Dr. Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW is Distinguished Endowed Chair in Research, Distinguished Professor, and Associate Dean for Research in the University of Utah College of Social Work and Director of the Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development (C-MIIND). Dr. Garland is the developer of an innovative mindfulness-based therapy based on neuroscience, called Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE). Dr. Garland is also a licensed psychotherapist (LCSW) with more than 15 years of clinical experience working with persons suffering from addictive behaviors, mood disorders, traumatic stress, and chronic pain conditions. As Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator, he has received more than $60 million in research grants from a variety of prestigious entities including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop and test MORE and other treatments for opioid misuse, opioid use disorder, and chronic pain. In 2019 was appointed by NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins to the NIH HEAL Multi-Disciplinary Working Group comprised of national experts on pain and addiction research to help guide the nation’s initiative to use science to halt the opioid crisis. Dr. Garland has had over 200 scientific articles and book chapters published in respected, peer-reviewed outlets. His work has been covered by the New York Times, Time, National Public Radio (NPR), the LA Times, and U.S. News and World Report. In a recent analysis of mindfulness research published over the past 55 years, Dr. Garland was found to be the most prolific author of mindfulness research in the world.