Fernanda F. Zimmermann | PhD
Dr. Zimmermann has a Bachelor’s degree with honors in Psychology from the Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (Br) conferred in 2011, and a PhD in Mindfulness as a psychological intervention from the University of Otago (New Zealand) conferred in 2019.
Her research between 2015 and 2019 focused on designing and delivering an original low-burden, easily accessible mindfulness-based intervention developed and designed to provide psychological and emotional support to patients with advanced cancer, and research the intervention’s effectiveness.
The intervention is called “Coping with Cancer Mindfully” (CCM) and focuses on mindful coping skills, acquiring an acceptance stance and reflections on meaning in the patients’ life [Zimmermann, F. F. (2019). Mindfulness, acceptance, and meaning in life for adults with advanced cancer. (Doctoral dissertation), University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
