- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Family Support in Illness
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Sodium Intake and Health
Florida State University
2016-2023
Saint Louis University
2015
Data were collected to examine autonomic and hemodynamic cardiovascular modulation underlying mindfulness from two independent samples. An initial sample (N = 185) underwent laboratory assessments of central aortic blood pressure myocardial functioning investigated the association between cardiac functioning. Controlling for religiosity, demonstrated a strong negative relationship with oxygen consumption left ventricular work but not heart rate or pressure. A second 124) brief (15 min)...
Abstract Children with special healthcare needs (CSHCN) are a vulnerable population that require specialized services and often cared for by parents. These parents experience psychological, physiological, potential inflammatory dysfunction related to amplified caregiving burden which may increase the complexity of child’s condition. Due dysregulation, we aimed compare caregiver inflammation CSHCN based on severity condition typically developing children. A cross-sectional design included...