Research Funding

  • February 1, 2020 - January 31, 2025 - Summer Institute on Integrative Health Equity and Applied Research (IHEAR) , Co-Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: T35AT010592
  • July 1, 2007 - August 31, 2022 - Training Researchers in Clinical Integrative Medicine (TRIM) , Co-Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: T32AT003997
  • June 1, 2010 - May 31, 2016 - A Model Interprofessional Curriculum in Integrative Medicine , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: K07AT006063
  • September 1, 2007 - May 31, 2010 - End of Life Decision Making, Communication and Meaning , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R21NR009363
  • January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2007 - The "Night-Mare" in Culture, History, and Biomedicine , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: G13LM008224
  • September 1, 2001 - May 31, 2007 - OLDER PATIENT-PHYSICIAN-ALTERNATIVE HEALER RELATIONSHIPS , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AG017973
  • April 1, 1995 - March 31, 2001 - WOMENS CANCER TREATMENT CHOICES BY COHORT AND ETHNICITY , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R29CA064634

Education

University of California at Berkeley, A.B., 1981-1985, English
University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., 1985-1987, Folklore
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Graduate Fellow, 1987-1988, Anthropology
University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D., 1988-1991, Folklore
University of California, San Francisco, Postdoctoral Fellow, 1992-1995, Sociocultural Gerontology

Honors & Awards

  • 2005
    The Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, member
  • 2005
    Award for Outstanding Breast Cancer Research Proposal in Underserved Populations (Faith Fancher Award) - California Breast Cancer Research Program
  • 2006
    UCSF/Coro Faculty Leadership Collaborative
  • 2008
    UCSF Champion of Diversity

Selected Publications

  1. Thompson-Lastad A, Hussein SN, Harrison JM, Zhang XJ, Ikeda MP, Chao MT, Adler SR, Weng HY. "May we be the bridge and boat to cross the water": Community-engaged research on metta meditation. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2025 Jan 09.  View on PubMed
  2. Smith AM, Adler SR, Prelock P, Sibold J, Westervelt K, Wolever RQ. Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching: A Call to Action to Address a Research Gap for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. J Integr Complement Med. 2024 Dec; 30(12):1130-1133.  View on PubMed
  3. Mehling WE, Strigo IA, Goldman V, Hartogensis W, Adler SR, Lotz J, Hecht FM. Mind your pain: A single-arm feasibility study to assess a smartphone-based interoceptive attention training for patients with chronic low back pain. PLoS One. 2024; 19(10):e0307690.  View on PubMed
  4. Travis A, O'Donnell A, Giraldo-Santiago N, Stone SM, Torres D, Adler SR, Vranceanu AM, Ritchie CS. Intervention for the Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms to Reduce Caregiver Stress: Protocol for the Mindful and Self-Compassion Care Intervention for Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Oct 11; 13:e58356.  View on PubMed
  5. Haidar A, Kalantzis M, Nallajerla M, Vela A, Adler SR, Burnett-Zeigler I. A Qualitative Examination of Perceptions of Mindfulness Among Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Americans: Implications for Cultural Adaptation of Mindfulness-Based Interventions. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2024 Jan-Dec; 13:27536130241247074.  View on PubMed
  6. Chao MT, Adler SR. Integrative Health Equity: Definition, Principles, Strategies, and Reflections. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2024 Jan-Dec; 13:27536130241231911.  View on PubMed
  7. Floyd E, Adler SR, Crane RS, Brewer J, Moran P, Richler R, Hartogensis W, Kuyken W, Hecht FM. The Reliability of Rating via Audio-Recording Using the Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Teaching Assessment Criteria. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2023 Jan-Dec; 12:27536130221149966.  View on PubMed
  8. Siwik CJ, Adler SR, Moran PJ, Kuyken W, Segal Z, Felder J, Eisendrath S, Hecht FM. Preventing Depression Relapse: A Qualitative Study on the Need for Additional Structured Support Following Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Glob Adv Integr Med Health. 2023 Jan-Dec; 12:27536130221144247.  View on PubMed
  9. Yetman HE, Cox N, Adler SR, Hall KT, Stone VE. What Do Placebo and Nocebo Effects Have to Do With Health Equity? The Hidden Toll of Nocebo Effects on Racial and Ethnic Minority Patients in Clinical Care. Front Psychol. 2021; 12:788230.  View on PubMed
  10. Dhruva A, Wu C, Miaskowski C, Hartogensis W, Rugo HS, Adler SR, Kaptchuk TJ, Kelkar R, Agarawal S, Vadodaria A, Garris E, Hecht FM. A 4-Month Whole-Systems Ayurvedic Medicine Nutrition and Lifestyle Intervention Is Feasible and Acceptable for Breast Cancer Survivors: Results of a Single-Arm Pilot Clinical Trial. Glob Adv Health Med. 2020; 9:2164956120964712.  View on PubMed
  11. Glaser J, Coulter YZ, Thompson-Lastad A, Castro-Smyth L, Serrano E, Adler SR. Experiences of Advanced Breast Cancer Among Latina Immigrants: A Qualitative Pilot Study. J Immigr Minor Health. 2020 Dec; 22(6):1287-1294.  View on PubMed
  12. Chiaramonte DR, Adler SR. Integrative Palliative Care: A New Transformative Field to Alleviate Suffering. J Altern Complement Med. 2020 Sep; 26(9):761-765.  View on PubMed
  13. Binstock M, Morinis L, Adler S, Mehling WE. Students' response to a Massage & Meditation medical school course elective. MedEdPublish (2016). 2020; 9:28.  View on PubMed
  14. Adler S, Chiaramonte D. Call for Special Focus Issue Papers: Integrative Palliative Care. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Dec; 25(12):1149-1150.  View on PubMed
  15. Adler SR, Coulter YZ, Stone K, Glaser J, Duerr M, Enochty S. End-of-Life Concerns and Experiences of Living With Advanced Breast Cancer Among Medically Underserved Women. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 12; 58(6):959-967.  View on PubMed
  16. Bruns EB, Befus D, Wismer B, Knight K, Adler SR, Leonoudakis-Watts K, Thompson-Lastad A, Chao MT. Vulnerable Patients' Psychosocial Experiences in a Group-Based, Integrative Pain Management Program. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Jul; 25(7):719-726.  View on PubMed
  17. Adler SR, Marchand LR, Heap N. Integrative Palliative Care: Enhancing the Natural Synergy Between Integrative Health and Palliative Medicine. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 03; 25(3):257-259.  View on PubMed
  18. Harrison JD, Reddy S, Liu R, Adler SR, Chao MT. Implementing an Inpatient Acupuncture Service for Pain and Symptom Management: Identifying Opportunities and Challenges. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 May; 25(5):503-508.  View on PubMed
  19. Rivera J, de Lisser R, Dhruva A, Fitzsimmons A, Hyde S, Reddy S, Tsourounis C, Adler SR. Integrative Health: An Interprofessional Standardized Patient Case for Prelicensure Learners. MedEdPORTAL. 2018 05 04; 14:10715.  View on PubMed
  20. Chao MT, Adler SR. Integrative Medicine and the Imperative for Health Justice. J Altern Complement Med. 2018 Feb; 24(2):101-103.  View on PubMed

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