
Douglas Kennedy, PhD
Titles
Education
PhD, University of Minnesota
MA, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
BA, Carleton College
CQ Level 2 Certified Facilitator, IDI Qualified Administrator
UCLA MARC Trained Mindfulness Facilitator
Summary
Dr. Kennedy brings extensive K-12 and higher education teaching and intercultural competence research and facilitation experience to his work at the Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing. Currently, Dr. Kennedy teaches courses on mindfulness to undergraduate and graduate students and conducts research on complementary and integrative health interventions as an NCMIC Research Fellow with the Integrative Health & Wellbeing Research Program. As a member of the research team, Dr. Kennedy is involved in intervention design, qualitative data analysis, and community engagement. From 2016-2020, Dr. Kennedy led the design, piloting, and evaluation of the Center’s school-based mindfulness program for teachers and speaks both regionally and internationally on the topic of mindfulness-based interventions in education. Dr. Kennedy has completed the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center’s Training in Mindfulness Facilitation program, is a certified Mindful Schools Instructor, and is both a Level 2 Certified Cultural Intelligence (CQ) Facilitator and Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Qualified Administrator. Outside of the University of Minnesota, Dr. Kennedy enjoys snowboarding and traveling with his family.
Expertise
Community engaged research
Mindfulness in education
Intercultural competence
Teacher capabilities and classroom behaviors
Awards & Recognition
Distinguished Fulbright Award in Teaching (India, 2010)
Research
Research Funding Grants
Partners for Pain & Wellbeing Equity: A Randomized Trial of Community Supported Complementary and Integrative Health Self Management for Back Pain (1R61AT012309-01 Evans/Leininger) -- National Institutes of Health Center for Complementary & Integrative Health
Mindful Movement for Physical Activity and Wellbeing in Older Adults: A Community Based Randomized Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study (4R33AT0009110, Evans) -- National Institutes of Health National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health
Spinal Manipulation and Patient Self-Management to Prevent Back Pain Chronicity -- PACBACK (4UG3AT008769, Bronfort) -- National Institutes of Health Center for Complementary & Integrative Health
Publications
Design of a mindfulness-based intervention to support teachers’ emotional regulation behaviors. Curr Psychol (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-02696-w
Teaching
Courses
CSPH 3201 - Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
CSPH 5225 - Meditation: Integrating Body and Mind
CSPH 5226 - Advanced Meditation: Body, Brain, Mind, and Universe