School of Psychology

Dr Jonathan Davies

Honorary Research Fellow
School of Psychology
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Journal Articles (24)

Journal Articles

Bowles, Nicholas I., Davies, Jonathan N., Strohmaier, Sarah, Galante, Julieta and Van Dam, Nicholas T. (2026). Too much or not enough of a good thing?: Reconciling differing perspectives on the optimal dose of mindfulness meditation and advancing a dose-response research agenda. Journal of Contemplative Studies, 1-37. doi: 10.57010/caxs3076
Adams, Julia, Davies, Jonathan, Wattanatakulchat, Prai, Galante, Julieta, Miller, Felicity, Alfonso, Simon D and Van Dam, Nicholas T (2026). Engagement with meditation apps: a cross-sectional survey of use and associations. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 28 e71960, 1-23. doi: 10.2196/71960
Davies, Jonathan N., Bailey, Cate, Galante, Julieta and Van Dam, Nicholas T. (2026). Prevalence and predictors of meditation use in Australia and New Zealand: results from a nationally representative survey. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 26 (1) 11, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s12906-025-05183-4
Bailey, Cate, Trapani, Karen, Davies, Jonathan N., Van Dam, Nicholas, Galante, Julieta and Peasgood, Tessa (2025). The psychometric performance of the EQ-HWB-9 for measuring health and wellbeing in a general population sample from Australia and New Zealand. Quality of Life Research, 34 (12), 3707-3719. doi: 10.1007/s11136-025-04061-3
Bowles, Nicholas, Burger, Alexander, Davies, Jonathan N., Simpson, Julie A., Galante, Julieta, Dennis, Simon J., Stone, Benjamin and Van Dam, Nicholas T. (2025). Examining dose-response effects of mindfulness meditation interventions on wellbeing: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 14 e72786, 1-19. doi: 10.2196/72786
Adams, Julia Alice, Davies, Jonathan, Wattanakulchat, Prai, Galante, Julieta, D'Alfonso, Simon and Van Dam, Nicholas T. (2025). Real-world meditation app engagement: a longitudinal study of the Medito meditation app. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. doi: 10.2196/79366
Sparacio, Alessandro, Davies, Jonathan Nicholas, Lee, Erin and Schmitt, Jeroen Antonius Johannes (2025). Feasibility and acceptability of a smartphone-delivered mindfulness intervention for stress reduction in adult Singaporeans: a pilot randomized controlled trial. JMIR Mental Health, 12 e77793, 1-16. doi: 10.2196/77793
Van Dam, Nicholas T., Targett, Jessica, Davies, Jonathan N., Burger, Alex and Galante, Julieta (2025). Incidence and predictors of meditation-related unusual experiences and adverse effects in a representative sample of meditators in the United States. Clinical Psychological Science, 13 (3), 632-648. doi: 10.1177/21677026241298269
Day, Melissa A., Davies, Jonathan N., Walker, Claire, Kim, Jeffrey and Meyer-Junco, Laura (2024). Author spotlight: Melissa Day, PhD, Jonathan Davies, PhD, Claire Walker, BSc (Hons), Jeffrey Kim, PhD. Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 38 (3), 195-198. doi: 10.1080/15360288.2024.2412495
Davies, Jonathan N., Faschinger, Anna, Galante, Julieta and Van Dam, Nicholas T. (2024). Prevalence and 20-year trends in meditation, yoga, guided imagery and progressive relaxation use among US adults from 2002 to 2022. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 14987, 14987. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-64562-y
Van Dam, Nicholas T., Targett, Jessica, Burger, Alex, Davies, Jonathan N. and Galante, Julieta (2024). Development and validation of the Inventory of Meditation Experiences (IME). Mindfulness, 15 (6), 1429-1442. doi: 10.1007/s12671-024-02384-9
Davies, Jonathan N., Colagiuri, Ben, Sharpe, Louise and Day, Melissa A. (2023). Placebo effects contribute to brief online mindfulness interventions for chronic pain: results from an online randomized sham-controlled trial. Pain, 164 (10), 2273-2284. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002928
Bowles, Nicholas I., Davies, Jonathan N. and Dam, Nicholas T. Van (2023). Correction to: Dose–response Relationship of Reported Lifetime Meditation Practice with Mental Health and Wellbeing: a Cross-sectional Study. Mindfulness, 14 (9), 2287-2289. doi: 10.1007/s12671-023-02200-w
Day, Melissa A., Matthews, Natasha, Davies, Jonathan N., Walker, Claire, Bray, Nicola, Kim, Jeffrey and Jensen, Mark P. (2023). Outcome expectancies, effects, and mechanisms of brief training in mindfulness meditation vs. loving-kindness meditation vs a control condition for pain management: a randomized pilot study. Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 38 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/15360288.2022.2141944
Davies, Jonathan N., Sharpe, Louise, Day, Melissa A. and Colagiuri, Ben (2022). How do placebo effects contribute to mindfulness-based analgesia? Probing acute pain effects and interactions using a randomized balanced placebo design. Pain, 163 (10), 1967-1977. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002593
Bowles, Nicholas I., Davies, Jonathan N. and Van Dam, Nicholas T. (2022). Dose–response relationship of reported lifetime meditation practice with mental health and wellbeing: a cross-sectional study. Mindfulness, 13 (10), 2529-2546. doi: 10.1007/s12671-022-01977-6
Davies, Jonathan N., Sharpe, Louise, Day, Melissa A. and Colagiuri, Ben (2021). Mindfulness-based analgesia or placebo effect? The development and evaluation of a sham mindfulness intervention for acute experimental pain. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83 (6), 557-565. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000886
Shires, Alice, Sharpe, Louise, Davies, Jonathan N. and Newton-John, Toby R.O. (2020). The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in acute pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pain, 161 (8), 1698-1707. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001877
Happell, Brenda, Byrne, Louise, Platania-Phung, Chris, Harris, Scott, Bradshaw, Julie and Davies, Jonathan (2014). Lived-experience participation in nurse education: Reducing stigma and enhancing popularity. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 23 (5), 427-434. doi: 10.1111/inm.12077
Heming, Ethan A., Choo, Ryan, Davies, Jonathan N. and Kiss, Zelma H.T. (2011). Designing a thalamic somatosensory neural prosthesis: Consistency and persistence of percepts evoked by electrical stimulation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 19 (5) 5776684, 477-482. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2011.2152858
Davies, Jonathan N., Jarvis, Scott E. and Zamponi, Gerald W. (2011). Bipartite syntaxin 1A interactions mediate CaV2.2 calcium channel regulation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 411 (3), 562-568. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.06.185
Rajapaksha, W. R. A. Kosala J. S., Wang, Daoyi, Davies, Jonathan N., Chen, Lina, Zamponi, Gerald W. and Fisher, Thomas E. (2008). Novel splice variants of rat Cav2.1 that lack much of the synaptic protein interaction site are expressed in neuroendocrine cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283 (23), 15997-16003. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M710544200
Davies, Jonathan N. and Zamponi, Gerald W. (2008). Old proteins, developing roles: The regulation of calcium channels by synaptic proteins. Channels, 2 (2), 130-138. doi: 10.4161/chan.2.2.6214
Noakes, P. G., Smallcombe, K., Arata, A., Obata, A., Davies, J. and Bellingham, M. C. (2007). GABA-deficient mice produce regional alterations in motoneuron survival during neural development. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 27 (33).