Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu

Personal bio
Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu is faculty in Leadership and Wellness in the Program of Health and Human Performance, School of Medicine, and lecturer in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. He is founding director of the Heartfulness Lab, and co-founder of LifeWorks, programs in mindfulness, compassion, and transformative learning. He received a doctorate from Harvard University in Psychology and was professor at The University of Tokyo. His newest book is From Mindfulness to Heartfulness: Transforming Self and Society with Compassion (February 2018). Other books include: Stanford University Mindfulness Classroom (Kodansha, 2016, in Japanese); When Half is Whole (Stanford University Press, 2012); Synergy, Healing, and Empowerment (Brush Education, 2012); Transcultural Japan (Routledge, 2008); and Multicultural Encounters (Teachers College Press, 2002). He is also President of Nichibei Care Network, an NPO of mental health professionals, http://www.murphyshigematsu.com

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