Directory of Scholars


Kristen VanderEnde 2010-2011 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship
Starting her career as a nurse and nurse-midwife on the island of Saipan, Kristen VanderEnde then moved with her family to Kenya where she did volunteer work for a year, It was her experience in these places with women without economic resources to p... read more.

Rebecca West 2010-2011 Winner | Doctoral Degree Scholarship
Isabel Hampton Robb award winner, Rebecca West, did her undergraduate and graduate (Masters) work at the University of Illinois. Rebecca feels that clinical research in mindfulness is a new and growing field and she wants to grow with it. She became... read more.

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