Sheila Hanson is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Dakota in the School of Entrepreneurship and Management. She is a Research Fellow in a joint program in Behavioral Health between the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), University of Chicago, and Sanford Health. She completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at the University of North Dakota and as of June she will have completed her internship at the University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Medicine and Public Health with a specialty in Health Psychology. As a clinician, Sheila provides psychological interventions to individuals across the lifespan as well as systemic prevention and intervention programs. Both her clinical work and research focuses on the role of resilience in promoting mental health and wellbeing in both family and organizational systems. One of her many research interests is the influence of mindfulness in reducing psychological pain, distress and fostering positive outcomes.
You can reach Sheila at sheila.hanson@und.edu