BIANCA MADAFFARI

Doctoral Candidate in Mind-Body Medicine and licensed massage therapist with expertise in psychology and health sciences. Academic work centers on mindfulness, resilience, and stress management, emphasizing evidence-based approaches. Professional experience with client-facing positions, customer service, and organizational leadership.

• Graduate Research — Mind-Body Medicine, Saybrook University
• Conducted comprehensive literature reviews examining evidence-based applications of mindfulness, resilience, stress management, and mind-body interventions.
• Completed a master's capstone research project examining mindfulness applications for resilience in at-risk youth, including comprehensive review, evaluation, and synthesis of relevant scholarly literature.
• Synthesized findings across peer-reviewed research to identify themes, patterns, applications, and implications for behavioral health and resilience.
• Completed a literature review examining guided imagery as a stress management technique, evaluating existing research and synthesizing findings across relevant studies.
• Interpreted complex psychological and health research and translated findings into clear, organized academic writing.
• Applied critical analysis to evaluate research findings and consider the practical implications of evidence-based mind-body interventions.
• Developed written work requiring careful attention to scientific accuracy, source material, organization, and clarity.
• Built interdisciplinary knowledge spanning psychology, behavioral health, stress physiology, resilience, mindfulness, and mind-body medicine.