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Laura Douglass

Laura Douglass
Laura Douglass
Academic Dean of Professional Programs
Endicott College Van Loan School
Contact
Academic Center , 313
ldouglas@endicott.edu
978-998-7750

Accomplishments

Book Chapters

Douglass, L. (2013). Thinking through the body: The conceptualization of yoga as therapy for individuals with eating disorders. In: Leigh Cohen (Editor). Mindfulness in the Treatment of Eating Disorders. New Yor: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers. 

Peer Reviewed Publications

Forbes, D., Akhtar, F. and Douglass, L. (2011). Training issues in yoga therapy for mental health treatment. International Journal of Yoga Therapy. 21:7-12.

Douglass, L. (2011). Yoga as a counternarrative: American higher education rethinks difference and interdependency. Pedagogy, Pluralism and Practice. (15):1-35.

Douglass, L. And Tate, A. (2010). Scholars of the body: Yoga as a tool for teaching and learning in higher education. In: The Future of Adult Higher Education:Principles, Contexts and Practices.

Forbes, B., Akhtar, F., and Douglass, L. (2011). Training issues in yoga therapy for mental health treatment. International Journal of Yoga Therapy. 21: 7-12.

Douglass, L. (2010). Yoga in the public schools: Diversity, democracy and the use of critical thinking in educational debates. Religion & Education, 37 (2) 162-169. 

Douglass, L. (2009). Yoga as an intervention for eating disorders:Does it help? Eating Disorders:The Journal of Treatment and Prevention. 17 (2): 126-139. 

Douglass, L. (2007). How did we get here? A history of yoga in America, 1800-1970. International Journal of Yoga Therapy, 17:35-42. 

Douglass, L. (2007). Contemplative online learning environments. Journal of Online Education (JOE). http://www.nyu.edu/classes/kefer/waoe/douglass.htm

Douglass, L. and Tiwari, S. (2006). Integrating yoga cikitsa in the West: Challenges and future directions. International Journal of Yoga Therapy, 16: 21-32.  

Works-in-Progress

Accepted for Publication 

Douglass, L. (2016). Embodying Authenticity in Higher Education: In: Gammel, J, Cohen, J. and Rudstein-Reily, A. (Editors). Doctoral Work and Higher Education. Boston, MA: Jossey Bass Press.

Douglass, L. and Botrelli, S. (2017). Finding Mindfulness: Yoga as a Tool for Emotional Regulation in Individuals with Eating Disorders. In: Mason, Heather and Birch, Kelly (editors). Yoga for psychiatric disorders. Scotland, UK: Handspring Publishing.