Yuval Hadash, Ph.D.

yuvalhadash@gmail.com

Postdoctoral Fellow, Observing Minds Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Haifa 

My research is focused on the mechanisms of mindfulness and contemplative practices and interventions among clinical and non-clinical populations. In my basic research I work on development of behavioral measurement methods of mindfulness and on using these methods to improve empirical understanding of the mechanisms of mindfulness meditation. In my applied research I work on development and study of mindfulness and compassion interventions, most notably among refugees and asylum seekers. Conceptually, I am interested in the integration between Buddhist and scientific thinking on contemplative practices and their mechanisms of action (e.g., meta-awareness, equanimity, self-referentiality). My postdoctoral research is focused on testing the effects of intensive mindfulness meditation retreats on internal attention and mental health and on application of machine learning methods to explore the temporal dynamics of internal attention during mindfulness meditation.

Education

2022    Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Haifa

2015    M.A. in Clinical Psychology, University of Haifa

2013    B.A. in Psychology and “Ofakim” Honors Program, University of Haifa

Selected Publications

Hadash, Y., Ruimi, L., & Bernstein, A. (2023). Looking inside the black box of mindfulness meditation: Investigating attention and awareness during meditation using the Mindful Awareness Task (MAT). Psychological Assessment, 35(3), 242–256. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001194

Aizik-Reebs, A., Amir, I., Yuval, K., Hadash, Y., & Bernstein, A. (2022). Candidate mechanisms of action of Mindfulness-Based Trauma Recovery for Refugees (MBTR-R): Self-compassion and self-criticism. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90(2), 107-122. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000716

Aizik-Reebs, A., Yuval, K., Hadash, Y., Gebreyohans Gebremariam, S., & Bernstein, A. (2021). Mindfulness-Based Trauma Recovery for Refugees (MBTR-R): Randomized waitlist-control evidence of efficacy and safety. Clinical Psychological Science, 9(6), 1164-1184. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702621998641

Hadash, Y., Bernstein A. (2019). Behavioral assessment of mindfulness: Defining features, organizing framework, and review of emerging methods. Current Opinion in Psychology, 28, 229-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.01.008

Bernstein A., Hadash, Y., Fresco, D. M. (2019). Metacognitive processes model of decentering: Emerging methods and insights. Current Opinion in Psychology, 28, 245-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.01.019

Hadash, Y., Lichtash, Y., & Bernstein, A. (2017). Measuring decentering and related constructs: Capacity and limitations of extant assessment scales. Mindfulness 8(6), 1674–1688. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0743-9

Hadash, Y., Plonsker, R., Vago, D. R., & Bernstein, A. (2016). Experiential self-referential and selfless processing in mindfulness and mental health: Conceptual model and implicit measurement methodology. Psychological Assessment, 28(7), 856-869. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000300

Hadash, Y., Segev, N., Tanay, G., Goldstein, P., & Bernstein, A. (2016). The decoupling model of equanimity: Theory, measurement, and test in a mindfulness intervention. Mindfulness, 7(5), 1214–1226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0564-2

Bernstein, A., Hadash, Y., Lichtash, Y., Tanay, G., Shepherd, K., & Fresco, D. M. (2015). Decentering and related constructs: A critical review and meta-cognitive processes model. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10(5), 599-617. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691615594577

Grants

Varela Award, Mind and Life Institute, Role: PI., $15,000, 2015

Link to Yuval's CV