Susan Smalley PhD

Susan Smalley is a Professor of Psychiatry, and the Founder and Director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC) at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. During her 20 year research career as a behavior geneticist, she received numerous NIH grants and published extensively on autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and mindfulness. She is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and Psychology Today online communities and is currently completing her second book. She and her husband have three adult children. www.suesmalley.com Email: sue@fullypresentthebook.com

Diana Winston

Diana Winston is the Director of Mindfulness Education at MARC, where she teaches mindfulness to the general public, health professionals, educators, and many others. She has been teaching mindfulness nationally since 1998 and is a member of the Teacher’s Council at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She is the author of  Wide Awake: A Buddhist Guide for Teens, and the CD, Mindful Meditations. Diana has been practicing mindfulness since 1989, including a year as a Buddhist nun. She lives in Santa Monica with her husband and daughter. www.dianawinston.com Email: diana@fullypresentthebook.com