Section: Research

James Carmody, Ph.D.

Academic Role: Assistant Professor

Faculty Appointment(s) In:
   Medicine
   Preventive and Behavioral Medicine

Other Affiliation(s):
   Center for Mindfulness

James Carmody, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine His research interests are in mind-body processes in medicine and health and the qualities of attention related to well-being.

Education

Ph.D. University of Iowa, 1971

On Going Projects/Grants

Principal Investigator, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Hot Flashes, NIH R21 AT002910-01. September 2005 – August 2009.

Principal Investigator, Asthma and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, NIH R21 AT002938. January 2006 – December 2009.

Principal Investigator, Immune Processes in MBSR for Asthma, NIH R21 AT002938-S1, July 2007 – June 2009.

Co-Principal Investigator, fMRI Investigation of Mind-Body Stress Reduction, NIH 2007 – 2009 (S.Lazar P.I.)

Co-Principal Investigator, Mindfulness Meditation in Bone Marrow Transplantation. NIH 2005-2010 (S.Bauer-Wu P.I.)

Co-Principal Investigator, A trial of mindfulness based stress reduction on the Hippocampus in Iraqi Veterans with symptoms of PTSD, Samueli Foundation 2006-2008 (D.Bremner P.I.)

Office: Shaw Bldg. 2nd Floor
Phone: 508-856-1205
E-mail: James.Carmody@umassmed.edu

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