Dr. Ann Sebren
Lecturer

Office: EAW109B
Phone: (480) 727-1941
E-mail: Ann.Sebren@asu.edu

Dr. Sebren is a Lecturer in the Department of Exercise and Wellness. Her interests focus primarily on the efficacy of mindfulness practices and interventions for reducing stress and improving health as well as pedagogical concerns in health promotion and exercise and wellness programming. In recent years, she has received training in the facilitation of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction from the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her area of research methodology is qualitative inquiry. Dr. Sebren teaches undergraduate courses focused on the foundations of wellness and socio-cultural issues in exercise and wellness, At the graduate level, she teaches courses focused on qualitative research methodology and mindfulness, stress, and health and facilitates the doctoral teaching internship. Recent presentations include:

Araas, T., Sebren, A., and Swan, P. (2008). Associations of mindfulness, perceived stress, general self efficacy, and health behaviors in college freshmen. Poster presentation at the International Conference on Integrating Mindfulness Based Approaches and Interventions in Medicine, Health Care, and the Larger Society, April, Worchester, MA.

Riggs-Wood, D., Sebren, A., & Swan, P. (2008). Women’s meaning and lived experience of bariatric surgery. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, March, San Diego, CA.

Sebren, A. (2008). Mindful awareness practices for stress, health, and well-being. Workshop presentation at the Building Healthy Lifestyles Conference, Arizona State University, February, Mesa, Arizona.

Sebren, A. (2007). Role of mindfulness in health behavior change. Presented at the Integrating Mindfulness Based Approaches and Interventions in Medicine, Health Care, and the Larger Society 5 th Annual International Conference, April, Worchester, MA.

Sebren, A. (2007). Just this: Mindfulness programs, practice, and potential. Presented at the Building Healthy Lifestyles Conference, Arizona State University, January, Mesa, AZ.

Sebren, A. (2005). Mindfulness as a central component of spiritual health. Presented at the National Wellness Institute Annual Conference, July, Stevens Pointe, WI.

Sidman, C., Keup, S., & Sebren, A. (2004). The Role of mindfulness in health and wellness. Workshop presentation at the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Annual Convention, April, New Orleans, LA.

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