Dr. Linda E. Carlson
Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology / Professor, Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary / Director, Alberta Complementary Therapy and Integrative Oncology (ACTION) Centre / President, Society for Integrative Oncology
Dr. Linda Carlson holds the Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology, is Full Professor in Psychosocial Oncology in the Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Carlson has received a long string of national and international career awards, most recently the 2023 Dr. Rogers Prize for Excellence in Complementary and Alternative Medicine. She is also a fellow of the Society for Behavioral Medicine and the Mind and Life Institute , the immediate Past-President of the Society for Integrative Oncology.
Dr. Carlson’s research in Psychosocial Oncology, Integrative Oncology and Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery has been published in many high-impact journals and book chapters, and she published co-authors a book for people with cancer in 2011 entitled: Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery: A step-by-step MBSR approach to help you cope with treatment and reclaim your life, in addition to a professional training manual entitled The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Integrating mindfulness into psychology and the helping professions. She has published over 250 research papers and book chapters, holds several millions of dollars in grant funding and is regularly invited to present her work at international conferences.
