I am an Assistant Professor at the Center on Mindfulness and Integrative Health Intervention Development (C-MIIND) in the University of Utah College of Social Work. I am a licensed psychologist with formal training in clinical research and mindfulness-based interventions for addiction and chronic pain. I am a Principal Investigator on NIH and DoD funded clinical trials (totaling about $5.5 million in direct + indirect funding) examining the analgesic effect of brief mindfulness-based interventions. Specifically, I serve as (i) PI on a NIDA funded R21 identifying optimal mindfulness practices for decreasing opioid misuse [R21DA050792], and (ii) Principal Investigator on a DOD funded Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial to reduce chronic pain by embedding brief and intensive mindfulness-based interventions into surgical care pathways [Department of Defense]. I am also a Co-Investigator (Co-I) on NIH- and PCORI-funded clinical trials (totaling more than $11 million in funding) examining the effects of mindfulness training on chronic pain and opioid misuse. Finally, I am Co-I on two NCCIH funded projects [R33AT010109 & R01AT010627] examining Mindfulness Oriented Recovery Enhancement’s (MORE) ability to improve treatment outcomes for individuals seeking treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). In a recent bibliometric analysis of mindfulness research published over the past 55 years, Dr. Hanley was found to be the #21 most prolific author of mindfulness research in the world.