering preliminary evidence for Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) in dually diagnosed Veterans who have experienced moral injury.
Stephanie Jones, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Brown University
Director, Recording, Decoding and Computational Neuroscience Core Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology (CfNN), Providence VA Medical Center
Dr. Jones received her doctorate in mathematics from Boston University, followed by training in neuroscience and human magneto- and electro-encephalography (MEG/EEG) at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Jones’s research program at Brown and CfNN integrates these disciplines to study human brain dynamics in health and disease. A primary focus of her lab is to understand the role of non-invasively measured brain rhythms in sensory and motor processing, and their potential modulation for therapeutic benefits. In collaboration with clinicians, cognitive neuroscientist, and animal neurophysiologists her group is investigating the impact of neuromodulation from behavioral techniques (e.g., mindfulness-based stress reduction, MBSR) and non-invasive brain stimulation (e.g., transcranial magnetic stimulation, TMS) for improved health.
Jorge Armesto, PhD, Ed.M. C-IAYT
Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice

Dr. Armesto is a bilingual clinical psychologist in private practice in Rhode Island, where he works with linguistically diverse communities. Jorge is passionate about the intersection of psychology, mindfulness, spirituality, and body-focused practices. His work seeks to understand how multiple sources of oppression and resiliency intersect and inform the lived experiences of individuals, groups, and communities. Jorge is a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and Certified Yoga Therapist. He is section faculty at the Institute for Meditation & Psychotherapy Certificate Program and has a research psychologist appointment at the Providence VA. Central to Jorge’s clinical work and teaching is helping individuals and groups practice being more compassionate toward themselves and others. He believes that we transform suffering by connecting heart, body, mind, and spirit. Jorge practices in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition. In his free time, Jorge loves to cook, dance to the Afro-Cuban rhythms of salsa, build community, and spend time with family, friends, and his poodle, Tashi.

This event was organized for Brain Week Rhode Island by the Center for Neurorestoration and Neuotechnology (CfNN) at the Providence VA Medical Center and Butler Hospital.

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Date:
March 19, 2021
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Cost:
Free
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Website:
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