Here are listed selected talks by Dr. Oman, in some cases including links to slides and/or podcasts; some may be upcoming:
“Spiritually Integrated Public Health: An Emerging Healing Frontier For Health Professions.” Keynote address at 2026 Conference of the Polish Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. Academia Ignatianum, Krakow, Poland, September 23-25, 2026. . ▼ event-information
Interview on podcast “Every Bite with Jonathan Green” on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Radio National. Guest (one of multiple interviews) within the “Faithful fasting – What we gain when we refrain” episode broadcast on Friday 13 March 2026 (D.O. interview begins about 16:50). https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/every-bite/waleed-aly-faithful-fasting-ramadan-lent-religion-and-health/106378848
“Sacred Beings in Diverse Spaces: Pathways from Spirituality to Maternal & Child Health.” Presentation at symposium “Pathways to Wholeness,” panel on “Sacred Beings, Sacred Practices: The Impact of Spirituality on Maternal Health,” organized by Sojourners, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, May 8, 2024.
“Mindfulness & Science/Religion Interaction: Recent Developments & Emerging Challenges.” Presentation at 4th annual conference of the International Research Network for the Study of Science & Belief in Society (INSBS) (online presentation; hybrid conference, online and at University of Exeter, UK), July 12, 2023. ▼ host-information
“Positive Psychology, Mindfulness, and Public Health.” Presentation at 1st International Conference on Positive Psychology, hosted by the National Positive Psychology Association (India) (online). March 3-4, 2023. ▼ event-information
“Mantram Repetition for Mental Health and Resilience.” Presentation/conversation hosted by Harvard Alumni for Mental Health (online). December 8, 2022. <PPT–final-presented-version> ▼ full-view ▼ event-information
“Technology Challenges and Spiritual Practices.” Address as Chief Guest for the International Conference on “Technological Revolution-Opportunities and Challenges for Family and Student Community,” hosted by Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru, India (online). February 24, 2022. ▼ conference-information
“Spirituality, Health and Well-Being.” Invited address as Chief Guest for inaugural webinar of the World Congress of Psychologists, Tamilnadu Chapter (India). February 7, 2022. <PPT–presented-version> ▼ full-view
“An Overview of Mindfulness and Its Role in Psychological Well-being.” Presentation at webinar on “Demystifying mindful parenting: Enhancing resilience in caregivers for the holistic development of children with communication disorders,” Department of Clinical Psychology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysuru, India. September 23, 2021, online. ▼sponsor information
“Mindfulness Across Religious Traditions: Challenges and Implications for Psychology of Religion/Spirituality.” Keynote address for the International Association for the Psychology of Religion online conference 2021. August 23, 2021, online. ▼ information
“‘Does Religion Cause Health?’: Sketching the Science for a General Audience” (Presentation for the webinar “Religion, Public Health and COVID-19: Tips and Tools for Teaching about Religion Remotely”). Hosted by the Public Scholars Project, a joint initiative of the Public Understanding of Religion Committee of the American Academy of Religion and the Religious Freedom Center of the Freedom Forum Institute, April 9, 2020. <PPT–final-presented-version> ▼ full-view
“Public Health: An Emerging Locus of Science/Religion Interaction.” Presentation at the International Network for the Study of Science and Belief in Society, Annual Conference, Birmingham, England, July 4, 2019. <PPT–final-presented-version> ▼ full-view ▼ [conference website]
“Public Health and the Roles of the Social Environment in Preventing and Alleviating Suffering: Contributions from Religion/Spirituality.” Presentation at the Conference on Medicine & Religion, Durham, NC, March 30, 2019. ▼ [conference website]
“Meditation/Mindfulness and Spirituality/Religion: From Frenemies to Collaborators?” (Presentation on receiving the William C. Bier Interdisciplinary Award of the Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Division 36 of the American Psychological Association). Presentation at the 126th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 10, 2018. <PDF-of-PPT–final-presented-version> ▼ full-view
“Reviewing Evidence on Religion/Spirituality as Sociocultural Determinants of Health: Epidemiologic Findings” (in special session “Do Religious and Spiritual Practices Matter for Epidemiology and Public Health?: Evidence and Implications“). Presentation at the 145th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA, November 7, 2017. ▼ online abstract
“Spirituality and religion: Contributions and implications for well-being and sustainable development goals” (Invited address at the Tenth Annual United Nations Psychology Day, Headquarters of the United Nations, New York, USA, April 20, 2017) <PPT–final-presented-version> ▼ full-view 🎧 podcast-begin-1:29:55
Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence base and implications for
global well-being (Colloquium presented at Dyson College Center for Global Psychology: Pace University, New York, USA, April 19, 2017) <PPT–final-presented-version> ▼ full-view