Welcome back to Why Science! For Episode 9 we welcome Dr. Chris Reina, an associate professor in the Marketing Department of the VCU School of Business who studies the intersection of mindfulness, leadership and emotional well being and how they relate to productivity and positive work environments.

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Why Science is a podcast about behavioral and emotional health research at Virginia Commonwealth University. During each episode we welcome a new guest from VCU to discuss their work ranging from substance use to stress, mindfulness to empathy and everything in between.

Why Science is produced in partnership with the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the ALT Lab at VCU and WVCW Student Radio. Each episode is hosted, recorded and edited by COBE media specialist Craig Zirpolo.