David Creswell

David Creswell

Alma mater	Colorado College, University of California Los Angeles
Institutions	Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh
Fields	social psychology, health psychology, clinical psychology, health neuroscience
Spouse	Kasey Griffin Creswell
Doctoral advisor	Hector Myers

J. David Creswell (born July 5, 1977) is an American social psychologist, professor, author, and entrepreneur. He is most known for his work on mindfulness, meditation, equanimity, and stress resilience. He is currently a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, where he runs the Health and Human Performance Lab. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He is also the co-founder and head of science of Equa Health, a personal mindfulness training app. ^{[1] [4]}

Early life and education

Creswell was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma to John Ward Creswell and Karen Drumm Creswell. ^[5] They then moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, ^[6] where he spent the remainder of his childhood, graduating from Lincoln Southeast High School and becoming a dedicated Huskers fan.

Creswell received his Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 2000 from Colorado College, where he graduated cum laude. ^{[7] [8]} During this time he played on the tennis team ^[9] and worked as an assistant coach and mental skills coach with the US Short Track Speedskating Team at the Olympic Training Center. ^{[10] [11] [8]} He then attended graduate school at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) where he earned a Master of Arts in 2003 and Doctor of Philosophy in 2007 in social psychology with minors in health psychology and quantitative measurement and psychometrics. ^[7]

From 2007 to 2008, Creswell was an NIMH Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. ^[7]

Career

In 2008, Creswell became an assistant professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2013, he was promoted to associate professor and, in 2020, became a full professor. From 2019 to 2021, he also served as associate dean of research. At Carnegie Mellon, Creswell teaches courses in social psychology research methods as well as runs the Health and Human Performance Lab. ^{[1] [8] [12]} Additionally, Creswell has also been and adjunct faculty member of the University of Pittsburgh since 2014. ^[13] He has also been a faculty affiliate of both the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute since 2009. ^{[14] [15]} In addition to his career in academia, Creswell is also co-founder and head of science of Equa Health, a mindfulness mediation trainer. ^{[1] [4]}

Selected awards and recognition

• William S. Dietrich II Chair in Psychology, 2021 ^{[1] [16]}
• Elected Fellow, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, 2017 ^[8]
• American Psychosomatic Society Herbert Weiner Early Career Award, 2017 ^{[17] [18]}
• Social Personality Health Network Early Career Award, 2015 ^[19]
• American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, 2014 ^{[14] [20] [21]}
• Elected Fellow, Society of Experimental Social Psychology, 2014 ^[8]
• Elected Fellow, Mind and Life Institute, 2012 ^{[22] [23]}
• Association for Psychological Science 'Rising Star,' 2011 ^[14]

Selected Publications

• Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2017). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (Fifth). ^[24] SAGE Publications.
• Creswell, J. D. (2017). Mindfulness interventions. Annual review of psychology, 68, 491-516. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-042716-051139
• Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2009). Research design: qualitative. Quantitative, and mixed methods.
• Brown, K. W., Ryan, R. M., & Creswell, J. D. (2007). Mindfulness: Theoretical foundations and evidence for its salutary effects. Psychological Inquiry, 18(4), 211–237. https://doi.org/10.1080/10478400701598298
• Creswell, J. D., Way, B. M., Eisenberger, N. I., & Lieberman, M. D. (2007). Neural correlates of dispositional mindfulness during affect labeling. Psychosomatic medicine, 69(6), 560-565. DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3180f6171f ^[25]
• Hanson, W. E., Creswell, J. W., Clark, V. L. P., Petska, K. S., & Creswell, J. D. (2005). Mixed methods research designs in counseling psychology. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52(2), 224–235. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.52.2.224

External links

• David Creswell's lab website at Carnegie Mellon University
• David Creswell on Google Scholar
• J. David Creswell on Google Scholar
• David Creswell's faculty profile at Carnegie Mellon University
• Equa Health
• David Creswell – Exploring Equanimity. Mind & Life Podcast. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

References

1. University, Carnegie Mellon. "David Creswell — Department of Psychology — Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences — Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
2. University, Carnegie Mellon. "David Creswell — Neuroscience Institute — Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
3. "About | Health and Human Performance Lab". Health and Human Per. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
4. "About Us". Equa Health. 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
5. "J. David Creswell". Association for Psychological Science — APS. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
6. "John Creswell | College of Education and Human Sciences". cehs.unl.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
7. "David Creswell, Ph.D." unifiedmindfulness.com. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
8. "Creswell" (PDF). www.psychology.pitt.edu.
9. "Home Page". www.coloradocollege.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
10. Email, Michael Henninger (2022-01-31). "The Mind's Edge — News — Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
11. "Apolo Anton Ohno Podcast | Sean DeLaney". What Got You There With Sean DeLaney. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
12. "Health and Human Performance Lab". Health and Human Performance Lab. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
13. "David Creswell, Ph.D. | Psychology | University of Pittsburgh". www.psychology.pitt.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
14. "J. David Creswell". creswell.socialpsychology.org. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
15. "Pitt+Me : A Community For Health". pittplusme.org. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
16. University, Carnegie Mellon. "Dietrich College Faculty Receive Professorships — Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences — Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
17. "Herbert Weiner Early Career Award". American Psychosomatic Society. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
18. University, Carnegie Mellon. "Creswell To Receive Health Psychology Early Career Award — News — Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
19. "SPH Network – Awards". sphnetwork.org. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
20. "J. David Creswell: Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology". American Psychologist. 69 (8): 743–745. 2014. doi:10.1037/a0037578. PMID   25486143.
21. University, Carnegie Mellon. "Press Release: Carnegie Mellon's J. David Creswell Receives American Psychological Association Early Career Award — News — Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
22. "Fellow Spotlight: David Creswell". Mind & Life Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
23. "Fellows". Mind & Life Institute. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
24. Creswell, John W.; David Creswell, J. (12 December 2017). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. SAGE Publications. ISBN   978-1-5063-8669-0.
25. Creswell, J David; Way, Baldwin M.; Eisenberger, Naomi I.; Lieberman, Matthew D. (2007). "Neural Correlates of Dispositional Mindfulness During Affect Labeling" . Psychosomatic Medicine. 69 (6): 560–565. doi:10.1097/PSY.0b013e3180f6171f. PMID   17634566.