Summary CV
Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
Summary Curriculum Vitae
INTERESTS
Contemplative neuroscience; clinical psychology; parental depletion; neuropsych assessment
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Psychologist (CA PSY 12938); author; teacher
EDUCATION
May, 1991 – Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA
October, 1986 – M.A., Clinical Psychology, Rosebridge Institute, Walnut Creek, CA
June, 1984 – Completed courses for M.A., Developmental Psychology, SFSU
June, 1974 – B.A., summa cum laude, UCLA, independent major: Institutional Structures
BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Trustee, Saybrook University
Founder, Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, San Rafael, CA
Past member, Board of Directors, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA
Past President, Board of Directors, A.P.P.L.E. FamilyWorks, San Rafael, CA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Greater Good Science Center, University of California, Berkeley
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
American Psychological Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science
WEBSITES
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time. New Harbinger, September, 2011.
Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom. (With Rick Mendius, M.D.; Foreword by Daniel Siegel, M.D., Preface by Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.) New Harbinger, November, 2009. Published in 21 languages.
Mother Nurture: A Mother’s Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships. Penguin, March, 2002. First author.
Chapter
Seven Facts about the Brain That Incline the Mind to Joy. In Measuring the Immeasurable: The Scientific Case for Spirituality. Sounds True, 2008.
Journal Articles
What a Difference Motherhood Makes. Psychotherapy Networker, March/April, 2007.
Motherhood as a Clinical Factor. SF Psychological Association Journal, October, 2002.
When Motherhood Is Bad for Your Health: Depleted Mother Syndrome. San Francisco Medical Society Journal. September, 2000. First author.
General Articles
Eddies in the Stream, Buddhist Geeks, February, 2010.
Mind Changing Brain Changing Mind. Insight Journal, Summer, 2009.
Paying Attention: A review of Rapt. Tricycle Magazine, Summer, 2009.
This Is Your Brain on Dharma. Inquiring Mind, Fall, 2007
Nurturing Mothers, Too. New Beginnings, March/April, 2006.
Bulletin
Wise Brain Bulletin: News and Tools for Happiness, Love, and Wisdom – 17,000+ subscribers.
Newsletter/Blog
Just One Thing: One Practice This Week to Change Your Life – 30,000+ subscribers; also appearing on Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and other websites.
AUDIO PROGRAMS
The Naturally Enlightened Brain. Seven CDs. Sounds True.
Awaken Your Brain. Six-part download course. Sounds True.
Stress-Proof Your Brain. Two CDs. Sounds True.
Meditations for Happiness. Three CDs. Sounds True.
Meditations to Train Your Brain (with Rick Mendius, M.D.). Three CDs. Sounds True.
DISTINCTIONS
“Best family therapist,” Pacific Sun poll, Marin County, CA
All A’s in graduate school
Outstanding Senior, UCLA (one of four selected annually by UCLA Alumni Association)
Chancellor’s Marshal, UCLA
Phi Beta Kappa
Alpha Epsilon Omega
Presidential Scholar, University of California
SELECTED MEDIA
The Morning Blend. KGUN9. Develop a Buddha Brain. October, 2011
PBS nationwide. Pledge drive special on “Happiness.” September, 2008.
Buddha’s Brain channel on YouTube.
Authors @Google – May, 2010.
BBC 4 interview, “Mindfulness: Good for Mental Health?” December, 2009.
Tami Simon, Sounds True podcast, “You Can Change Your Brain, “September, 2009.
Michael Krasny, Forum, KQED, San Francisco, April, 2010.
New Dimensions, Promise and Peril, February, 2010.
Expert on www.Mothering.com and other websites.
Interviewed frequently for national magazines.
Monthly column on parenting, for ten years in parent-related websites and publications.
SELECTED TEACHING
University of Auckland, “The Promise of Self-Directed Neuroplasticity.” New Zealand, May, 2011.
Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, Washington, DC, “Paper Tiger Paranoia.” March, 2011.
Stanford University, “Wiring Happiness into Your Brain.” February, 2011.
Harvard University, “Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity for Dentists.” December, 2010.
University of Oxford, “Buddha’s Brain.” November, 2010.
University of Freiburg, “The Power of Self-Directed Neuroplasticity.” November, 2010.
Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities, “The Self Transforming Brain.” Poland, November, 2010.
Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley. “Gratitude and Taking in the Good.” October, 2010.
Google, Mountain View, CA. “The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom.” May, 2010.
University of East London, “The Brain Science of Mindful Well-Being.” November, 2009.
Science and Nonduality Conference, “Not-Self in the Brain.” San Rafael, CA, October, 2009.
The California Society for Clinical Social Work, “The Emotional Brain and Well-Being: Understanding and Promoting Mental Health in Clinical Practice.” January, 2009.
Claremont School of Theology, “Neuroscience and Spiritual Practice: Transforming the Embodied Mind,” October, 2008.
Workshops on the intersection of psychology, neurology, and Buddhism at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, California Institute of Integral Studies, New York Insight Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C., Sati Center, OpenGround in Sydney, Australia, and other organizations.
Keynote speaker at numerous continuing education trainings for psychotherapists.
Hundreds of presentations to the public related to the brain, parenting, or psychology.
Weekly meditation group, San Rafael, CA.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born October 21, 1952 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Married since 1982, with two children.
Lived one year in Finland and one year in Germany.
Taught several hundred adults and children to rock-climb.
Graduate of the Community Dharma Leader program, Spirit Rock Meditation Center.
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