Jonathan Shaffer

Jonathan Shaffer is an Associate Professor of Clinical Health Psychology at the University of Colorado Denver. His research examines biopsychosocial factors in cardiovascular disease, psychological interventions for cardiac patients, and psychometric evaluation methods.

Research focuses on mindfulness interventions for cardiac arrest survivors, meaning-in-life predictors during the COVID-19 pandemic, and distress tolerance in chronic pain populations. Recent publications demonstrate expertise in longitudinal analysis of psychosocial mediators, cardiac rehabilitation psychology, and meta-analytic techniques.