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Graduate Research Assistant
David Bortolotto 🔈 is a first-year graduate student at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD), where he is pursuing his M.A. in Psychological Science - Clinical Counseling. Before joining the MAPS program, David earned his B.A. in Psychology at the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNCA).
His research interests include investigating the underlying mechanisms of mindful awareness and mindfulness-based interventions for trauma and addiction. He is also interested in affective neuroscience, electrophysiology, auditory perception, and speech. In addition, David has experience with mindfulness and contemplative practices, primarily focusing on Samatha and Vipassanā meditation techniques rooted in the cultivation of deep concentration, non-reactive open awareness, and insight.
Outside of work and school, David spends the majority of his time learning new skills and making art! He enjoys writing, drawing, learning guitar (slowly), learning how his car works (also slowly), field recording, video art, and backpacking with his partner, Angie.
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