Preconference Workshop on Research Methodology
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9:00–9:05 AM Sat Bir Khalsa, PhD, Chair: Welcome and Introduction
9:05–9:20 AM Catherine Cook-Cottone, PhD, C-IAYT: Mapping Mechanism of Change in Yoga from Hypothesis to Outcome
9:20–9:40 AM Full Panel Q&A
9:40–9:55 AM Sundaravadivel Balasubramanian, PhD, C-IAYT: Quantitative biomarkers in Yoga research: Recent Advances
9:55–10:15 AM Full Panel Q&A
10:15–10:30 AM Herpreet Thind, PhD: Ensuring Intervention Fidelity in Yoga Research: Methods and Measurement
10:30–10:50 AM Full Panel Q&A
10:50–11:00 AM Break
11:00–11:15 AM Jojo Kwok, PhD: Publishing Yoga Research in High-Impact Journals: Selection, Compelling Narratives, and Reviewer Concerns
11:15–11:35 AM Full Panel Q&A
11:35–11:55 AM Inna Belfer, MD, PhD: Research on Yoga as a Whole Person Health Approach: Scientific and Methodological Perspectives
11:55 AM–12:15 PM Full Panel Q&A
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