Contact Information

Yowon Choi, PhD Candidate

Mind-Brain-Mindfulness Project

ICIS, Radboud University

02.532 Heyendaalseweg 135

6525 AJ Nijmegen

Telephone: (024) 365 26 32

Telefax:(024) 365 30 01

Email yowonc@cs.ru.nl

Who am I?

I am a psychologist and a dedicated meditator.

I was born and grown up in South Korea. Currently I live in the Netherlands with my husband and working for the mind-brain-mindfulness project at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. In South Korea I have studied a clinical/counseling psychology and certified as a psychotherapist. Then I started a phD project on Happiness in Erasmus University and also working for the 'World database of Happiness' project. From 2009 I continued my phD research in Nijmegen with Prof. Henk Barendrecht to focus more on mindfulness, meditation, and well-being.

Meditation and Dhamma (Buddhism) are where my heart is.

Research Project

Study 1. Psychological well-being and Mood awareness

Study 2. Intelligence and Happiness 2-1: Reviews and Meta analysis 2-2: National data comparison 2-3: Individual differences among military academy students

Study 3. Mood awareness, Happiness and living conditions

Study 4. Mindfulness meditation and Happiness 4-1: Meditators vs Non-meditators 4-2: Before and after the meditation