David Victorson, PhD

• Event

  2023.0

• Talk Title

  Practices for Whole Body Healing

Affiliation

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Links

• https://www.truenorthtreks.org

Bio:

A clinical psychologist, Dr. David Victorson is a Professor of Medical Social Sciences in the Feinberg School of Medicine, and Associate Director of the Cancer Survivorship Institute at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Victorson directs the Consciousness in Health Research Lab and his research focuses on: 1) Advancing the evidence base of contemplative awareness practices (mindfulness, yoga), resilience and emotion regulation in cancer patient populations and other chronic illness, as well as medical students and healthcare providers; 2) Developing novel digital health solutions to increase self-management, engagement, and social connection; and 3) Improving measurement precision and utility of self-reported outcomes using qualitative and item response theory (IRT) approaches.