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 Best Paper Awards in Mindfulness 2025. Sponsored by UF Mindfulness

Submissions are Now Open Until April 15, 2025

We invite submissions of publications in two categories: 

(1) Mindfulness Research: Qualitative and quantitative evidence-based mindfulness research; mixed-methods studies; meta-analysis, and comprehensive review of mindfulness research studies. 

(2) Conceptual & Experiential Mindfulness: Theoretical studies about mindfulness, critical theory applied to mindfulness, mind-body practice applications, discussion of mindfulness meditation types/traditions, critical discussion of secular and non-secular mindfulness, Buddhist meditation practices, meditation case studies, mindfulness in education,  teaching and practice of mindfulness, and mindfulness applications in counseling, coaching, or psychotherapy. 

 

The submitted publications may include other topics besides mindfulness (e.g., AI, apps, mental health, wellness, wellbeing, human flourishing, tourism,  spirituality, wisdom, Buddhism, or other). However, papers competitive for the 'Best Paper in Mindfulness Awards' are required to focus on advancing  our understanding of mindfulness through empirical study, discussion, or intersection with other topics. ​​

Specific Requirements for Submissions

  • The publication was peer-reviewed and published.  Publications that qualify are journal articles with a DOI, book chapters, and books.  

  • The publication must be submitted in digital format for review by the award committee (saving trees and reducing CO2 emissions)

  • The official publication date needs to fall within the time frame 1/1/2023 to 12/31/2024 (journals that publish pre-publication articles online within this time frame before they are published as hardcopy publication are acceptable)  

  • Multi-author teams or single UF authored publications are invited. For multi-authored papers at least one of the authors needs to be affiliated with UF.  Authors may be faculty member, student, Post-Doc, scholar, scientist, or other representing diverse voices.

  • Author-teams are encouraged to submit only their “best” (impactful) and most significant publications. A specific UF author identified by unique ORCID number is limited to be part of up to three publications to be submitted for the Best Paper Awards in Mindfulness. Additional submissions (i.e., in cases where the same UF author is listed on 4+ submitted papers) will be automatically disqualified from the competition.

Best Paper Awards in Mindfulness
― Research Category ―

The awardees for Best Papers ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be invited to present their work to the UF community in form of a webinar or in-person seminar at the UF campus in fall semester 2025.  Awardees will receive an award certificate and a warm-hearted recognition.

Brain Scans

1. place

Business Graphs

2. place

Statistic designs

3. place

Best Paper Awards in Mindfulness
― Conceptual & Experiential Category ―

The awardees for Best Papers ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be invited to present their work to the UF community in form of a webinar or in-person seminar at the UF campus in fall semester 2025.  Awardees will receive an award certificate and a warm-hearted recognition. 

Yoga Pose

1. place

Meditation

2. place

Buddha Statue

3. place

Evaluation Criteria Best Papers

  • Advance understanding of mindfulness 

  • Originality, creativity, novelty and uniqueness of the study/paper

  • Significance and impact of the publication

Submission Form Best Papers

Deadline: April 15, 2025 EST.

Who submits: Senior, main a/o corresponding author of the publication on behalf of the author team; or the sole UF author of a publication. 
Select one of the best paper award categories
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Thank you for your submission. We will contact you if you are selected for one of the Best Paper Awards in Mindfulness.

Questions or problems with the paper submission contact UF Mindfulness: email.

Best Paper Awards in Mindfulness 2023

Awardees in the Mindfulness Research Category, 2023

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1st Place: Koerner, R., & Rechenberg, K. (2022). Mindfulness in adolescents and young adults with diabetes: An integrative review. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 49(Article 101659), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2022.101659

 

2nd Place. Taylor, G., Bylund, C. L., Kastrinos, A., Alpert, J. M., Puig, A., Krajewski, J. M. T., Sharma, B., & Fisher, C. L. (2022). Practicing mindfulness through mHealth applications: Emerging adults’ health-enhancing and inhibiting experiences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052619

 

3rd Place. Hülsheger, U. R., Yang, T., Bono, J. E., Goh, Z., & Ilies, R. (2022). Stop the spin: The role of mindfulness practices in reducing affect spin. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 27(6), 529–543. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000332

Meditation Hand Gesture
Yoga Group

Awardees in the Conceptual / Experiential Mindfulness Category, 2023

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1st Place. Washington, E. Y., da Costa Leite, M. C., & Puig, A. (2022). Civic mindfulness: Teaching about racism with courage and compassion. In N. Keefer & T. Flint (Eds.), Mindful Social Studies: Frameworks for Social Emotional Learning and Critically Engaged Citizens (pp. 51–66). Rowman and Littlefield Publishing Group.

 

2nd Place. Grunwald, S., & LaMontagne, L. (2021). The state of mindfulness as top US public universities: A brief review and lessons learned. In S. K. Dhiman (Ed.), The Routledge companion to mindfulness at work (pp. 331–353). Routledge.

 

3rd Place. Poceski, M. (2020). Mindfulness, cultural appropriation, and the global diffusion of Buddhist contemplative practices. International Journal for the Study of Chan Buddhism and Human Civilization, 7(1), 1–15.

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