Maxwell Rainforth
Dr. Maxwell Rainforth is a contributing faculty member with the School of Psychology, which he joined in 2011. He has been the lead statistician on over 20 research studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense, and private foundations. He has over 50 peer-reviewed publications in the areas of health psychology, educational psychology, organizational psychology, crime prevention and rehabilitation, and substance use disorders.
Courses Taught
Psyc 9000 - Dissertation
Education
PhD, Maharishi University of Management
MA, Maharishi University of Management
MS, Maharishi University of Management
BS, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Publications
Valosek, L., Link, J., Mills, P., Konrad, A., Rainforth, M. V., Nidich, S. (2018). Effect of meditation on emotional intelligence and perceived stress in the workplace: a randomized controlled study. Permanente Journal
Brown, M., Yando, R., Rainforth, M. V. (2000). Effects of an at-home video course on maternal learning, infant care, and infant health. Early Childhood Development and Care
Rainforth, M. V., Schneider, R., Nidich, S., Gaylord-King, C., Salerno, J., Anderson, J. (2007). Stress Reduction Programs in Patients with Elevated Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Current Hypertension Reports
Rutledge, T., Nidich, S., Schneider, R. H., Mills, P. J., Salerno, J., Heppner, P., Gomez, M. A., Gaylord-King, C., Rainforth, M. V. (2014). Design and rationale of a comparative effectiveness trial evaluating transcendental meditation against established therapies for PTSD.. Contemporary clinical trials
Schneider, R., Castillo-Richmond, A., Alexander, C., Myers, H., Kaushik, V., Aranguri, C., Norris, K., Haney, C., Rainforth, M. V., Calderon, R., Nidich, S. (2001). Behavioral treatment of hypertensive heart disease in African Americans: Rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial. Behavioral Medicine
Nidich,, S., Mills, P., Rainforth, M., Heppner, P., Schneider, R., Rosenthal, N., Salerno, J., Gaylord-King, C., Rutledge, T. (2018). A Randomized Controlled Trial of Transcendental Meditation Compared to Prolonged Exposure and Health Education Control in Veterans with PTSD. Lancet-Psychiatry
Wenneberg, S., Schneider, R., Walton, K., Maclean, C., Levitsky, D., Salerno, J., Wallace, R., Mandarino, J., Rainforth, M. V., Waziri, R. (1997). A controlled study of the effects of the Transcendental Meditation program on cardiovascular reactivity and ambulatory blood pressure. International Journal of Neuroscience
Alexander, C., Robinson, P., Rainforth, M. V. (1994). Treating and preventing alcohol, nicotine and drug abuse through Transcendental Meditation: A review and statistical meta-analysis. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
Haaga, D. A., Grosswald, S., Gaylord-King, C., Rainforth, M. V., Tanner, M., Travis, F., Nidich, S., Schneider, R. H. (2011). Effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Substance Use among University Students.. Cardiology research and practice