For a reference list of our published research please find Dr. Frewen on Google Scholar or Research Gate.
In brief, MEDITATIONS is an acronym that overviews our various research interests. A video and the text below describe what each of the letters stand for; after the video, the next video recommended after guides participants in a concentration meditation, and you are welcome to practice along. You can also see some of our lab milestones below.
Paul begins Assistant Professorship at Western University
Paul receives doctorate in clinical psychology
Graduate first 2 honors theses, Jason Goodman on CARTS and Samantha Allen on PCR
Paul receives OMHF New Investigator Fellowship to study Neuroimaging of Self in PTSD
Paul receives college registration as clinical psychologist
Graduate 3 honors theses, Aaron Halliday on CARTS, Andrew Wrath on PCR and Wanda Truong on VVSORPT
Paul receives CPA President's New Researcher Award
Graduate 2 honors theses on VVSORPT, Vitoria Banman & Mikala Virley
Paul receives CIHR funding as PI to study PCR in PTSD
Paul receives Psychiatry Dept Research Award
Graduate 2 honors theses on meditation, Constantine Lai & Kyle Logie
Paul receives LHRI funding as PI to study Mindfulness vs. Neurofeedback for Anxiety
Paul receives APA Div 56 Early Career Award
Graduate 3 honors theses, Nicole Tzannidakis and Matt Brown on TRASC, Liz Thornley on VVSORPT
Receive OMHF funding to study MMTT for PTSD
Paul receives CPA Clinical & Trauma Section Early Career Awards
Paul promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure at Western University
Graduate first 2 MSc theses in Neuroscience on Meditation, Teddy Chow & Tanaz Javan
Publication of Healing the Traumatized Self
Graduate 3 honors theses on meditation, Heather Hargraves, Nick Rogers & Nicole van Os
Graduate first MSc thesis in Psychology, Liz Thornley, on PCR of PTSD for Eating Disorders
Graduate second MSc thesis in Psychology, Emily Boughner, on PCR of PTSD for Substance Use
Graduate honors theses on visual and embodied imagery (Daniel Kharlas) and meditation (Jessica Carswell)
Funded by DND and VAC to study VR Meditation for PTSD
100th peer-reviewed paper published
Graduate honors theses on VR meditation (Divya Mistry) and German-Spanish translations of the CARTS (Valentina Torres)
Additional funding from DND to develop VR Neurofeedback Software
Graduate honors theses on VRIT (Talia Kielt), and VR (Melissa Miller) and 360 video (Madison Waller) meditations