Prof. Douglas A. Gentile, Ph.D., is an award-winning research
scientist, educator, and author. Professor Gentile conducts
research on the media's impact on children and adults, as well as
how mindfulness practices can reduce anxiety and improve happiness.
Named as one of America's best 300 professors by the Princeton
Review, he is a fellow of several scientific organizations,
including the American Psychological Association and the
Association for Psychological Science.
In addition, Ven. Douglas Cheolsoeng Gentile is a Zen Buddhist monk
and meditation teacher. With decades of scientific research and
training in several styles of Buddhism under his belt, he has dual
expertise in Western psychological science and Eastern
philosophy.
He wrote and narrated the best-selling audiobook Buddhism 101- How
to Walk Easily over Rough Ground and Meditation- The Busy Person's
Guide to Cultivating Compassion and Positive Mind States. Dr.
Gentile has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition and the BBC World
Service, and his work has been featured on CNN, Good Morning
America, The Today Show, The New York Times, The Washington Post,
Los Angeles Times, and hundreds of other media outlets around the
world.
Holding a doctorate in child psychology from the Institute of Child
Development at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Gentile is the
author or editor of several books and well over 100 peer-reviewed
scientific studies. He holds a M.Div. from Buddha Dharma University
and has also trained at the multi-lineage Interdependence Project
in New York City.
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