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Distinguished Endowed Chair in Research, College Of Social Work
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Director, Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development (C-MIIND), College Of Social Work
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Associate Director of Integrative Medicine - Supportive Oncology, Huntsman Cancer Institute
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Research Health Scientist, Whole Health, Salt Lake Veterans Administration Medical Center
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, College Of Social Work
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Distinguished Professor
Professional Service
- International Society for Contemplative Research.
Role: Advisory Council Member.
Advisory Council Member, International Society for Contemplative Research.
01/2023 - present
- JAMA Internal Medicine.
Role: Ad-Hoc Reviewer.
Ad-Hoc Reviewer.
01/2022 - present
- NIH-NIDA.
Study section member.
10/03/2016 - present
- Pain Medicine.
Role: Editorial Board Member.
Editorial Board.
06/02/2016 - present
- NIH-NCCIH.
Study section member.
05/02/2016 - present
- Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health.
Role: Steering Committee Representative for University of Utah.
Steering Committee.
02/01/2016 - present
- National Academies of Practice.
Distinguished Fellow.
02/2015 - present
- Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
Editorial Board Member.
01/2015 - present
- Mindfulness.
Associate Editor.
01/2014 - present
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
Editorial Board Member.
01/2011 - present
Internal Service
- RPT Chair.
RPT Chair,
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023.
College service.
- Opioid Research Task Force.
01/2018 - present.
University service.
- Faculty Search Committee.
09/2017 - 03/2018.
College service.
- Strategic Planning Committee.
07/01/2017 - present.
College service.
- Chronic Pain Treatment Task Force.
01/23/2017 - present.
University service.
- Medical Marijuana and Opioid Task Force.
Member,
11/01/2016 - present.
University service.
- PhD Program Statistics and Research Sub-Committee.
07/2016 - present.
College service.
- Dean's Search Committee.
Committee Member,
06/01/2016 - 03/2017.
College service.
- Associate Dean for Research.
07/2015 - present.
College service.
- Clinical Integration Platform Task Force.
Member,
02/2015 - present.
Department service.
Community Partnership
- Advisory Board Member, Concordance Institute for Advancing Social Justice.
01/04/2016 - present
- Advisory Board Member and Consultant – Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Recovery Center and Behavioral Health Center.
07/2012 - present
Honors & Awards
- Distinguished Professor, University of Utah.
University of Utah,
03/2021
- Most prolific author of mindfulness research in the world, per a bibliometric analysis (Baminiwatta & Solangaarachchi, 2021, Mindfulness).
01/2021
- Society for Social Work and Research Excellence in Research Award - Honorable Mention.
Society for Social Work and Research ,
01/2018
- Fellow.
American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare,
01/2018
- Mary McPhee Shields Award for Faculty Excellence in Research.
University of Utah ,
05/05/2017
- Career Services Faculty Recognition Award.
University of Utah,
04/2017
- Extraordinary Faculty Achievement Award .
University of Utah ,
04/2017
- Fellow.
Society for Social Work and Research,
01/14/2017
- Excellence in Research Award, Honorable Mention.
Society for Social Work and Research,
01/16/2016
- Distinguished Scholar and Fellow.
National Academies of Practice,
02/2015
- Research Fellow.
National Center for Veterans Studies,
10/2013
- Fellow.
Mind and Life Institute,
05/01/2012
- Transformation Through Teaching Award.
Florida State University,
01/2012
- Outstanding Dissertation Award.
Society for Social Work & Research,
01/2011
- Outstanding Doctoral Student 2008-2009.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
09/01/2010
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