Shauna Shapiro
# Shauna Shapiro

Shauna L. Shapiro is a professor of psychology at Santa Clara University who works on mindfulness.

## Education

Shapiro graduated summa cum laude from Duke University, and received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System She has received training in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and mindfulness based stress reduction, as well as studied mindfulness meditation in monasteries in Nepal and Thailand.

## Academic career

Shapiro is a speaker, author and tenured professor at Santa Clara University's graduate department of Counseling Psychology. Shapiro is also faculty at the Esalen Institute, and adjunct faculty at Andrew Weil's Program of Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Medical Center (2000-2004).

### Publications

Shapiro has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Additionally, Shapiro (along with Linda E. Carlson) is the co-author of the texts The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Integrating Mindfulness into Psychology and the Helping Professions and (along with Chris White) of "Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child."

