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Laura Kiken is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University. Her research focuses on mindfulness-based interventions, cognitive bias, emotional regulation, and health behavior. She explores how mindfulness influences psychological health outcomes, including reducing negativity bias and enhancing positive emotions. Her work spans topics like mind-body therapies, interoceptive accuracy in chronic disease management, and the role of magical thinking in health decisions.
Her research interests include mindfulness mechanisms, psychological distress reduction, and the application of mindfulness in clinical and everyday contexts. She has conducted studies on laboratory eating behaviors, diabetes self-management, and the impact of meditation practices on trait mindfulness development. Her work bridges cognitive psychology, health behavior studies, and clinical applications.
Key articles highlight mindfulness's role in cognitive-emotional processes, such as attenuating negative thoughts and fostering positive judgments. She has also investigated the underutilization of health information resources and the interplay between physical activity recommendations and public health behavior.
While no scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed, her contributions to psychological science and health behavior research are evident through her publication record. She currently has no listed advisees or lab affiliations in the provided materials.
