Speaker
Julieta Galante
Deputy Director, University of Melbourne Contemplative Studies Centre
Biography
Julieta Galante is a qualified medical doctor specialised in public mental health research. In 2022, she joined the University of Melbourne as the Deputy Director of the Contemplative Studies Centre. Her main focus over the years has been to study the potential of meditation practices for mental health promotion, particularly those techniques used in public health and other secular settings. Julieta is interested in exploring their suitability, effectiveness, and limitations. The practices she has studied the most are mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation. Julieta is a passionate advocate of interdisciplinary work, and of improving research quality and transparency whenever possible.