Eve Ekman

Senior Fellow Greater Good Science Center University of California Berkeley

Research Interests

emotion awareness
meditation
compassion
psychedelics
burnout
Education
Psychiatry and Mental health
Community and Home Care
Applied Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Health (social science)
Social Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Philosophy
Law

About

Eve Ekman, PhD, MSW, is a postdoctoral fellow in Integrative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Having obtained her master’s in Social Work from UC Berkeley in 2006, she later went on to earn a doctorate in Social Welfare, Public Health and Psychology at UC Berkeley in 2014. Eve has a broad range of experience in the health and wellness field, including her current position as the Well Being Lead Health Team at Apple. Eve is also an instructor of Contemplative Science Curriculum at UC Berkeley, where she teaches and promotes the intersection of science and contemplative practices.

Publications

Second Chances for Mothers on the Fast Track

Mothers on the Fast TrackHow a New Generation Can Balance Family and Careers / Jun 18, 2007

Mason, M. A., & Ekman, E. M. (2007). Second Chances for Mothers on the Fast Track. Mothers on the Fast TrackHow a New Generation Can Balance Family and Careers, 107–124. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195182675.003.0007

Psilocybin-assisted group therapy for demoralized older long-term AIDS survivor men: An open-label safety and feasibility pilot study

EClinicalMedicine / Oct 01, 2020

Anderson, B. T., Danforth, A., Daroff, P. R., Stauffer, C., Ekman, E., Agin-Liebes, G., Trope, A., Boden, M. T., Dilley, P. J., Mitchell, J., & Woolley, J. (2020). Psilocybin-assisted group therapy for demoralized older long-term AIDS survivor men: An open-label safety and feasibility pilot study. EClinicalMedicine, 27, 100538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100538

Empathy in medicine: Neuroscience, education and challenges

Medical Teacher / Dec 09, 2016

Ekman, E., & Krasner, M. (2016). Empathy in medicine: Neuroscience, education and challenges. Medical Teacher, 39(2), 164–173. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2016.1248925

Professional Distress and Meaning in Health Care: Why Professional Empathy Can Help

Social Work in Health Care / Aug 09, 2015

Ekman, E., & Halpern, J. (2015). Professional Distress and Meaning in Health Care: Why Professional Empathy Can Help. Social Work in Health Care, 54(7), 633–650. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2015.1046575

Is Global Compassion Achievable?

Oxford Handbooks Online / Oct 05, 2017

Ekman, P., & Ekman, E. (2017). Is Global Compassion Achievable? Oxford Handbooks Online. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190464684.013.4

Understanding the Critical Role of Social Work in Safety Net Medical Settings: Framework for Research and Practice in the Emergency Department

Social Work in Health Care / Feb 01, 2012

Moore, M., Ekman, E., & Shumway, M. (2012). Understanding the Critical Role of Social Work in Safety Net Medical Settings: Framework for Research and Practice in the Emergency Department. Social Work in Health Care, 51(2), 140–148. https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2011.610872

Cultivating Emotional Balance in Professional Caregivers: a Pilot Intervention

Mindfulness / May 02, 2017

Sansó, N., Galiana, L., Cebolla, A., Oliver, A., Benito, E., & Ekman, E. (2017). Cultivating Emotional Balance in Professional Caregivers: a Pilot Intervention. Mindfulness, 8(5), 1319–1327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0707-0

TEACHING NOTES:COLLABORATION AMONG SOCIAL WORK AND JOURNALISM STUDENTS AND FACULTY: AN INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL

Journal of Social Work Education / Jan 01, 2008

Stone, S., Ekman, E., English, D., & Fujimori, S. (2008). TEACHING NOTES:COLLABORATION AMONG SOCIAL WORK AND JOURNALISM STUDENTS AND FACULTY: AN INSTRUCTIONAL MODEL. Journal of Social Work Education, 44(1), 163–172. https://doi.org/10.5175/jswe.2008.200700018

Neglect and abuse hearings

Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Delinquency / Oct 28, 2015

Neglect and abuse hearings. (2015). Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Delinquency, 94–99. https://doi.org/10.1201/b19754-19

Participant Reports of Mindfulness, Posttraumatic Growth, and Social Connectedness in Psilocybin-Assisted Group Therapy: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

Journal of Humanistic Psychology / Jun 12, 2021

Agin-Liebes, G., Ekman, E., Anderson, B., Malloy, M., Haas, A., & Woolley, J. (2021). Participant Reports of Mindfulness, Posttraumatic Growth, and Social Connectedness in Psilocybin-Assisted Group Therapy: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 002216782110229. https://doi.org/10.1177/00221678211022949

Itai Ivtzan and Tim Lomas (eds.): Mindfulness in Positive Psychology: The Science of Meditation and Wellbeing. Routledge, London, UK, 2016, 348 pp

Mindfulness / Dec 20, 2016

Bretherton, R. (2016). Itai Ivtzan and Tim Lomas (eds.): Mindfulness in Positive Psychology: The Science of Meditation and Wellbeing. Routledge, London, UK, 2016, 348 pp. Mindfulness, 8(1), 254–256. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0667-9

Being Present 2.0: Online Mindfulness-Based Program for Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients and Caregivers

Global Advances in Health and Medicine / Jan 01, 2021

Dragomanovich, H. M., Dhruva, A., Ekman, E., Schoenbeck, K. L., Kubo, A., Van Blarigan, E. L., Borno, H. T., Esquivel, M., Chee, B., Campanella, M., Philip, E. J., Rettger, J. P., Rosenthal, B., Van Loon, K., Venook, A. P., Boscardin, C., Moran, P., Hecht, F. M., & Atreya, C. E. (2021). Being Present 2.0: Online Mindfulness-Based Program for Metastatic Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients and Caregivers. Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 10, 216495612110446. https://doi.org/10.1177/21649561211044693

Teaching the Science of Human Flourishing, Unlocking Connection, Positivity, and Resilience for the Greater Good

Global Advances in Health and Medicine / Jan 01, 2021

Ekman, E., & Simon-Thomas, E. (2021). Teaching the Science of Human Flourishing, Unlocking Connection, Positivity, and Resilience for the Greater Good. Global Advances in Health and Medicine, 10, 216495612110230. https://doi.org/10.1177/21649561211023097

Street life

BMJ / May 01, 2004

Ekman, E. (2004). Street life. BMJ, 328(Suppl S5), 0405210. https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0405210

Juvenile Justice System Outcomes Among Foreign-Born and Native-Born Latinos in the United States

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice / Aug 24, 2014

Miller, H. V. (2014). Juvenile Justice System Outcomes Among Foreign-Born and Native-Born Latinos in the United States. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 13(4), 428–442. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204014547592

Introduction: Policy Born Out of Racist Myth

Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the US / Feb 15, 2022

Ketchum, P. R., & Peck, B. M. (2022). Introduction: Policy Born Out of Racist Myth. Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the US, 1–33. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781529202403.003.0001

Social Work in the Campaign Against Predatory Consumer Financing: An Interview with Shawna Reeves

Journal of Progressive Human Services / Jan 01, 2012

Ekman, E., & Coleman, S. (2012). Social Work in the Campaign Against Predatory Consumer Financing: An Interview with Shawna Reeves. Journal of Progressive Human Services, 23(1), 55–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/10428232.2012.623976

Randomized Controlled Trial of the Tibetan Buddhist Feeding Your Demons Contemplative Process in Meditation Practitioners

Journal of Emotion and Psychopathology / Jan 20, 2023

Goldin, P. R., Braun, A., Ekman, E., Simons, V., Flora, T., Easton, C., & Allione, T. (2023). Randomized Controlled Trial of the Tibetan Buddhist Feeding Your Demons Contemplative Process in Meditation Practitioners. Journal of Emotion and Psychopathology, 1(1), 90–103. https://doi.org/10.55913/joep.v1i1.11

Baseline emotional state influences on the response to animated short films: A randomized online experiment

Frontiers in Psychology / Dec 15, 2022

Negrão, J. G., Bazán, P. R., de Azevedo Neto, R. M., Lacerda, S. S., Ekman, E., & Kozasa, E. H. (2022). Baseline emotional state influences on the response to animated short films: A randomized online experiment. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1009429

Transforming adversity into an ally: A qualitative study of “feeding your demons” meditation

Frontiers in Psychology / Nov 30, 2022

Ekman, E., Koenig, C. J., Daubenmier, J., Dickson, K. G., Simmons, V., Braun, A., & Goldin, P. (2022). Transforming adversity into an ally: A qualitative study of “feeding your demons” meditation. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.806500

Virtual 2020 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo Guide

Proceedings of the Virtual 2020 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo / Jun 29, 2020

Garren, A. (2020). Virtual 2020 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo Guide. Proceedings of the Virtual 2020 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo. https://doi.org/10.21748/am20.1

Education

University of California, San Francisco

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Integrative Medicine / 2017

San Francisco, California, United States of America

University of California, Berkeley

PhD, Social Welfare, Public Health and Psychology / 2014

Berkeley, California, United States of America

University of California, Berkeley

MSW, Health / 2006

Berkeley, California, United States of America

Experience

Apple

Well Being Lead Health Team / 2020Present

UC Berkeley

Instructor of Contemplative Science Curriculum / 2022Present

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