Syllabi

We have made these syllabi available to assist you in designing your courses and to provide examples of how contemplative practices have been incorporated into the classroom. These syllabi were used in courses designed and taught by ACMHE members, Contemplative Practice Fellowship Recipients, and Summer Session participants.

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American Studies

Judith Fryer Davidov
Professor of American Studies
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Introduction to American Studies: Contemplating Nature

Architecture

Brad Grant
Professor of Architecture
Hampton University
Architecture and Urban Community Design Studio

Art & Art History

Amy Cheng
Professor of Art
SUNY - New Paltz
The Creative Process

Susan Wegner
Associate Professor of Art History
Bowdoin College
Art and Contemplation in Christian Europe from Hildegard of Bingen to Teresa of Ávila

Joanna Ziegler
Professor of Art History
College of the Holy Cross
Faith and Art

Joanna Ziegler
Professor of Art History
College of the Holy Cross
Contemplation and Devotion: Art and Space

Business and Management

Andre Delbecq
Professor of Organizational Analysis and Management
Santa Clara University
Seminar in Spirituality and Business Leadership

Conflict Resolution

Susan Allen Nan
Assistant Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution
George Mason University Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Spirituality and Peacebuilding

Contemplative Studies

Harold D. Roth
Professor of Religious Studies
Brown University
Introduction to Contemplative Studies

Michael Skelley
Associate Professor
School for New Learning, DePaul University
Mindfulness Meditation
Introduction to Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation
Externship: Mindfulness Meditation Retreat at Starved Rock State Park

Education and Pedagogy

David Forbes
Professor of Education
Brooklyn Colleg of CUNY
Contemplative Urban School Counseling

Clifford A. Hill
Professor of Language and Education
Columbia University
Contemplative Practices and Education

English Literature

Jane Danielewicz
Assistant Professor of English
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Reading and Writing Women’s Lives: Personal Essay, Autobiography, Biography, Autoethnography

Geraldine Deluca
Professor of English
City University of New York, Brooklyn College
Literature and Contemplation

SunHee Kim Gertz
Associate Professor of English Literature
Clark University
Still Spaces: Contemplative Practice in the Classroom

Marilyn Nelson
Visiting Professor of English Literature
U.S. Military Academy
Applying Meditation to the Study and Writing of Poetry

Mary Rose O’Reilley
Professor of English
St. Thomas University
A Contemplative Spirituality of Environmental Writing

Nancy Stork
Associate Professor of Medieval English Literature
San Jose State University
Introduction to Medieval Literature

French Literature

John D. Lyons
Professor of French Literature
University of Virginia
Advanced Seminar in French Literature

Dalia Judovitz
Professor of French Literature
Emory University
Subjects of Meditation: Spiritual vs. Rationalist Passions

History

Laurie J. Sears
Professor of History
University of Washington, Seattle
Aesthetics, Mysticism, and the Performing Arts in Postcolonial Indonesia

Information Studies

David Levy
Professor of Information Science
University of Washington
Information and Contemplation

Law

Len Riskin
Professor of Law
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
Understanding Conflict

Jackie St. Joan
Assistant Professor of Law
University of Denver
Learning from Practice: Contemplative Practice & the Practice of Law

Medicine

Anne Hunsaker Hawkins
Associate Professor of Medical Humanities
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Contemplative Practice and the Art of Medicine

Music

William J. Jackson
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Contemplation and Music

Steven Nuss
Assistant Professor of Music
Colby College
Music and Contemplative Practice

Philosophy

Mitchell Green
Professor of Philosophy
University of Virginia
Know Thyself

Oliver Hill
Professor of Philosophy
Renee Hill
Asst. Professor of Philosophy
Charyl Banks-Smith
Visiting Professor of Dance
Virginia State University
The Path of Inner Experience

David Kahane
Professor of Philosophy
University of Alberta
Equality and Social Justice

Andrew McLaughlin
Professor of Philosophy
Lehman College - City University of New York
Environmental Ethics

Linda Patrik
Professor of Philosophy
Union College
Contemplative Social Justice Ethics

David Rothenberg
Professor of Technlogy
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Technology and Contemplation
Ethics and the Environment

Physics

Joel R. Primack
Professor of Physics
Nancy Ellen Abrams
Department of Physics
University of California, Santa Cruz
Cosmology and Culture

Political Science

Judith Shapiro
Assistant Professor of International Relations
American University
Contemplation and Political Change

Paul Wapner
Associate Professor of International Politics
Judith Shapiro
Assistant Professor of International Relations
American University
Contemplation and Political Change

Psychology

Linda Bell
Professor of Psychology and Director of Training in Family Therapy
University of Houston - Clear Lake
Contemplative Practice and Psychotherapy

Jean Kristeller
Professor of Psychology
Indiana State University
The Psychology of Meditation and Self-Regulation

Jared Kass
Professor of Counseling and Psychology
Lesley College
Spirituality: Integrating Factor in Mental and Physical Health

Dan Holland
Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Contemplative Practice, Health Promotion, and Disability: An Experiential Seminar

Religious Studies

Georgia A. Frank
Assistant Professor of Religion
Colgate University
Seeing and Believing: Images and the Senses in Christian Spirituality

Lisa Hess
Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Contextual Ministries
Irwin Kula
President, Center for Learning and Leadership
United Theological Seminary
Wisdom Formation in a (Post-)Modern World

William J. Jackson
Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Contemplation and Music

Anne C. Klein
Professor of Religious Studies
Rice University
Buddhist Wisdom Texts: Philosophies of Contemplation & The Poetics of Learning

Stephen R. Prothero
Assistant Professor of American Religion
Boston University
Hinduism in America

Harold D. Roth
Professor of Religious Studies
Brown University
The Theory and Practice of Buddhist Meditation

Spanish Literature

Sol Miguel-Prendes
Associate Professor of Spanish Literature
Wake Forest University
Contemplative Practices and Literary Creation in Spain

Theatre, Dance and Movement Studies

Yin Mei Critchell
Associate Professor of Dance
City University of New York, Queens College
Contemplative Practice and Modern Dance Technique

Ann Cooper Albright
Associate Professor of Dance
Oberlin College 
Physical Mindfulness: Embodying Contemplative Practice

Barbara Sellers-Young
Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance
University of California, Davis
Contemplation, Reflection, Action: A Somatic Approach to Acting

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