Our Research

Since its inception in Spring 2020, the Mindfulness Research Lab in FIU’s Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders has offered continuous programming resulting in a line of research activity, publications, and presentations by faculty and students.

Research Initiatives

Implementing a Remote Mindfulness Program for Adults Who Stutter
Interdisciplinary mindfulness program for the health sciences
Clinical application of techniques learned in a mindfulness course: A three-year follow up study on MS-SLP graduates

Publications

Medina, A.M., & Mead, J. (2023). “Why meditate when you can pray?”: A Focus Group with Hispanic/Latina MS-SLP Students. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_PERSP-23-00068

Medina, A.M., & Mead, J. (2023). SLPs’ use of mindfulness in personal and professional

contexts: A follow-up study. Communication Disorders Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/15257401231169216

Medina, A.M., Mead, J., Comas, K., Perez, G., Prieto, J., & Valencia, I. (2023). Outcomes of a Remote Mindfulness Program for Adults who Stutter: Five Case Studies. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_PERSP-22-00076

Medina, A.M., Mead, J.S., Prokopowicz, P. Ahmed, F., Basanez, M., Medellin, D., & Sommer, C.L. (2022). Implementing a Remote Synchronous Mindfulness Program for MS-SLP Students: Preliminary Findings, Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 7(4), 1072-1086. https://doi.org/10.1044/2022_PERSP-21-00271

Medina, A. M. & Mead, J. (2021). MS-SLP student mental health: Establishing a virtual safety net during COVID-19. Journal of Indian Speech Language and Hearing Association, 35 (1), 22-25. DOI: 10.4103/jisha.jisha_7_21

Medina, A. M., & Mead, J. S. (2020). Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Students’ Perceptions of Practicing Mindfulness. Journal of Indian Speech Language & Hearing Association, 34 (2), 235–240. DOI: 10.4103/jisha.JISHA_14_20

Medina, A. M., & Mead, J. S. (2020). An Exploration of Mindfulness in Speech-Language Pathology. Communication Disorders Quarterly, 1525740120942141. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525740120942141

Mead, J., & Medina, A. (2021). Implementing a Mindfulness Program for Graduate SLP Students at a Hispanic-serving Institution. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 5 (3), 13. https://doi.org/10.30707/TLCSD5.3.1649037688.703809

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Presentations

Medina, A.M., & Mead, J. (2023, November). Ella esta Loca: Perceptions of Mindfulness Among Latina MS-SLP Students. Presented as a poster at the Annual Convention of the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association, Boston, MA.

Mead, J. & Medina, A.M. (2023, July). Mindfulness: The Power of the Present Moment. Presented as a research oral session at the Annual Convention of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Orlando, FL.

Medina, A.M., & Mead, J. (2023, July). The Art of Surrender: Mindfulness and Stuttering. Presented as a research oral session at the Annual Convention of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Orlando, FL.

Medina, A.M., & Mead, J.S. (2022, July). Remote Live Mindfulness Programming for SLP Students: Expectations and Benefits. Presented at the Annual Convention of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, St. Petersburg, FL.

Medina, A.M., & Mead, J.S. (2022, July). How SLPs Use Learned Mindfulness Techniques: A Three-year Follow-up Study. Presented at the Annual Convention of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, St. Petersburg, FL.

Medina, A.M., Mead, J., Acuna, K., Perez, G., Prieto, J., & Valencia, I. (2021, November). Piloting a Remote Mindfulness Program: Adherence and Outcomes of Adults Who Stutter. Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Washington, DC.

Mead, J., Medina, A.M., Ahmed, F., Basanez, M., Medellin, D., & Prokopowicz, P. (2021, November). Mindfulness as a Mental Health Resource for MS-SLP Students during Unprecedented Times. Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Washington, DC.

Medina, A.M. & Mead, J. (2021, June). SLPs Become Quiet: Meditation and Mindfulness in SLP. Presented at the Annual Convention of the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Orlando, FL.

Mead, J., & Medina, A.M. (2020, November). SLP Students Discover Peace and Calm: A Mindful Detour During COVID-19. Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA, (Convention canceled).

Mead, J. (2019, November). Teaching Graduate Students to Implement Mindfulness Strategies to Cope with the Rigor of Internship. Paper presented at ASHA Annual Convention in Orlando, FL.

Mead, J. (2019, June). Meditation: A Means to Improving Overall Health and Well-being. Presented at the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Convention, At Sea.

Mead, J. (2018, July). Meditation: Calm Your Mind and Enhance Your Career. Presented at the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Convention, Naples, FL.