Khoury, B. (accepted). How Did We Get Here? Evolutionary, Psychological, and Cultural Challenges in Cultivating Contemplative Practices. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.

Khoury, B., Lesage, M.*,   Kasprzyk, A.*, Sadowski, I.*, Manova, V.*, Benchimol-Elkaim, B.*, Dias Martins, C.*, Rigas, C.*, & Rej, S. (2025). Embodied and Embedded Mindfulness and Compassion Framework. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-025-02561-4

Khoury, B. & Dionne, F. (2022). Les dimensions incarnée et interpersonnelle de la compassion. Annales Medico-Psychologiques (IF 0.3), 180(6, Supplement), S57-S65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2020.11.018

Khoury, B., Dionne, F., & Grégoire, S. (2020). La dimension interpersonnelle de la pleine conscience. Annales Medico-Psychologiques (IF 0.3), 178(3), 239-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2018.10.018

Khoury, B. (2019). Compassion: Embodied and Embedded. Mindfulness (IF 4.7), 10(11), 2363-2374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01211-w

Khoury, B., Dionne, F., & Grégoire, S. (2019). L’embodiment, un concept unificateur entre les traditions orientales et occidentales de la pleine conscience. Annales Medico-Psychologiques (IF 0.3), 177(7), 633-640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2018.04.010

Khoury, B. (2018). Mindfulness: Embodied and Embedded. Mindfulness (IF 4.7), 9(4), 1037-1042.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0858-z

Khoury B., Knäuper, B., Pagnini, F., Trent, N., Chiesa, A., & Carrière, K.* (2017). Embodied Mindfulness. Mindfulness (IF 4.7), 8(5), 1160–1171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0700-7

Khoury, B. & Vergara, R.C. (2026). Suffering Experiences Questionnaires: Scales Development and Validation. Assessment. 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911261437561

Zhang, J., Ji, R., Vargara, R.C., Tang, M., & Khoury, B. (2026). Validation of the Embodied Mindfulness Questionnaire (EMQ) in a Chinese Context: Preliminary Evidence for Cross-cultural Measurement Invariance. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-026-02806-w

Tang, M., Ji, R., Vargara, R.C., Zhang, J., Cai, W., & Khoury, B. (2026). Validation of the Interpersonal Mindfulness Questionnaire (IMQ) in a Chinese Context: Preliminary Evidence for Cross-cultural Measurement Invariance. Journal of Personality Assessment, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223891.2026.2628575.

Khoury, B. & Vergara, R.C. (2025). CQA-18: 18-item Compassion Questionnaire for Animals.Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2025.2564976

Khoury, B., & Vergara, R.C. (2025). Compassion Questionnaires Revised: Scales Development and Validation. Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911251337185

Dias Martins, C.*, Vergara, R.C., & Khoury, B. (2025). Internal and External Validation of the Empathy Toward Animals Scale. Anthrozoös,38(1), 131-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2024.2436730

Khoury, B., & Vergara, R.C. (2024). Compassion for Animal Questionnaire: Scale Development and Validation. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 100, 102470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102470.

Khoury, B., Vergara, R.C., & Spinelli, C.* (2023). Compassion Questionnaires: Scales Development and Validation. Cognitive Therapy and Research (IF 3.1),47, 1006–1032  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-023-10416-2

Khoury, B., Vergara, R.C., Sadowski, I.*, & Spinelli, C.* (2023). Embodied Mindfulness Questionnaire: Scale Development and Validation. Assessment, 30(2), 458-483. (IF 4.7). https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911211059856

Khoury, B., Vergara, R.C., & Spinelli, C.* (2022). Interpersonal Mindfulness Questionnaire: Scale Development and Validation. Mindfulness (IF 4.7), 13(4), 1007-1031.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01855-1

All measures developed at MMRL are available for download here

Schmelefske, E.*, Per, M.*, Anand, L.*, Khoury, B., & Heath, N. (2025). Feasibility study of an embodied and embedded mindfulness- and compassion-based intervention for non-suicidal self-injury disorder. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 25(1), 320. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-04962-3   

Sadowski, I*, Meilleur-Bédard, M., & Khoury, B. (2025). A Novel Virtual Reality-Based Nature Meditation Program for Older Adults’ Mental Health: Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2025.2482089

Spinelli, C.*, Ibrahim, M.*, & Khoury, B. (2023). Enhancing ambiguity tolerance in counsellors-in-training: A pilot program. Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 57(2), 161–189 (IF 1.7). https://doi.org/10.47634/cjcp.v57i2.74516

Khoury, B. & Vergara, R. C. (2026). Latent profiles of compassion for self, other humans, and animals: A two time point study. Personality and Individual Differences, 258, 113840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2026.113840

Dias-Martins, C.*, Vergara, R.C., & Khoury, B. (2025). A Machine Learning Approach for Investigating Variable Importance in Relationship and Sexual Satisfaction: The Role of Interpersonal Mindfulness and Psychological Safety. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 51(2), e70026. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.70026

Vergara, R.C., Khoury, B., & Langer, Á.I. (2025). Evaluation of the relationships between self-report characterization of meditation practice and intrapersonal and interpersonal mindfulness dispositions and mental health variables. Mindfulness,16, 895–917. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-025-02532-9

Wainio-Theberge, S., Khoury, B., & Armony, J.L. (2025). Meditation experience and mindfulness skills are associated with increased magnitude, detail, and clarity of emotional body sensations. Mindfulness, 16(2), 391-402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02506-3

Khoury, B. & Vergara, R.C. (2024). Embodied and Embedded Mindfulness: A Mindful Path to Well-Being. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 38(1), 38–63. (IF 3.0) https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2024.2333375

Khoury, B., Manova, V.*, Adel, L., Dumas, G., Lifshitz, M., Vergara, R.C., Sekhon, H., & Rej, S. (2023). Tri-Process Model of Interpersonal Mindfulness: A Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Psychology (IF 4.3), 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1130959

Khoury, B. (2026). Compassion for animals: a narrative review. Frontiers in Ethology, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fetho.2026.181691

Book Chapters (peer-reviewed):

Khoury, B., & Vergara, R. C. (accepted). Compassion Questionnaire for Animals (CQA). In C. U. Krägeloh, M. Alyami, & O. N. Medvedev (Eds.), International Handbook of Behavioral Health Assessment (pp. 1-xx). Springer Nature Switzerland.

Dias Martins, C., Vergara, R. C., & Khoury, B. (accepted). Empathy Toward Animal (ETA) Scale. In C. U. Krägeloh, M. Alyami, & O. N. Medvedev (Eds.), International Handbook of Behavioral Health Assessment (pp. 1-xx). Springer Nature Switzerland.

Khoury, B. (2025). Embodied and Embedded Mindfulness and Compassion Framework. In N. N. Singh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mindfulness, Buddhism, and Other Contemplative Practices (pp. 1-5). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90465-4_125-1

Dias Martins, C.* & Khoury, B. (2025). Empathy Towards Animals Scale. In N. N. Singh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mindfulness, Buddhism, and Other Contemplative Practices (pp. 1-2). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90465-4_124-1

Khoury, B. (2025). Compassion Questionnaire for Animals. In N. N. Singh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mindfulness, Buddhism, and Other Contemplative Practices (pp. 1-2). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90465-4_123-1

Khoury, B. (2025). Compassion Questionnaire for Others-Revised. In N. N. Singh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mindfulness, Buddhism, and Other Contemplative Practices (pp. 1-2). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90465-4_121-1

Khoury, B. (2025). Compassion Questionnaire for Self-Revised. In N. N. Singh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mindfulness, Buddhism, and Other Contemplative Practices (pp. 1-2). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90465-4_122-1

Khoury, B. (2025). Interpersonal Mindfulness Questionnaire. In N. N. Singh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mindfulness, Buddhism, and Other Contemplative Practices (pp. 1-2). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90465-4_120-1

Khoury, B. (2025). Embodied Mindfulness Questionnaire. In N. N. Singh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mindfulness, Buddhism, and Other Contemplative Practices (pp. 1-2). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90465-4_119-1

Khoury, B. (2025). Embodied Mindfulness. In N. N. Singh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mindfulness, Buddhism, and Other Contemplative Practices (pp. 1-3). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90465-4_111-1

Khoury, B. (2025). Embodied Compassion. In N. N. Singh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mindfulness, Buddhism, and Other Contemplative Practices (pp. 1-4). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90465-4_112-1

Khoury, B., & Vergara, R. C. (2024). Compassion Questionnaire for Self (CQS). In O. N. Medvedev, C. U. Krägeloh, R. J. Siegert, & N. N. Singh (Eds.), Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness Research (pp. 1-15). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77644-2_122-1

Khoury, B., & Vergara, R. C. (2024). Compassion Questionnaire for Others (CQO). In O. N. Medvedev, C. U. Krägeloh, R. J. Siegert, & N. N. Singh (Eds.), Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness Research (pp. 1-14). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77644-2_123-1

Khoury, B., Vergara, R. C., Spinelli, C.*, & Sadowski, I.* (2023). Embodied Mindfulness Questionnaire (EMQ). In O. N. Medvedev, C. U. Krägeloh, R. J. Siegert, & N. N. Singh (Eds.), Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness Research (pp. 1-14). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77644-2_74-1

Khoury, B., Vergara, R. C., Spinelli, C.*, & Sadowski, I.* (2023). Interpersonal Mindfulness Questionnaire (IMQ). In O. N. Medvedev, C. U. Krägeloh, R. J. Siegert, & N. N. Singh (Eds.), Handbook of Assessment in Mindfulness Research (pp. 1-14). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77644-2_75-1

Published Journal Articles (peer-reviewed):

Khoury, B. (2020). The root causes of COVID-19 screech for compassion. Mindfulness (IF 4.7), 11(8), 1910-1913. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01412-8

Other Publications (non-peer-reviewed):

Khoury, B. (2022). La pleine conscience incarnée.  Le journal de l’Association des Médecins Psychiatres du Québec (AMPQ).

Khoury, B. (2022). Cultiver la compassion chez clients et cliniciens.  Le journal de l’Association des Médecins Psychiatres du Québec (AMPQ).