Kevin Berryman
PhD candidate
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Kevin Berryman
PhD candidate
I look into the moral influences of contemplative practices from an empirical and philosophical perspective. In the empirical realm, I investigate how different styles of meditation differentially influence our processing of moral information. On the philosophical perspective, I ask how we should think about the ramifications of contemplative practices on our morality, and how moral responsibility should be viewed through the light selfless experiences extolled in contemplative practices.
I've also been a Buddhist monk for over two decades, and some of the Buddhist talks that I give can be found here
See the popular article I published in Psyche on awakening experiences and using meditation to improve morality
I've also been a Buddhist monk for over two decades, and some of the Buddhist talks that I give can be found here
See the popular article I published in Psyche on awakening experiences and using meditation to improve morality
Publications
Kevin Berryman, Monima Chadha, Shaun Nichols
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 1/20
Estimating statistical power for ERP studies using the auditory N1, Tb, and P2 components
Lachlan Hall, Amy Dawel, Lisa-Marie Greenwood, Conal Monaghan, Kevin Berryman, Bradley N. Jack
Psychophysiology, n/a, pp. e14363
The mindful scientist: How mindfulness meditation could support ethical scientific practice
Kevin Berryman, Yanli Lin, Sara W. Lazar, Dianna C. Parra Perez, & Amit Bernstein
2025
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Projects
Does more mediation make us more moral
Empirical work examining whether there is a dose dependent effect from meditation on morality. Also examining how different styles with and without ethical instructions influence morality
A series of Philosophical pieces examining the relationship between not self and moral responsibility