Kirk Warren Brown

Assistant professor

Contact information

Phone: (804) 828-6754
E-mail: kwbrown at vcu.edu

Education

Ph.D. (1998) McGill University

Program affiliation

Social Psychology

Research interests

Implicit in many approaches to the enhancement of well-being is the importance of becoming aware of ones cognitive, emotional, interpersonal and social ecological circumstances. My research examines the role of attention and awareness, and specifically mindfulness, in self-regulation and psychological, physical and social well-being. More broadly, I am interested in the study of consciousness and its role in human functioning. Conducted in both laboratory and naturalistic settings, my research program addresses both theoretical and applied issues.

Selected publications

Barnes, S., Brown, K. W., Krusemark, E., Campbell, W. K., & Rogge, R. (in press). The role of mindfulness in romantic relationship satisfaction and responses to relationship stress. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M., & Creswell, J. D. (2007). Mindfulness: Theoretical foundations and evidence for its salutary effects. Psychological Inquiry, 18, 1-26.

Carlson, L. E., & Brown, K. W. (2005). Validation of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale in a cancer population. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 58, 29-33.

Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2004). Fostering healthy self-regulation from within and without: A Self-Determination Theory perspective. In P. A. Linley & S. Joseph (Eds.), Positive psychology in practice (pp. 105-124). New York, NY: Wiley.

Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84, 822-848.

Recent/current courses taught at VCU

• Research Methods in Social Psychology, graduate level
• General Linear Models I, graduate level
• Introduction to Psychology, undergraduate level