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Jusdon Brewer, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences and of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Director of Research and Innovation, Mindfulness Center at Brown

judson_brewer@brown.edu

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Mindfulness Center at Brown University

Research Interests: Mindfulness, habit formation and behavior change science, development of novel mindfulness programs for smoking, emotional eating, and anxiety
Eric Loucks, Ph.D.

Director, Mindfulness Center at Brown

Eric_Loucks@brown.edu

Research Profile

Mindfulness Center at Brown University

Research Interests: Mindfulness, impacts of mindfulness and early life adversity on adulthood well-being, with a particular emphasis on mechanisms, social contextual factors, and cardiovascular disease risk
Jeffrey Proulx, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research), Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research)

jeffrey_proulx@brown.edu

Research Profile

Research Interests: Mindfulness

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June 23, 2026 Oprah Daily

Why disturbing news gets stuck in your head

Judson Brewer, professor of behavioral and social sciences and the director of research and innovation at Brown’s Mindfulness Center, on how your brain is wired to replay danger until it feels resolved.

June 9, 2025 The Washington Post

Morning anxiety is real. Here’s what to do about it.

Sometimes it can feel like whatever is stressing you out — that deadline, a big meeting, the news cycle — is showing up first thing in the morning. You may wake up with a pit already forming in your stomach and your anxiety high before you even get out of bed.

What to do if you have morning anxiety? Anxiety can also turn into a habit that you may unconsciously foster over time, said Judson Brewer, a professor at Brown University’s School of Public Health and the author of the book “Unwinding Anxiety.”

November 5, 2024 ABC News

Election season may be causing stress, anxiety: Here's how to cope

It's officially Election Day, and former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are making their final campaign pushes across the country. As Americans consider which candidates to vote for, and which ballot initiatives to support, experts tell ABC News that election seasons often lead to increased levels of stress, anxiety and uncertainty.

July 10, 2023 The New Yorker

Can Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Change Our Minds?

The theory behind C.B.T. rests on an unlikely idea—that we can be rational after all.

May 12, 2022 psychology today

How Do I Learn Mindfulness in an Evidence-Informed Way?

Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences Eric B. Loucks describes the two steps to get a person started in mindfulness: focused attention and open monitoring.

January 3, 2022 the new york times

Diets Make You Feel Bad. Try Training Your Brain Instead.

“The paradigms around willpower don’t work,” said Dr. Judson Brewer, an associate professor in behavioral and social sciences at the Brown University School of Public Health who has studied mindful eating practices. “You have to start by knowing how your mind works.”