Citizen Psychologist Citation Award; American Psychological Association; 2019-04-08;
Good Karma Award for Research; Yoga Journal- Internal Yoga Magazine in press for 40 years. http://www.yogajournal.com/; 2016-08-31;
Western New York Community Leader Community Service/Volunteerism Award; National Federation for Just Communities of Western New York, Inc.; 2016-01-25;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2015). STAR Award for Excellence in Advising, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo.; GSE; 2015-06-10;
Grants:
Grant:
Investigation of the effectiveness of the Mind Body Wellbeing Program in Somalia and Kenya; Foundation and Research Organization; UNICEF; Awarded; (05/01/2017-08/31/2017)
Contract:
VA Center for Integrated Healthcare Pilot Granted Program; Federal; Veterans Administration; Awarded; (05/20/2020-05/20/2020)
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2015-2016). Yoga Social: Yoga with Adolescent Females with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Funded $12,000 for Graduate Research Assistant by Institute for Community Health Promotion Collaborative Research Initiative. Proposed project and served as supervisor for student’s work (Total Award $12,00).; Federal; ICHP; Awarded; (08/31/2016-08/01/2017)
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2016-2017). Trauma-informed Mind and Body Intervention for Self- Regulation and Wellbeing Among At-risk Students. Funded $12,000 for Graduate Research Assistant by Institute for Community Health Promotion Collaborative Research Initiative. Proposed project and served as supervisor for student’s work (Total Award $12,000).; State; by Institute for Community Health Promotion Collaborative Research; Awarded; (08/01/2016-06/13/2017)
Publications:
Book:
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2020). Positive embodiment and the eating disordered client: The body as a resource for recovery. New York, NY: Norton.
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Vujnovic, R. (2019). Mindfulness workbook for anxious kids: Emotion regulation activities to help you cope with anxiety, panic, stress and worry. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press.
Cook-Cottone, C. P., Anderson, L. M., & Kane, L (2019). The elements of counseling children and adolescents, 2nd edition. New York, NY: Springer.
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Vujnovic, R. (2018). Mindfulness workbook for anxious kids: Emotion regulation activities to help you cope with anxiety, panic, stress and worry. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press.
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2017). Mindfulness and Yoga in Schools. A guide for teachers and practitioners. NY, NY: Springer Publishing
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2015). Mindfulness and yoga for Self-Regulation: A primer for Mental Health Professionals. Springer Publishing.
Cook-Cottone, C. P., Kane, L., & Anderson, L. (2014). Elements of counseling children and adolescents. Springer Publishing.
Journal Special Issue:
Special edition on yoga and positive embodiment: Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention
Journal Article:
Hallady, E., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2023). Mindful Self-Care, Coping, and Meaning in Life: An Examination of the Professional Quality of Life and Well-Being among Individuals who Support and Provide Services to Refugees. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
Frederick, D. A., Cerand, C. E., Brown, T. A., Perez, M., Best, C., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Compte, E. J., Convertino, L., Gordon, A. R., Malcarne, V. L., Nagata, J. M., Parent, M. C., Pennesi, J. L., Pila, E., Rodger, R. F., Schaefer, L. M., Thompson, K., Tylka, T. L., Murray, S. B. (2022). Demographic predictors of body image satisfaction: The U.S. Body Project I. Body Image, 41, 17-31.
Frederick, D. A., Gordon, A. R., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Brady, J. P., Reynolds, T. A., Alley, J. Garcia, J. R., Brown, T. A., Compte, E. J., Concertino, L., Cerand, C. E., Malcarne, V. L., Nagata, J. M., Parent, M. C., Pennesi, J. L., Perez, M., Pila, E., Rodgers, R. F., Murray., S. B. (2022). Demographic and sociocultural predictors of sexuality-related body image and sexual frequency: The U.S. Body Project I. Body Image, 41, 109-127.
Frederick, D. A., Hazard, V. M., Schaefer, L. M., Ridgers, R. F., Gordon, A. R., Tylka, T. L., Pennesi, J. L., Convertino, L., Parent, M. C., Brown, T. A., Compte, E. J., Cook-Cottone. C. P., Cereand, C. E., Malcarne, V. L., Nagata, J. M., Prerez. M., Pila, E., Thompson, K., & Murray, S. B. (2022). Sexual orientaion differences in pathways from sociocultural and objectificaiton contracts to body satsifaciton: The U. S. Body Project I. Body Image, 41, 181-194.
Frederick, D. A., Pila, E., Malcarne, V., Compte, E. j., Nagata, J. M., Best, C. R., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Brown, T., Convertino, L., Crerand, C. E., Parent, M., Pennesi, J., Perez., M., Rodgers, R., Schaefer, L. M,m Thompson, J. K., Tylka, T.L., Murray, S. B. (2022). Demographic predictors of objectification theory and tripartite influence model constructs: The US Body Project I. Body Image, 40, 1820199.
Frederick, D. A., Schaefer, L. M., Hazard, V. M., Rodgers, R. F., Tylka, T. L., Ong, L. Q., Pennesi, J. L., Concertino, L., Parent, M. C., Brown, T., A., Compte, E. J., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Crerand, C. E., Malcarne, V., L., Nagata, J. M., Perez, M., Pila, E., Thompson, K., & Murray, S. B. (2022). Racial identity differences in pathways from sociocultural and objectification constructs to body satisfaction: The U.S., Body Project I. Body Image, 41, 140-155.
Frederick, D. A., Tylka, T. L., Rodgers, R. F., Pennesi, J. L., Convertino, L., Parent, M. C., Brown, T. A., Compte, E. J., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Cerand, D. E., Malcarne, V. L., Nagata, J. M., Perez., M., Schaefer, L. M., Thompson, J.K., Murray, S. B., (2022). Pathways from sociocultural and objectification constructs to body satisfaction among women: The U.S. Body Project I. Body Image, 41, 195-208.
Depner. R. , Kim, S. & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2021). Structural Relationship between Mindful Self-Care, Meaning Made, and Palliative Worker´s Quality of Life. International Journal of Stress Management, 28, 74-87.
Borden, A., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2020). Yoga and eating disorder prevention and treatment: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 28, 400-437.
Cox, A. E., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Tylka, T. T., & Nuemark, Sztainer, D. (2020). Future Directions for Research on Yoga and Positive Embodiment. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 28, 542-547.
Cox, A. E., Ullrich-French, S., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Tylka, T. L., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2020). Examining the effects of mindfulness-based yoga instruction in positive embodiment and affective responses. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 28, 458-475.
Perey, I., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2020). Eating disorders, embodiment, and yoga: A conceptual overview. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 28, 315-329.
Neumark-Stztainer, D., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Tylka, T, L., & Cox, A. E. (2020). Introduction to the special edition on yoga and positive embodiment: A note from the editors on how we got here. Eating Disorders: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention, 28, 309-314.
Hotchkiss, J. T., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2019). Validation of the Mindful Self-Care Scale (MSCS) and development of the Brief-MSCS among hospice and healthcare professionals: a confirmatory factor analysis approach to validation. Palliative & supportive care, 1-9.
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Guyker, W. (2018). The Development and Validation of the Mindful Self-Care Scale (MSCS): An Assessment of Practices that Support Positive Embodiment. Mindfulness.
Cook-Cottone, C. P., Estey, E. E. E., & Guyker, W. (2018). A district-wide qualitative study of yoga in the schools: Outcomes and challenges. Contemporary School Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40688-018-0201-2
Rousseau. D., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2018). Trauma-informed yoga training in Kenya: A qualitative pilot study on feasibility and acceptability. Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 40, 53-60.
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Guyker, W. (2018). The development and validation of the Mindful Self-Care Scale (MSCS): An assessment of practices that support positive embodiment. Mindfulness. (online first- doi:10.1007/s12671-017-0759-1)
Cook-Cottone, C. P., Giambrone, C., & Klein, J.E. (2017). Yoga for Kenyan children: Concept mapping with multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis. International Journal of Educational and School Psychology. (Online first http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21683603.2017.1302852)
Cook-Cottone, C. P., Guyker, W., & Lemish, E. (2017). A qualitative study of the yoga is religion lawsuit at the Encinitas School District. International Journal of School Psychology. doi.org/10.17761/IJYT2017
Cook-Cottone, C. P., LaVigne, M., Guyker, W., Travers, L., Lemish., E., & Elenson, P. (2017).Trauma-informed yoga: An embodied, cognitive-relational framework. International Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 9, 00284. doi: 10.15406/ijcam.2017.09.00284
Cook-Cottone, C., & Douglass, L. L. (2017). Yoga Communities and Eating Disorders: Creating Safe Space for Positive Embodiment. International Journal of Yoga Therapy.
Dipeolu, A., Cook-Cottone, C., Lee, G. K., Donnelly, J. P., Janikowski, T. P., Reynolds, A. L., & Boling, T. (2016). A Concept Map of Campers’ Perceptions of Camp Experience: Implications for the Practice of Family Counseling. The Family Journal, 24(2), 182-189.
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2016). Embodied Self-regulation and Mindful Self-care in the prevention of eating disorders. Eating Disorders: The Journal of prevention and intervention.
Cook-Cottone, C. P., Serwacki, M., Guyker, W., Sodano, S., Nickerson, A., Keddie-Olka, E., & Anderson, L. (2016). The role of anxiety on the experience of peer victimization and eating disorder risk. School Mental Health, 8, 354–367
Dipleou, A., Reynolds, A., Cook-Cottone, C. P. Janikowski, J., Donnelly, J., & Bowling, T. (2015). A concept map of campers' perceptions of camp experience: Implications for the practice o family counseling. Family Journal.
Klein, J.E., Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Giambrone, C. (2015). The Africa Yoga Project: A participant-driven concept map of Kenyan teachers’ reported experiences. International Journal of Yoga Therapy.
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2015). Incorporating Positive Body Image into the Treatment of Eating Disorders: A Model for Attunement and Mindful Self-Care. Body Image.
Lee, G. K., Infranco, M., Dipeolu, A., Cook-Cottone, C., Donnelly, J. P., Janikowski, T. P., ... & Boling, T (2014). Concept Mapping Analysis of Social Skills Camp Experience for Children with Disabilities. Children Australia, 1-13.
Norman, K., Sadano, S., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2014). An Exploratory Analysis of the Role of Interpersonal Styles in Eating Disorder Prevention Outcomes. Journal for Specialists in Group Work.
Ruichen, R. S., Rao, h. R., Upadhyaya, S. J., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2014). Coordination of emergency response. Information Systems for Emergency Management, 150.
Buckheit, K. A., Pengelly, C., Ramon, A., Guyker, W., Cook-Cottone, C. P., & King, P. R. (submitted for review). Rates and correlated of substance use among women Veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women’s Health Issues.
Book Chapter:
Borden, A., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2022). Yoga and eating disorder prevention and treatment: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis. In C. P. Cook-Cottone, D. Neumark-Sztainer, A. Cox, & T. Tylka (Eds). Yoga for Positive Embodiment in Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment. London: Routledge.
Cox, A. E., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Tylka, T. T., & Neumark, Sztainer, D. (2022). Future Directions for Research on Yoga and Positive Embodiment. In C. P. Cook-Cottone, D. Neumark-Stzainer, T. Tylka, & A. Cox (EDs.) Yoga for Positive Embodiment in Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment. New York, NY. Routledge.
Cox, A. E., Ullrich-French, S., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Tylka, T. L., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2022). Examining the effects of mindfulness-based yoga instruction in positive embodiment and affective responses. In C. P. Cook-Cottone, D. Neumark-Stzainer, T. Tylka, & A. Cox (EDs.) Yoga for Positive Embodiment in Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment. New York, NY. Routledge.
D. Neumark-Stztainer, C. P. Cook-Cottone, Tylka, T, L., & Cox, A. E. (2022). Introduction to yoga and positive embodiment: A note from the editors on how we got here. In C. P. Cook-Cottone, D. Neumark-Stzainer, T. Tylka, & A. Cox (EDs.) Yoga for Positive Embodiment in Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment. New York, NY. Routledge.
Estey, E. E. E., Pollack, S. R., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2022). An embodied approach in the prevention and treatment of eating difficulties. In H. Lewis, M. Hopfenbeck, J. Downs, N. Schnackenberg, & I. Parker. The practical handbook of eating difficulties: A comprehensive guide from personal and professional perspectives. Pavilion Publishing, West Sussex, UK.
Neumark-Stztainer, D., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Tylka, T, L., & Cox, A. E. (2022). Introduction to the special edition on yoga and positive embodiment: A note from the editors on how we got here. In C. P. Cook-Cottone, D. Neumark-Sztainer, A. Cox, & T. Tylka (Eds). Yoga for Positive Embodiment in Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment. London: Routledge.
Cox, A. E., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Tylka, T. T., & Nuemark, Sztainer, D. (2022, in press). Future Directions for Research on Yoga and Positive Embodiment. In C. P. Cook-Cottone, D. Neumark-Sztainer, A. Cox, & T. Tylka (Eds). Yoga for Positive Embodiment in Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment. London: Routledge.
Cox, A. E., Ullrich-French, S., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Tylka, T. L., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2022). Examining the effects of mindfulness-based yoga instruction in positive embodiment and affective responses.In C. P. Cook-Cottone, D. Neumark-Sztainer, A. Cox, & T. Tylka (Eds). Yoga for Positive Embodiment in Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment. London: Routledge.
Perey, I., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2022, in press). Eating disorders, embodiment, and yoga: A conceptual overview. In C. P. Cook-Cottone, D. Neumark-Sztainer, A. Cox, & T. Tylka (Eds). Yoga for Positive Embodiment in Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment. London: Routledge.
Cook-Cottone, C. P. & Vujnovic, R. (2021). The healthy student: Schools, eating, and health psychology. In L. Cohn (Ed.), Wiley encyclopedia of health psychology. New York, NY: Wiley.
Perey, I., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2020). Eating disorders, embodiment, and yoga: A conceptual overview. In C. P. Cook-Cottone, D. Neumark-Stzainer, T. Tylka, & A. Cox (EDs.) Yoga for Positive Embodiment in Eating Disorder Prevention and Treatment. New York, NY. Routledge.
Talebkha, K. S., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2019). Yoga for the prevention of eating disorders. In Mind-Body Health: School-based interventions. Melissa Bray & Maykel, APA
Talebkha, K. S., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2019). Yoga for the prevention of eating disorders. In Mind-Body Health: School-based interventions. Mellissa Bray & Maykel, APA, Washington, DC
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2019). Brain integration, embodied mindfulness, and movement-based approaches to facilitate positive body image and embodiment. In Tracy Tylka & Niva Piran (Eds.). Handbook of Body Image and Embodiment. (pp. 337-347) Oxford University Press, New York, NY.
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2019). Mindful attunement. In Tracy Tylka & Niva Piran (Eds.). Handbook of Body Image and Embodiment. (pp. 68-79) Oxford University Press, New York, NY.
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2019). Mindful Self-Care and Positive Body Image: Mindfulness, Yoga, and Actionable Tools for Positive Embodiment. In E. Daniels, M. Gillen, & C. Markey (Eds.), The body positive: Understanding and improving body image in science and practice. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2019). Yoga in Schools. In J. P. Rettger & V. Carrion (Eds.), Applied Mindfulness: Evidence-Based Approaches for Youth in the Clinic, Community, and Beyond Arlignton, VA: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Birch, K., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2018). The Future of Yoga Therapy. Yoga for Mental Health. Heather Mason and Kelly Birch (Eds). (pp. 193-207) Handspring Publishing. Scotland, UK.
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2018). Life-Story Work (2nd Edition). In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Adolescence- 2nd Edition. Volume 3, (pp. 1616-1624). New York, NY: Springer.
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2017). Life-Story Work (2nd Edition). In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Adolescence- 2nd Edition. Volume 3, (pp. 1616-1624). New York, NY: Springer.
Cook-Cottone, C. P. & Vujnovic, R. (2016). The Healthy Student: Schools, Eating, and Health Psychology Encyclopedia of Health Psychology. New York, NY: Wiley.
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Lampard, A., (2016). Evidence-based assessment and intervention for students with an eating disorder. In M. Thiekling, & M. Terjesen, (Eds.). Handbook of Australian School Psychology: Bridging the gaps in international research, practice, and policy. Springer.
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Vujnovic, R. (2016). Interventions for children and adolescents with eating disorders. In L. Theodore, (Ed.). Handbook of Applied Interventions for Children and Adolescents. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Tylka, T. L. & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2015). Health Disparities and Help-Seeking Behavior among Girls, Counseling across the Lifespan (2nd ed). Sage.
Cook-Cottone, C. P., Guyker, W., Haladay, E. (in press). Mindful self-care scale. In G. Ramseyer Winter, A. Londor, & T. Tylka (Eds.). Handbook of Body-Image Related Measures. New York, NY: Routledge.
Other:
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Elenson, P. (2016). The Mind-Body Wellbeing Program to address gender-based violence in Somalia and Syria. Manual created for intervention work in Africa.
Presentations:
Invited Lectures:
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2023). Stress, burnout, and mindful self-care for nurses. Sacred Heart University, School of Nursing, Fairfield, CT. Delivered online.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (August, 2022). Professional sustainability and the role of mindful self-care. University at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy Orientation, Buffalo, NY.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (December, 2022). Embodiment as a foundation in clinical practice. Oshei Women and Children's Hospital, Children’s Psychiatry Clinic Grand Rounds. Buffalo, NY.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (June, 2022). Yoga therapy, embodiment, and the pathway to healing. Keynote at the International Association of Yoga Therapist 2022 Annual Conference, Chicago. IL.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (November, 2022). Trauma, embodiment, and yoga. International Teen Yoga Summit 2022, London, UK (delivered vai zoom).;
Cook-Cottone, c. P., Perey, I., Estey, E, , Roff, Chelsea, & Gujer, W, (March, 2022). Eat, Breathe, Thrive: The theory and practice and multi-cite investigation of a yoga-based program for the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. Internal Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. Delivered online.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (December, 2021). Research and application of yoga in various mental health related problems. Yoga and Mental Health, 10th International Conference. Kaivalyadhama, India.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2020, March). Mindful; Self-Care as a pathway to positive embodiment: Substance use and recovery. WNY Rural Area Health Education Center (Rural AHEC), Warsaw, NY.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2020, November). Self-Care for First Responders and Healthcare Professionals. Providing Healthcare in a Pandemic Conference. Rural Health Education Center. Online.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2021, February). Yoga as a pathway to embodiment for those with Eating Disorders. Give Back Yoga Foundation. Online;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (January, 2021). Eating disorders: How yoga teachers can help with Chelsea Roff. Yoga Alliance. online.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Roff, C. (2021, April). Eating disorders; Mindfulness and yoga for presentation and recovery. American Psychological Association. Online.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2020). Mindful Self-Care: Integrating Mindfulness and Mission into Personal and Professional Self-Care. Continuing Education Workshop. COVID-19 Webinar.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (June, 2019). Yoga and Mindfulness as self-care for the helping professional. Current Topics in Mental Health for Nurse Practitioners. University at Buffalo, Medical Campus, Buffalo, NY.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (April, 2019). Embodiment and mindful self-care as a pathway to positive body image. Invited International Body Image Conference. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (October, 2018). Research 101: Get your program research ready. The National Kids Yoga Conference. Alexandria, VA.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (October, 2018). Yoga research: A guide to creating and evaluating quality yoga programs. Yoga Service Council Annual Conference. Omega Institute. Rhinebeck, NY.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. October, 2019). Trauma-Informed Yoga for Children's. Bent-On-Learning Yoga Teacher Training. New York, NY.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (May, 2018). Yoga research: A guide to creating and evaluating quality yoga programs. Yoga Service Council Annual Conference, Omega institute, Reinbeck, NY.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (November, 2017). Trauma-informed yoga in schools. Presentation to the School Psychology Students Association University at Albany, SUNY. Albany, NY.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (October, 2017). Mechanisms of change in yoga research: Trauma and eating disorders. Symposium on Yoga Research. Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (October, 2017). Research progress on children’s yoga for trauma and substance use. National Conference on Children’s Yoga. Washington, DC.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (October, 2017). Research progress on children’s yoga for trauma and substance use. National Conference on Children’s Yoga. Washington, DC.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (April, 2017). Yoga in the Schools: Challneges I School-based research Pre-conference Yoga in the School Symposium, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (April, 2017). Yoga in the Schools: Encinitas School Distract, District Wide rollout of a Yoga Program. Pre-conference Yoga in the School Symposium, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (April, 2017). Yoga in the Schools: Research Perspectives. Panel: Sat Bir Khalsa, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School; Tamar Mendelson, Ph.D., Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins. Yoga in the School Symposium, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (April, 2017). Yoga in the Schools:yoga for Trauma in Schools Pre-conference Yoga in the School Symposium, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (May, 2017). Trauma-informed Mindfulness and Yoga in the Schools: Tools for Prevention, Growth, and Healing. Childhood Matters: Bridging Hearst and Minds Human Services Teacher Education Department, Teaching Center OCC, Syracuse, NY.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (May, 2017). Trauma-informed yoga: Alignment of need and intervention. Yoga and Science: The Emerging Science of Consciousness, Regeneration, Health, & Longevity. Presented by Eddie Sterna and Marshall Hagins with the School of Health Professionals, Long Island University and JIYO, New York, NY.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & LaVigne, M., Travers, L. (2017).Trauma-informed Yoga in Schools. Yoga in the School Symposium, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2015). Yogis in Service: Me, to We, to Here to Be. lululemon Leadership Summit, Vancouver, BC;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2016). Plenary Session: Secular Yoga in Schools: A qualitative study of the Encinitas Union School District Lawsuit. Yoga in the School Symposium, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (March, 2016). Yoga in the Schools: Research Perspectives. Panel: Andrea Hyde, Ph.D., Western Illinois University; Sat Bir Khalsa, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School; Tamar Mendelson, Ph.D., Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins. Yoga in the School Symposium, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (November, 2015). Research on Yoga and Children. Panel: Sat Bir Khalsa, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School; Tamar Mendelson, Ph.D., Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins. International Conference on Children’s Yoga. Washington, DC.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (September 2015). Research overview: Girls growing in wellness and balance- yoga and life skills to empower. Presentation on the body of work conducted to prevent eating disorders among 5th grade females in schools. Symposium on Yoga Research: The front line on yoga research. Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, Massachusetts. for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (September, 2016). Words Matter: Yoga Research 101. Research Panel Yoga Research Symposium, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts;
Khalsa, S. B., Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Mendelson, T. (2016). Yoga in Schools Research. 2015 National Kids Yoga Conference. Catholic University. Washington, DC.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (Feb, 2015). Yoga in the Schools: Research Perspectives. Panel: Andrea Hyde, Ph.D., Western Illinois University; Sat Bir Khalsa, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School; Tamar Mendelson, Ph.D., Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins . Yoga in the School Symposium, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts.;
Conferences:
Cryan, A., Guyker, W., Comeron, C., Gigante, V., Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Reed, E. (2022). The effects of a mindful movement program on the motor skills of 5-7 year-old students with special needs: A randomized controlled study. [Poster presentation] University at Buffalo GSE Symposium, Buffalo, NY.;
Pershyn, C., & Cook-Cottone, C. CP. (2023). Mindfulness and yoga-based eating disorder prevention program: An interpretive phenomenological analysis [Poster presentation] University at Buffalo GSE Symposium, Buffalo, NY.;
Smith, A. M, Cook-Cottone, C. P., Guyker, W. M (2022, October). Trauma Informed Mind-Body Wellbeing Program: A controlled trial of a yoga-based program to reduce trauma symptoms and promote wellbeing in Rwanda [Poster presentation] Symposium on Yoga Research, Stockbridge MA.;
Webb, J., Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Roff, C. (2022). Cultivating yoga communities that promote diversity, accessibility, and positive embodiment: A self-assessment of yoga professionals. [Poster presentation] Symposium on Yoga Research, Stockbridge MA.;
M., Smith, A, Cook-Cottone, C. P., Guyker, W. M, Trauma Informed Mind-Body Wellbeing Program: A controlled trial of a yoga-based program to reduce trauma symptoms and promote wellbeing in Rwanda, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 37th Annual Meeting, November 2, 2021 Virtual.;
Perey, I., & Cook-Cottone, C. (2021, July). A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Eat Breathe Thrive Yoga for Eating Disorder Recovery Online Course. [Conference poster presentation]. Appearance Matters 9 Online Conference, Bristol, United Kingdom.;
Smith, A. M, Cook-Cottone, C. P., Guyker, W. M ( 2022, April 27). Trauma Informed Mind-Body Wellbeing Program: A controlled trial of a yoga-based program to reduce trauma symptoms and promote wellbeing in Rwanda [Poster presentation] University at Buffalo Celebration of Student Academic Excellence, Buffalo, NY.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2021, May). Yoga for Clinical Conditions and in School Setting: A research update. National Kids Yoga Conference. online.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Guyker, W. (2019). Mindful Self-Care: Integrating Mindfulness and Mission Into Personal and Professional Self-Care. Continuing Education Workshop. American Psychological Association Annual Convention. Washington, DC.;
Cox, A.E., Ullrich-French, S., Cook-Cottone, C., Tylka, T., Neumark-Sztainer, D., Garcia, V., & Culver, A. (2020, June). Examining the effects of mindfulness-based yoga instruction on positive embodiment and affective responses. Paper presented at the Virtual North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) Annual Convention.;
Addai, E.A. , Guyker, W.M., Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Orrange, S. (2018, August). Mindful self- care among medical residents: associations with wellness, depression, and distress. Poster session presented at the 126th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P., Estey, E. E., & Guyker, W. M. (2018, October). A district-wide qualitative study of yoga in the schools: Outcomes and challenges. Poster session presented at the Symposium on Yoga Research (SYR), Kripalu, MA.;
Depner, R. M., Cook-Cottone, C. P, Grant, P.C., Levy, K (2018, August) Evaluating Professional Quality of Life for Palliative Care Workers, poster presentation at the 126th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.;
Estey, E. E., & Cook-Cottone, C. P. (2018, August). Self-compassion as a mediator between peer victimization and eating disorder risk among preadolescents. Poster session presented at the 126th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Guyker, W. (2017, October). Feasibility and acceptability of a trauma-informed mind-body program in Somalia. Poster presented at the Symposium on Yoga Research, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Guyker, W. (August 6, 2017). The mindful self-care scale; Symposium: Novel insights for enhancing positive body image and embodiment. Co-chairs Jessica M. Alleva & Niva Piran. Participants: Catherine Cook-Cottone, Tracy Tylka, and Jennifer Webb. American Psychological Association the 125th Annual Convention, Washington, DC.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Love, K. (2016). The embodied yoga teacher: A step-by-step guide to positive embodiment and self-regulation within yourself and your classroom. 2016 National Kids Yoga Conference. Catholic University. Washington, DC.;
Cook-Cottone, C. P., Lemish, E., & Guyker, W. (2016). Plenary Session: Secular Yoga in Schools: A qualitative study of the Encinitas Union School District Lawsuit. Yoga in the School Symposium, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts.;
Giambrone, C., & Cook-Cottone, J.E. (2014, September). Yoga for children: Concept mapping differences in Nairobi, Kenya. Poster presented at Symposium for Yoga Research, Stockbridge, MA.;
Terjesen, M., Theikling, M., Waldecker, C., Nickerson, A., Wood, C., Cook-Cottone, C. P., & Ruscio, D. (August, 2015). School Psychology in Australia- Practice Research, and Training (presented on treatment of eating disorders). American Psychological Association 123rd Annual Convention. Toronto, ON.;
Tylka, T., Piran, N., Cook-Cottone, C. P., Alleva, J., Martz, D., Webb, J. (August, 2015). Symposium- Beyond negative body image: Innovative constructs carve paths to embodied well-being. American Psychological Association 123rd Annual Convention. Toronto, ON.;
Giambrone, C., & Cook-Cottone, J.E. (2014, September).Yoga for children: Concept mapping differences in Nairobi, Kenya. Poster presented at Symposium for Yoga Research, Stockbridge, MA.;
Klein, J.E., & Cook-Cottone, J.E. (2014, September). The Africa Yoga Project: A participant- driven concept map of Kenyan yoga teachers’ reported experiences. Poster presented at Symposium for Yoga Research, Stockbridge, MA.;
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Activities:
Editorial and Review:
Co-Editor in Chief Eating Disorders: Journal of Treatment and Prevention 06/13/2017-06/02/2022
National Institute of Health Grant reviewer- Risk, Prevention, and Health Behavior (RPHB) SBIR SEP. Member of the Review Panel- 2012, 2013, 2014 06/10/2015-06/10/2015
Editorial Board Member, Body Image 2014 - present 09/01/2014-06/02/2022
Editorial Board Member, Eating Disorders; Journal of Prevention and Treatment 2012- 2015 (promoted to Associate Editor) 01/01/2012-06/17/2015
Professional Service:
Cook-Cottone, C. P. & Guyker, W. (2016). Clinical education and training of healthcare professionals: Mindfulness and Self-Care for Helping Professionals. University at Buffalo Mindfulness and Health Conference. March 4, 2016. 03/04/2016-08/31/2016
Cook-Cottone, C. P. (March, 2016). Symposium Organizing Committee. Yoga in the Schools: Research Perspectives. Committee Members also include: Sat Bir Khalsa, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School; Tamar Mendelson, Ph.D., Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University; Yoga in the School Symposium, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Stockbridge, Massachusetts. 08/31/2015-08/31/2016
Board of Directors, Centre Buffalo: Day Treatment Center for Eating Disorder 2011- present 06/10/2015-06/10/2015
ICHP Graduate Project $6,000 funding for student FAS Outcomes and Interventions- Student Itzel Iorduna 06/10/2015-06/10/2015