Jennifer Mascaro, PhD

Research Program

Cancer Prevention and Control
Email Address

jmascar@emory.edu

Biography

Jennifer Mascaro, PhD, is an associate professor in the Division of Preventive Medicine of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine.

Dr. Mascaro is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute.

Education

Dr. Mascaro holds a PhD in biological anthropology from Emory University. Her doctoral work examined the impact of compassion meditation on social cognition and brain function, and post-doctoral work investigated the biological bases of paternal caregiving behavior.

Titles & Roles

Associate Professor, Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine

Emory University School of Medicine

Research

Dr. Mascaro's current research program examines interventions that enhance social connectivity, and in so doing, impact health. Ongoing projects include longitudinal investigations of compassion and mindfulness meditation training for diverse populations including Emory Healthcare employees, medical and physician assistant students, and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.

View Current Clinical Trials


Chaplain-Delivered Compassion Meditation to Improve Spiritual Care of Patients Receiving Stem Cell Transplantation Phase Early Phase I Conditions Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma Location Winship Cancer Institute

Publications

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Exploring the Role of Language in Spiritual Health Consultations: Insights From an Ecological Model of Recovery on Depression and Anxiety. The American journal of hospice & palliative care	S Tercyak, I Vyas, DM Kaplan, PK Palmer, M Shelton, CL Raison, GH Grant, E Idler, JS Mascaro	02/12/2025
Are women really (not) more talkative than men? A registered report of binary gender similarities/differences in daily word use. Journal of personality and social psychology	CA Tidwell, AF Danvers, VA Pfeifer, DB Abel, E Alisic, A Beer, SJ Bierstetel, KL Bollich-Ziegler, M Bruni, WR Calabrese, C Chiarello, B Demiray, S Dimidjian, KL Fingerman, M Haas, DM Kaplan, YK Kim, G Knezevic, LB Lazarevic, M Luo, A Macbeth, JH Manson, JS Mascaro, C Metcalf, KS Minor, S Moseley, AJ Polsinelli, CL Raison, JK Rilling, ML Robbins, D Sbarra, RB Slatcher, J Sun, M Vasileva, S Vazire, MR Mehl	02/01/2025
Reliability and Validity of Measures Commonly Utilized to Assess Nurse Well-Being. Nursing research	NA Giordano, O Razmpour, JS Mascaro, DM Kaplan, AS Lewis, M Baird, PH Willis, L Reif, R Bommakanti, A Lisenby, T Cunningham, JP Cimiotti	09/01/2024
Hospital Chaplain Burnout, Depression, and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International journal of environmental research and public health	PK Palmer, Z Siddiqui, MA Moore, GH Grant, CL Raison, JS Mascaro	07/19/2024
Adherence Patterns and Acceptability of a Perioperative, App-Based Mindfulness Meditation Among Surgical Patients With Chronic Pain. The American surgeon	ML Diller, J Mascaro, C Haack, V Master	05/01/2024
Diversity, equity, and inclusivity in observational ambulatory assessment: Recommendations from two decades of Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR) research. Behavior research methods	DM Kaplan, CA Tidwell, JM Chung, E Alisic, B Demiray, M Bruni, S Evora, JA Gajewski-Nemes, A Macbeth, SN Mangelsdorf, JS Mascaro, KS Minor, RN Noga, NR Nugent, AJ Polsinelli, KE Rentscher, AW Resnikoff, ML Robbins, RB Slatcher, AB Tejeda-Padron, MR Mehl	04/01/2024
A mixed-method evaluation of implementation determinants for chaplain intervention in a hospital setting. Journal of health care chaplaincy	JS Mascaro, MP Florian, E Brauer, PK Palmer, MJ Ash, M Shelton, R Palitsky, DM Kaplan, S Rana, C Escoffery, CL Raison, GH Grant	01/01/2024
Spiritual health practitioners' contributions to psychedelic assisted therapy: A qualitative analysis. PloS one	C Peacock, JS Mascaro, E Brauer, AJ Zarrabi, BW Dunlop, JL Maples-Keller, GH Grant, CL Raison, F Rab, R Palitsky	01/01/2024
The Language of Compassion: Hospital Chaplains' Compassion Capacity Reduces Patient Depression via Other-Oriented, Inclusive Language. Mindfulness	JS Mascaro, PK Palmer, M Willson, MJ Ash, MP Florian, M Srivastava, A Sharma, B Jarrell, ER Walker, DM Kaplan, R Palitsky, SP Cole, GH Grant, CL Raison	10/01/2023
Scalable and sustainable approaches to address the well-being of healthcare personnel. Journal of advanced nursing	NA Giordano, BA Swan, TM Johnson, JP Cimiotti, L Muirhead, M Wallace, JS Mascaro	02/01/2023
Discovering compassion in medical training: a qualitative study with curriculum leaders, educators, and learners. Frontiers in psychology	CB Lane, E Brauer, JS Mascaro	01/01/2023
Kynurenine Metabolism as a Mechanism to Improve Fatigue and Physical Function in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors Following Resistance Training. Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology	RN Robbins, JL Kelleher, P Vellanki, JC O'Connor, JS Mascaro, JR Nocera, MC Serra	06/01/2022
Advancing Measurement of the Sources and Consequences of Burnout in a Comprehensive Cancer Center: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis. American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality	MJ Ash, W Baer, C Peacock, R Haardörfer, JS Mascaro	03/01/2022
Flourishing in Healthcare Trainees: Psychological Well-Being and the Conserved Transcriptional Response to Adversity. International journal of environmental research and public health	JS Mascaro, A Wallace, B Hyman, C Haack, CC Hill, MA Moore, MB Lund, EJ Nehl, SH Bergquist, SW Cole	02/16/2022
Development of Culinary and Self-Care Programs in Diverse Settings: Theoretical Considerations and Available Evidence. American journal of lifestyle medicine	D Munroe, MA Moore, JP Bonnet, K Rastorguieva, JS Mascaro, LW Craighead, CI Haack, CL Quave, SH Bergquist	01/01/2022
Learning Compassion and Meditation: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Experience of Novice Meditators. Frontiers in psychology	JS Mascaro, MP Florian, MJ Ash, PK Palmer, A Sharma, DM Kaplan, R Palitsky, G Grant, CL Raison	01/01/2022
Examination of Provider and Patient Knowledge, Beliefs, and Preferences in Integrative Oncology at a National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Integrative medicine reports	JS Mascaro, A Catic, M Srivastava, M Diller, S Rana, C Escoffery, V Master	01/01/2022
Incivility Is Associated with Burnout and Reduced Compassion Satisfaction: A Mixed-Method Study to Identify Causes of Burnout among Oncology Clinical Research Coordinators. International journal of environmental research and public health	JS Mascaro, PK Palmer, MJ Ash, C Peacock, C Escoffery, G Grant, CL Raison	11/12/2021
Impact of App-Delivered Mindfulness Meditation on Functional Connectivity, Mental Health, and Sleep Disturbances Among Physician Assistant Students: Randomized, Wait-list Controlled Pilot Study. JMIR formative research	JL Smith, JW Allen, CI Haack, KL Wehrmeyer, KG Alden, MB Lund, JS Mascaro	10/19/2021
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Compassion-Centered Team Intervention to Improve Clinical Research Coordinator Resilience and Well-Being. JCO oncology practice	JS Mascaro, PK Palmer, MJ Ash, C Peacock, A Sharma, C Escoffery, C Raison	07/01/2021
Compassion Meditation Training for Hospital Chaplain Residents: A Pilot Study. Journal of health care chaplaincy	MJ Ash, ER Walker, RJ DiClemente, MP Florian, PK Palmer, K Wehrmeyer, LT Negi, GH Grant, CL Raison, JS Mascaro	01/01/2021
The Impact of App-Delivered Mindfulness Meditation on Functional Connectivity and Self-Reported Mindfulness Among Health Profession Trainees. Mindfulness	JL Smith, JW Allen, C Haack, K Wehrmeyer, K Alden, MB Lund, JS Mascaro	01/01/2021
Randomized, wait-list-controlled pilot study of app-delivered mindfulness for patients reporting chronic pain. Pain reports	JS Mascaro, V Singh, K Wehrmeyer, B Scott, J Juan, AM McKenzie-Brown, OP Lane, C Haack	01/01/2021
The prevalence, grouping, and distribution of stressors and their association with anxiety among hospitalized patients. PloS one	PK Palmer, K Wehrmeyer, MP Florian, C Raison, E Idler, JS Mascaro	01/01/2021
Ways of Knowing Compassion: How Do We Come to Know, Understand, and Measure Compassion When We See It? Frontiers in psychology	JS Mascaro, MP Florian, MJ Ash, PK Palmer, T Frazier, P Condon, C Raison	01/01/2020
Compassion Meditation Training for Emotional Numbing Symptoms Among Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)	APB Evans, JS Mascaro, JN Kohn, A Dobrusin, A Darcher, SD Starr, LW Craighead, LT Negi	04/01/2019
Individualized, Single Session Yoga Therapy to Reduce Physical and Emotional Symptoms in Hospitalized Hematological Cancer Patients. Integrative cancer therapies	JS Mascaro, AV Waller, L Wright, T Leonard, C Haack, EK Waller	01/01/2019
Explaining individual variation in paternal brain responses to infant cries. Physiology & behavior	T Li, M Horta, JS Mascaro, K Bijanki, LH Arnal, M Adams, RG Barr, JK Rilling	09/01/2018
Preliminary evidence that androgen signaling is correlated with men's everyday language. American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council	JS Mascaro, KE Rentscher, PD Hackett, A Lori, A Darcher, JK Rilling, MR Mehl	07/01/2018