Steve Haberlin is an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction in the Department of Learning Sciences and Educational Research in the College of Community Innovation and Education at the University of Central Florida and author of Meditation in the College Classroom: A Pedagogical Tool to Help Students De-Stress, Focus, and Connect.
Dr. Haberlin’s research focuses on the implementation of mindfulness and meditation practices in k-12 and higher education settings. He received his master’s degree in gifted education and doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of South Florida. Dr. Haberlin’ research centers on studying the use of meditation practices with higher education students and working to advance understanding of how to facilitate these practices in the classroom.
His research also includes working on a $1 million National Science Foundation S-Stem grant, which includes studying the long-term impact of mindfulness-based interventions to assist math and science undergraduates with stress and self-efficacy.
In addition, Dr. Haberlin’s research agenda explores how mindfulness-based practices can inform educational leadership and preparation of teachers and teacher candidates. A life-long meditator, with more than 25 years’ experience, his scholarship has also involved establishing a meditation space and hosting meditation professional development training and workshops for both higher education and k-12 faculty. Dr. Haberlin holds certification in Contemplative Studies, a Tibetan Buddhist program focusing on the gradual path or lam rim. An educator with 20-years’ experience, he is also a Georgia Governor’s Teaching Fellow and earned Wesleyan College’s Teaching Excellence Award, for innovative pedagogy, during his second year on the faculty.
