Mentor

Daniel Tranel, PhD

Program Start

August 2004

PhD Research Concentration

I am most interested in the study of complex and uniquely human phenomenon such as the practice of meditation, and in understanding how human beings experience and modulate interoceptive body states linked to emotion such as the heartbeat and breath. While here at Iowa I have also had the opportunity to study the cellular and morphological effects of diseases such as Epilepsy and Alzheimer's.

Dissertation Topic

The Effect of Medication on Awareness and Regulation of Internal Body States

Thesis Defense Date

April 2008

Current Positions

Associate Professor and the Director of Anxiety Disorders Research,  Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences

University of California - Los Angeles

Supervisor, Anxiety Disorders Clinic

UCLA-Veterans Affairs (VA)