Amishi P. Jha PhD

Amishi P. Jha, Ph.D., is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Miami and director of the school’s Contemplative Neuroscience and Mindfulness Research and Practice Initiative. She has a Ph.D. from the University of California-Davis, did postdoctoral training in brain imaging at Duke University and was on the faculty of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Jha’s research focuses on the brain bases of attention, working memory and mindfulness-based training. With grants from the Department of Defense and several private foundations, her current projects investigate how to best promote resilience in high-stress cohorts using contemplative/mind training techniques that strengthen the brain’s attention networks. She was selected as a Science and Public Leadership Fellow by PopTech, and serves on the editorial review boards of Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Frontiers in Cognitive Science, and Frontiers in Psychology.