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Chris Germer has been interested in the science of psychology and contemplative practice since early adulthood.

Publications - Chris Germer is a clinical psychologist, meditation practitioner, author, and teacher of mindfulness and compassion.

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) was developed by Christopher K. Germer, PhD, leader in the integration of mindfulness and psychotherapy, and.

Christopher K. Germer, PhD is a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School and a founding member of the Institute for Meditation and.

Chris Germer is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Christopher Germer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School.

He graduated from Colby College, Waterville, ME with a BA in psychology in 1974, and then traveled abroad for 3 years to conduct research on selective attention in schizophrenia at the University Psychiatric Hospital in Tübingen, Germany, and implement a field study on indigenous mental health healing practices in India under the guidance from the Bangalore National Institute of Mental Health.

Chris became fascinated by the many varieties of yoga and meditation in India, and he returned to India over a dozen times to study with a variety of teachers.

In 1978, Chris went to Temple University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) for graduate training in clinical psychology and received a PhD in 1984.

The title of his dissertation was “Contextual Treatment of Test Anxiety,” reflecting an early interest in acceptance-based treatment methods.

After graduation, Chris moved to C