Previous Fellowship Recipients
Celebrating the pioneering work of our fellowship recipients
Dr. Natalie Dyer, PhD
Fellowship 2022
Research Scientist with Connor Whole Health at University Hospitals, Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute at University of California Irvine
Project Title: “Evaluation of a Reiki Volunteer Program within Two Cancer Infusion Centers”
Reiki is a biofield therapy from Japan currently used in many US hospitals. Evidence supports Reiki's effectiveness for addressing cancer and treatment-related symptoms such as pain and anxiety. However, no study to date has assessed changes in nausea following Reiki received during infusion treatments or assessed patients from multiple healthcare locations.
Dr. Nathan Fisher, PhD
Fellowship 2022
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychiatry at McGill University
Project Title: “Holy Spirit or Holy Psyche? Energy-like Somatic Experiences in Contemporary Abrahamic Meditative Traditions”
Meditation practitioners, historically and today, report experiencing energy-like sensations in their bodies. While recent empirical studies have explored such experiences in the context of Buddhist and Yogic practice, no comparable research has yet examined energy-like sensations in Jewish, Christian, or Islamic traditions.
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