Contemplative Studies

Research Projects at OSU

• Mindfulness in Multicultural Education: Critical Race Feminist Perspectives (2022) by Kathryn McIntosh. Routledge Education. 
• The Dharma in DNA: Insights at the Intersection of Biology and Buddhism (2022) by Dee Denver. Oxford University Press. 
• John Edwards' Social Cognition Lab is currently conducting research on meditation! The 2023 basics of meditation study is currently recruiting volunteers.  
• Tracing the Path of Yoga (2021) by Stuart Sarbacker. SUNY Press.
• The Faults of Meat: Tibetan Buddhist Writings on Vegetarianism (2019) by Geoff Barstow. Wisdom Publications.
• Food of Sinful Demons: Meat, Vegetarianism, and the Limits of Buddhism in Tibet (2017) by Geoff Barstow. Columbia University Press.
• "Does Karma Exist?: Buddhism, Social Cognition, and the Evidence for Karma" (2014) by Pamela Allen, John Edwards, Winston McCullough (full article purchase available via link)
• "Mindfulness for Distracted Writers" Article (2016) by Vicki Tolar Burton, PhD, formerly OSU's WIC Director.
• "Buddhist Basics" Video (2013) by James Blumenthal, PhD. Lectures by Maitripa College faculty and staff on favorite subjects.
• "Buddhism and Social Cognition" Video (2013) John Edwards, PhD. Maitripa College Buddhism & Science Symposium: THE GREAT HEART: Concentration & Attention, Wisdom & Knowledge, Compassion & Altruism
• "Psychological Models of Attention" Video (2013) John Edwards, PhD. From the 2013 Maitripa College Buddhism & Science Symposium: THE GREAT HEART: Concentration & Attention, Wisdom & Knowledge, Compassion & Altruism