Adam Liddle

Adam Liddle, Ph.D., is a Research Associate at the Contemplative Sciences Center, where he supports scholarship in Contemplative Studies and connects diverse audiences to top-level research. As Associate Editor for the Journal of Contemplative Studies (JCS), Adam manages the daily workflow of the journal, assists authors and editors through the publication process, and upholds processes to ensure the academic integrity of JCS. As Lab Coordinator for the Contemplative Innovation and Research Collaborative Lab (CIRCL), he oversees lab operations, facilitates researcher collaboration, contributes to grant applications, and assists in the design and execution of lab experiments. Finally, Adam manages the Contemplative Salon, a speaker series focused on connecting innovative researchers to UVA students and the public. 

 

Before joining the Contemplative Sciences Center, Adam completed his doctoral degree in Religious Studies in 2023 with an emphasis on Tibetan Buddhism at the University of Virginia. He spent extensive time in India and Nepal studying the Tibetan language and conducting fieldwork with monastic scholars. His dissertation, Acoustic Awakening: Sound and Sonic Imagination in Tibetan Buddhist Tantra, centers on histories of sound and the senses in contemplative traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. As a Research Associate at the Contemplative Sciences Center, he is expanding upon this work.