Eric B. Loucks Source Confirmed

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Researcher

John Brown University

faculty

47 h-index 157 pubs 6,771 cited

Research Areas

Cardiac Health and Mental Health Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Birth, Development, and Health Health disparities and outcomes Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Dr. Eric B. Loucks investigates the intricate connections between cardiac and mental health, with a particular focus on mindfulness and compassion-based interventions. His work at John Brown University explores the impact of these interventions across diverse populations and health outcomes. Loucks' research extends to understanding health disparities and the factors influencing cardiovascular health and risk. His scholarship includes randomized controlled trials of mobile health interventions for psychologically distressed students during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also conducts systematic reviews and meta-analyses of mindfulness-based interventions tailored for people of color and sexual and gender minorities. He is interested in how to modify psychological well-being and improve overall health.

Metrics

  • h-index: 47
  • Publications: 157
  • Citations: 6,771

Selected Publications

  • Mindfulness for heart and mind: Mindfulness-based blood pressure reduction randomized clinical trial for depression symptoms. (2026) DOI
  • Impact of the Mindfulness-Based Blood Pressure Reduction (MB-BP) Program on Cardiovascular Health: A Randomized Clinical Trial (2025) DOI
  • Leveraging research for health insurance coverage of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: insights from policy makers, patients and practitioners (2025) DOI
  • Change starts with the body: Interoceptive appreciation mediates the effect of mindfulness training on behavior change – an effect moderated by depression severity (2024) DOI
  • Mental and Physical Health Impacts of Mindfulness Training for College Undergraduates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (2023) DOI
  • Effect of Adapted Mindfulness Training in Participants With Elevated Office Blood Pressure: The MB‐BP Study: A Randomized Clinical Trial (2023) DOI
  • Addressing the biological embedding of early life adversities (ELA) among adults through mindfulness: Proposed mechanisms and review of converging evidence (2022) DOI
  • Measuring Early Life Adversity across the Lifespan (2021) DOI
  • A mindfulness-based mobile health (mHealth) intervention among psychologically distressed university students in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial. (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Shufang Sun John Brown University 10 shared publications Frances B. Saadeh John Brown University 9 shared publications Jeffrey Proulx John Brown University 6 shared publications Stephen L. Buka John Brown University 4 shared publications Willoughby B. Britton John Brown University 3 shared publications Vinicius Vieira Neves John Brown University 3 shared publications Charles B. Eaton John Brown University 2 shared publications Ariana M. Albanese John Brown University 2 shared publications

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