Course instructor

Deanna Kaplan, PhD

Deanna Kaplan, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, Assistant Professor at Emory University School of Medicine, and Director of Health Technologies for Emory Healthcare's Spiritual Health Program. She was the recipient of a 2025 Rising Star award from Genomics Press for innovation in psychological research methods.

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the methodological limitations of traditional psychological research tools in studying meditation practices and related outcomes.

  • Explain how ecological assessment methods, including voice-based ecological momentary assessment, can address these limitations by capturing real-time, first-person experiences.

  • Evaluate the unique challenges and opportunities in studying meditation-related adverse effects, and discuss how first-person daily speech narratives can be applied across disciplines to improve research and clinical practice.

Continuing Education Credit

This course is approved for 1 CE credit ✅

Cheetah House is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Cheetah House maintains responsibility for this program and its content

Course curriculum

    1. Psychological Research Methods in Meditation

    1. Research Methods - Quiz

    2. Verification

    1. Instruction

    2. The instructor(s)

    3. Professional & Ethical Issues

    4. Remote Environment

    5. Learning

    6. Participant Information

    7. Narrative

About this course

  • $40.00
  • 1.5 hours of video content

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