TEDxConejo – Mark Robert Waldman
Mark Robert Waldman is a therapist and an Associate Fellow at the Center for Spirituality and the Mind, Universi ty of Pennsylvania, where he currently conducts research with Andrew Newberg, MD, on the neurological correlates of beliefs, morality, compassion, meditation, religious
experiences, and spiritual practices. He is adjunct faculty at
Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, where he is developing communication tools for the Executive MBA program.
He lectures frequently at conferences, colleges, and churches on topics relating to the neuropsychology of stress, relaxation, emotional control, relationship dynamics,
conflict resolution, mediation, communication, weight management, and the neurobiological development of personal values and business ethics (neuroeconomics). His research has been featured in Time Magazine, Washington Post, Oprah Magazine and Radio, USA Today, The New York Times science section, and his interviews have appeared on dozens of radio and
television programs, including Oprah and Friends.
Mark is the author of eleven books and anthologies, and his professional papers have been published throughout the world. He was the founding editor of the academic journal, Transpersonal Review, chairman of the Los Angeles
Transpersonal Interest Group, regional coordinator for the Spiritual Emergence Network, and he holds a ministerial credential in pastoral counseling. He coauthors a monthly column on “Science and Spirituality” for Science of Mind magazine.
