Mindfulness-Based Attention Training (MBAT) is an 8-hour mindfulness training program created by Scott Rogers and Amishi Jha*. MBAT was developed to be amenable to contextualization for a variety of high-demand, high consequence groups. MBAT aims to promote optimization of performance and well-being in the face of demanding professional and/or personal circumstances that may be protracted over weeks and months.
Below is some of the research that has examined and reported on the efficacy of MBAT.
Jha Lab Research
Jha, A. P., Izaguirre, M. K., & Adler, A. B. (2025). Mindfulness training in military settings: Emerging evidence and best-practice guidance – Current Psychiatry Reports. SpringerLink. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-025-01608-6
Gunsilius, C. Z., Price, M. M., Rogers, S. L., Flynn, E., & Jha, A. P. (2024). Paying attention to attention: a program evaluation of faculty-delivered mindfulness-based attention training to optimize wellness and professionalism in medical students. BMC medical education, 24(1), 182. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05119-5
Nassif, T.H., Gutierrez, I.A., Smith, C.D., Jha, A.P., Adler, A.B. (2023). Bolstering Soldier Mental Health in Basic Combat Training with Mindfulness and Yoga: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Depression and Anxiety.https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6869543
Smith, C., Gutierrez, I. A., Nassif, T. H., Jordan, K. L., Taylor, K. M., Jha, A. P., & Adler, A. B. (2023). Impact of Mindfulness Training and Yoga on Injury and Pain-Related Impairment: A Group Randomized Trial in Basic Combat Training. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1214039. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.121403
Nassif, T.H., Adrian, Gutierrez, I.A., A.C., Dixon, A., Rogers, S.L., Jha, A.P., Adler, A.B., (2023). Optimizing Performance and Mental Skills with Mindfulness-Based Attention Training: A Pilot Randomized Trial with Operational Units. Military Medicine. 188 (3/4), 761-770, https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usab380
Price M, Zanesco A, Denkova E, Barry J, Rogers SL, & Jha A.P. (2023). Investigating the Protective Effects of Mindfulness-Based Attention Training on Mind Wandering in Applied Settings. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1232598
Denkova, E., Alessio, C., Barry, J., Zanesco, A.P., Rogers, S.L., & Jha, A.P. (2022). Mindfulness training in organizational settings: An empirical look at the research. In L. Wilkin and Y. Pathak, De Gruyter Handbook of Organizational Conflict Management. De Gruyter.
Jha, A. P., Zanesco, A. P., Denkova, E., MacNaulty, W., & Rogers., S. L. (2021). The effects of mindfulness training on working memory performance in high-demand cohorts: a multi-study investigation. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. 6, 192–204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465–02100228–1
Denkova, E., Barry, J., Slavin, L., Zanesco, A. P., Rogers, S.L., & Jha, A.P. (2021). Investigating the impact of peer-trainer delivered mindfulness training on cognitive abilities and psychological health. Mindfulness, 12, 2645–2661. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671–021–01713–6
Jha, A. P., Zanesco, A. P., Denkova, E., Morrison, A. B., Ramos, N., Chichester, K., Gaddy, J., & Rogers, S. (2020). Bolstering cognitive resilience via train-the-trainer delivery of mindfulness training in applied high-demand settings. Mindfulness, 11, 683–697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671–019–01284–7
Denkova, E., Zanesco, A. P., Rogers, S. L., & Jha, A. P. (2020). Is resilience trainable? An initial study comparing mindfulness and relaxation training in firefighters. Psychiatry Research, 285, 112794 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112794
Zanesco, A. P., Denkova, E., Rogers, S. L., MacNulty, W. K., & Jha, A. P. (2019). Mindfulness training as cognitive training in high-demand cohorts: An initial study in elite military servicemembers. Progress in Brain Research, 244, 323-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2018.10.001
MBAT Publications by other Research Teams
Roemer, A., Sutton, A., Grimm, C., Kimber, S., & Medvedev, O. N. (2023). Mindfulness-Based Attention Training in the Navy: A Feasibility Study. Psychological reports, 332941231154442. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231154442
Ihme, K. R. M., & Sundstrom, P. (2021). The mindful shield: The effects of mindfulness training on resilience and leadership in military leaders. Perspectives in psychiatric care, 57(2), 675–688. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12594
*Scott Rogers and Amishi Jha are co-authors and copyright owners of the MBAT program.
Below is some of the research that has examined and reported on the efficacy of MBAT.
Jha Lab Research
Jha, A. P., Izaguirre, M. K., & Adler, A. B. (2025). Mindfulness training in military settings: Emerging evidence and best-practice guidance – Current Psychiatry Reports. SpringerLink. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-025-01608-6
Gunsilius, C. Z., Price, M. M., Rogers, S. L., Flynn, E., & Jha, A. P. (2024). Paying attention to attention: a program evaluation of faculty-delivered mindfulness-based attention training to optimize wellness and professionalism in medical students. BMC medical education, 24(1), 182. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05119-5
Nassif, T.H., Gutierrez, I.A., Smith, C.D., Jha, A.P., Adler, A.B. (2023). Bolstering Soldier Mental Health in Basic Combat Training with Mindfulness and Yoga: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Depression and Anxiety.https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6869543
Smith, C., Gutierrez, I. A., Nassif, T. H., Jordan, K. L., Taylor, K. M., Jha, A. P., & Adler, A. B. (2023). Impact of Mindfulness Training and Yoga on Injury and Pain-Related Impairment: A Group Randomized Trial in Basic Combat Training. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1214039. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.121403
Nassif, T.H., Adrian, Gutierrez, I.A., A.C., Dixon, A., Rogers, S.L., Jha, A.P., Adler, A.B., (2023). Optimizing Performance and Mental Skills with Mindfulness-Based Attention Training: A Pilot Randomized Trial with Operational Units. Military Medicine. 188 (3/4), 761-770, https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usab380
Price M, Zanesco A, Denkova E, Barry J, Rogers SL, & Jha A.P. (2023). Investigating the Protective Effects of Mindfulness-Based Attention Training on Mind Wandering in Applied Settings. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1232598
Denkova, E., Alessio, C., Barry, J., Zanesco, A.P., Rogers, S.L., & Jha, A.P. (2022). Mindfulness training in organizational settings: An empirical look at the research. In L. Wilkin and Y. Pathak, De Gruyter Handbook of Organizational Conflict Management. De Gruyter.
Jha, A. P., Zanesco, A. P., Denkova, E., MacNaulty, W., & Rogers., S. L. (2021). The effects of mindfulness training on working memory performance in high-demand cohorts: a multi-study investigation. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. 6, 192–204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465–02100228–1
Denkova, E., Barry, J., Slavin, L., Zanesco, A. P., Rogers, S.L., & Jha, A.P. (2021). Investigating the impact of peer-trainer delivered mindfulness training on cognitive abilities and psychological health. Mindfulness, 12, 2645–2661. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671–021–01713–6
Jha, A. P., Zanesco, A. P., Denkova, E., Morrison, A. B., Ramos, N., Chichester, K., Gaddy, J., & Rogers, S. (2020). Bolstering cognitive resilience via train-the-trainer delivery of mindfulness training in applied high-demand settings. Mindfulness, 11, 683–697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671–019–01284–7
Denkova, E., Zanesco, A. P., Rogers, S. L., & Jha, A. P. (2020). Is resilience trainable? An initial study comparing mindfulness and relaxation training in firefighters. Psychiatry Research, 285, 112794 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112794
Zanesco, A. P., Denkova, E., Rogers, S. L., MacNulty, W. K., & Jha, A. P. (2019). Mindfulness training as cognitive training in high-demand cohorts: An initial study in elite military servicemembers. Progress in Brain Research, 244, 323-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2018.10.001
MBAT Publications by other Research Teams
Roemer, A., Sutton, A., Grimm, C., Kimber, S., & Medvedev, O. N. (2023). Mindfulness-Based Attention Training in the Navy: A Feasibility Study. Psychological reports, 332941231154442. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231154442
Ihme, K. R. M., & Sundstrom, P. (2021). The mindful shield: The effects of mindfulness training on resilience and leadership in military leaders. Perspectives in psychiatric care, 57(2), 675–688. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12594
*Scott Rogers and Amishi Jha are co-authors and copyright owners of the MBAT program.