Luminary: Cassandra Vieten
Cassandra Vieten, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist, Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, an Associate Scientist and Co-Director of the Mind-Body Medicine Research Group at California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute in San Francisco, and Vice President of the Institute for Spirituality and Psychology. Her research over the last twelve years, funded by the National Institutes of Health, the State of California, and several private foundations, has focused on how biology, psychology, and emotion are involved in addiction and recovery, mindfulness-based approaches to cultivating health and well-being, the role of compassionate intent and belief in healing, and factors, experiences, and practices involved in psychospiritual transformation. She is co-investigator on the IONS Transformation Study, and co-author of the book, Living Deeply: The Art & Science of Transformation in Everyday Life, (New Harbinger/Noetic Books, Jan 2008). She has published several academic articles and chapters as well as conducting numerous presentations at international scientific conferences.

