Contact information
Collaborators
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Alexandra Almeida
Research Manager
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Verena Hinze
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Willem Kuyken
Sir John Ritblat Family Foundation Professor of Mindfulness and Psychological Science
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Liz Lord
MSt Tutor
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Jesus Montero Marin
Senior Researcher
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Ilina Singh
Professor of Neuroscience & Society
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Katrin Wilhelm
Senior Researcher of Eco-Cultural Heritage and Wellbeing
Shannon Maloney
PhD, BA (Hons)
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Flourishing and Well-being Theme
Shannon is a postdoctoral researcher for the Flourishing and Well-being Theme, supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). The primary aim of the Flourishing and Well-being Theme, led by Professor Ilina Singh, is to develop and evaluate interventions and initiatives that can enable flourishing.
The Flourishing and Well-being BRC Theme aims to seek and understand a specific type of flourishing, Ecological-Collective-Flourishing (E-Co-Flourishing), whereby one’s own flourishing is pursued in such a way that supports, rather than hinders, the flourishing of ecological systems, collectives, and their members (e.g., humans and non-humans).
Shannon's work so far, supported by Professor Ilina Singh and Professor Willem Kuyken, has involved conceptual work around the definition and operationalization of E-Co-Flourishing; identifying target mechanisms; and the development of a process model that outlines the proposed programme theory for E-Co-Flourishing interventions and initiatives.
This work spans different disciplines (e.g., ecology, plant sciences, humanities, philosophy) and operates from a model of interdisciplinarity and patient, public, involvement, engagement, and participation (PPIEP) strategies.
Shannon started her postdoctoral researcher role in May of 2023, after completing her PhD, at the University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry. Under the primary supervision of Professor Willem Kuyken, her Ph.D. thesis explored the acceptability, effectiveness, and mechanisms of mindfulness-based programmes across the entire population distribution, from mental ill health to well-being and flourishing.
Recent publications
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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy—Taking it further (MBCT-TiF) compared to ongoing mindfulness practice (OMP) in the promotion of well-being and mental health: A randomised controlled trial with graduates of MBCT and MBSR
Journal article
Maloney S. et al, (2024), Behaviour Research and Therapy
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Pathways to mental well-being for graduates of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR): A mediation analysis of an RCT.
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Maloney S. et al, (2023), Psychother Res, 1 - 12
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Mindfulness skills and experiential avoidance as therapeutic mechanisms for treatment-resistant depression through mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and lifestyle modification.
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Garcia-Toro M. et al, (2023), Front Psychol, 14
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The State- and Trait-Level Effects and Candidate Mechanisms of Four Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Practices: Two Exploratory Studies.
Journal article
Maloney S. et al, (2023), Mindfulness (N Y), 14, 2155 - 2171
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Experiential Avoidance in Primary Care Providers: Psychometric Properties of the Brazilian "Acceptance and Action Questionnaire" (AAQ-II) and Its Criterion Validity on Mood Disorder-Related Psychological Distress.
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Berta-Otero T. et al, (2022), Int J Environ Res Public Health, 20