Our Commitment to Enhancing Healthcare Practices and Optimal Functioning
The Behavioral Medicine Research and Training Foundation is a Non-profit Scientific and Educational Organization created in 2000 by Dr. Richard Sherman, a well-known and respected professional in the field of biofeedback for over 50 years.
The Foundation supports continuing education of licensed and certified clinicians from all health care fields such as: medicine, nursing, psychology and counseling, physical and occupational therapy, and social work in order to assist these clinicians in incorporating behavioral medicine techniques into their practice.
Board Members and Instructors
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Dr. Richard Sherman
Director and Board President
Instructor
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Dr. Cynthia Kerson
Board Vice-President and Instructor
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Dr. Brian Imber
Board Treasurer
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Dr. Jerry DeVore
Board Member and Instructor
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Dr. Silvia Wetherell
Board Member
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Phoebe Manalang
Board Member
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Linda Walker
Board Member
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Dr. Eric Willmarth
Board Member
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Dr. Paul Lehrer
Instructor
Much of the clinical research in behavioral medicine is problematic because many of the clinicians performing behavioral medicine interventions have had little training in accepted methods of clinical research and have limited access to the current medical literature. The generally poor quality of the small pilot studies which constitute the bulk of work in behavioral medicine has resulted in reluctance of established agencies to support larger demonstration projects. This, in turn, prevents the fledgling researchers from gaining experience in using accepted techniques.
The Foundation hopes to promulgate performance of high quality studies in behavioral medicine in several ways:
The Foundation provides consultation on experimental design and analysis of clinical data to clinicians who wish to perform studies utilizing behavioral medicine techniques.
Research
The Foundation offers a course in clinical research design specifically developed to meet the needs of clinicians whose practices center on behavioral medicine.
The Foundation offers unpaid research fellowships to clinicians who need an affiliation to serve as the central focus of their efforts. The Foundation gives fellowship status to students in our program who are actively pursing research in applied psychophysiology. The Foundation provides administrative support for grants, etc., project review by our Human Use Committee, and advice on research design and analysis.
Research Grants
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Pilot Study on the Effects of Compression Chest Binding in the Transmasculine population on Hypocapnia and Anxiety
$776.00
Recipient: Bonnie Cardell
Graduate Student at Saybrook University
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Monitoring Compliance of People without Self-Reported Mental Disorders to Frequency of use Instructions for Home Use of a Self-Relaxation Exercise over a Two-Week Period
$1,375.00
Recipient: Shelley Spencer-Hellmich
Graduate Student at Saybrook University
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Pilot Study on Optimal Performance for Athletes using the Spironess Training Method
$2,000.00
Recipient: Phoebe Manalang
Graduate Student at Saybrook University
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The Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Adult Women: Looking at Assessments and Biomarkers
$200.00
Recipient: Elaine Wilson
Graduate Student at Saybrook University
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How Strongly do Psychophysiological Recordings and Subjective Units of Distress Scale Correlate to Therapeutically Induced Changes on the Stai for Anxious Persons after a Parts and Memory Therapy Neutralization
$500.00
Recipient: Rebekah M. Walker
Graduate Student at Saybrook University
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Mapping Neurophysiological Biometrics Across the Female Menstrual Cycle
$2,000.00
Recipient: Kayla Osterhoff
Graduate Student at Saybrook University
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Psychophysiology Research
$1,200.00 Value
Alive biofeedback system
Recipient: Michele Melasecca
Graduate Student at Saybrook University
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Establishment of the Relationship Between a Standardized Practice of Hatha Yoga Training and Goal Attainment as well as Changes in Mood, Affect, and State of Relaxation: a Quantitative Method Research Study.
$500.00
Recipient: Amé Foster
Graduate Student at Saybrook University
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PNOE Breathing Assessment Equipment
$8,500.00
Recipient: Saybrook University Psychophysiology Department
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Psychophysiology of Grief Reactions
$1,050.00 Value
V800 Polar Watches with Chest Straps
Recipient: John Graham
Graduate Student at Saybrook University
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Psychophysiology Research
$1,200.00 Value
Alive biofeedback system
Recipient: Nicholas Kenneth Keahinuimakahahaikal Smyth
Graduate Student at Saybrook University
Contribution
The Foundation is actively soliciting contributions of funds and useable biofeedback equipment in support of its program.
Funds will be used to (1) support research, (2) help defray tuition costs for professionals from disadvantaged minorities, (3) purchase essential psychophysiological training equipment, and (4) develop internet based courses.
Donated biofeedback equipment can be used as a tax deduction. It will be loaned to students who want to perform research in biofeedback but can not afford their own equipment.