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Education

POSTGRADUATE: 
University of Pittsburgh
Fellowship: Epidemiology

GRADUATE: 
Maharishi International University
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Psychophysiology

Maharishi International University
Degree: Master of Science in Psychophysiology

UNDERGRADUATE: 
Maharishi International University
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Psychophysiology

Research Interests

• Mind/Body Medicine
• Behavioral Medicine
• Cultural Competency
• Faculty Development
• Herbal Medicine
• Global Health

Clinical Interests

• Mind/Body Medicine
• Behavioral Medicine

Publications

• Viola Vaccarino, Kofi A. Kondwani, Mary E. Kelley, Nancy Murrah, Yuan X. Meng, Linda Boyd, Gary H. Gibbons, Arshed A. Quyyumi: Effects of a Meditation Intervention on Endothelial Function in Black Americans with Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Trial. Psychosomatic Medicine 2013; 75: 591-599.
• Kondwani K., Schneider, R., Alexander, C., Sledge, C., Staggers, F., Clayborne, B., Sheppard, W., Murray, P., Rainforth, M., Krouse, L., Orme-Johnson, D.W.,Left Ventricular Mass Regression using the Transcendental Meditation Technique and a Health Education Program in Hypertensive African Americans. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 2005, 17 (1): 181-200
• Diane Appelbaum, Benjamin Kligler, Bruce Barrett, Moshe Frenkel, Mary P.Guerrera, Kofi A. Kondwani, Bennett B. Lee, Ellen Tattelman:  Natural and Traditional Medicine in Cuba: Lessons for Medical Education in the U.S. Academic Medicine 2006; 81: 1098-1103.
• Kofi Kondwani, One Medicine – Many Tools:  Cuba’s Integration of Traditional Natural Medicine into Their National Health Care System, Medicine Verte, 2005, 24: 6-7
• George Rust, Kofi Kondwani, Ruben Martinez, Roberto Dansie, Winston Wong, Yvonne Fry-Johnson, Rocio Del Milagro Woody, Elvan J. Daniels, Janice Herbert-Carter, Laura Aponte, Harry Strothers: A CRASH-Course in Cultural Competence, Ethnicity and Disease, 2006, 16Suppl [3]; S3-29-S3-36.

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Faculty Award, MPH Students, ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞ School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
• Outstanding Faculty Award, Master of Public Health, ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞ School of Medicine, Atlanta GA.
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Collegium of Scholars, ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞ College, Atlanta GA.
• Teacher of the Year, Faculty Development Program, ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞ School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
• Delta Sigma Theta, Appreciation Award, U.C. Davis, Davis, CA.
• Alpha Phi Alpha, Martin Luther King Award, U. C. Davis, Davis, CA.
• Leadership Award, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA.
• Outstanding Faculty Award, MPH Students, ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞ School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
• Outstanding Faculty Award, Master of Public Health, ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞ School of Medicine, Atlanta GA.
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Collegium of Scholars, ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞ College, Atlanta GA.
• Teacher of the Year, Faculty Development Program, ÎÞÂëÈËÆÞ School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
• Delta Sigma Theta, Appreciation Award, U.C. Davis, Davis, CA.
• Alpha Phi Alpha, Martin Luther King Award, U. C. Davis, Davis, CA.
• Leadership Award, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA