About HeartMath

For over 30 years, HeartMath has been a pioneer and global leader in Heart Coherence™ research, heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback technology, and science-backed techniques for stress reduction, resilience, and well-being. HeartMath’s solutions — widely used in health care, education, government sectors, and by first responders — are trusted by organizations like Stanford Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, the American College of Health Executives, Duke Health, NASA, and the United Nations.

With over 400 independent research studies with 20,000 citations validating its methods, HeartMath’s innovative tools, including the Inner Balance® Coherence Plus sensor and app, empower people worldwide to manage stress and anxiety, improve mental health and emotional balance, and optimize performance. Recognized with the 2024 Mental Health Hero Award for California, HeartMath continues to set the gold standard in HRV technology and coherence training.

HeartMath’s impact extends globally through educational video courses, podcasts, and social platforms reaching over 1 million people, making heart coherence practices more accessible than ever.

SPOKESPEOPLE BIOS

HeartMath offers four distinct spokesperson perspectives, allowing media to access expertise across leadership, science, performance, and clinical application.

Deborah Rozman, Ph.D. – President & Co-CEO, HeartMath
Executive leadership voice and visionary behind HeartMath’s global mission. Dr. Rozman speaks on emotional self-regulation, heart-brain coherence, resilience in uncertain times, and the cultural shift from stress reactivity to measurable calm.

Howard Martin – Executive Vice President, HeartMath
Organizational and performance authority. Howard focuses on leadership under pressure, burnout prevention, workplace resilience, and embedding coherence practices into corporate, health care, military, and high-performance environments.

Jorina Elbers, MD, MS – Program Director, Trauma Recovery Project, HeartMath Institute.
Clinical and trauma-informed medical perspective. Dr. Elbers addresses nervous system dysregulation, trauma recovery, chronic stress conditions, and how coherence training supports physiological balance and long-term health.

Rollin McCraty, Ph.D. – Director of Research, HeartMath Institute.
Scientific authority on heart rate variability and heart-brain communication. Dr. McCraty explains the physiology behind stress, coherence, autonomic regulation, cognitive performance, and emerging research in health and resilience.

Deborah Rozman, Ph.D.

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Deborah Rozman, Ph.D., is President and co-CEO of HeartMath, Inc., where she has helped lead the development and application of heart rate variability coherence training for over 35 years. A behavioral psychologist and business executive, Dr. Rozman has been instrumental in translating heart-brain research into practical tools used by health care systems, corporate leaders, the military, and professional athletes worldwide. She is co-author of the “Transforming” series and “Heart Intelligence,” bridging neuroscience with emotional self-regulation. Her work focuses on helping people build resilience, clarity, and emotional balance through measurable physiological change. Learn more at HeartMath.com.

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Deborah Rozman, Ph.D., is a behavioral psychologist, business leader, and President and co-CEO of HeartMath, Inc., a global organization pioneering heart-brain coherence and emotional self-regulation for more than three decades. She has helped guide the development of HeartMath’s research-based tools and technologies, including heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback systems used in health care, corporate leadership, education, the military, and professional sports environments.

Dr. Rozman is co-author of the “Transforming” series — including “Transforming Stress,” “Transforming Anxiety,” “Transforming Anger,” and “Transforming Depression” — as well as “Heart Intelligence,” a book exploring the connection between the heart, intuition, and effective decision-making. She is known for translating complex psychophysiology into accessible practices that help people shift from overwhelm to clarity in real time.

Her work centers on one powerful idea: Stress isn’t just psychological — it’s physiological — and it can be trained.

Learn more at HeartMath.com.

Dr. Rozman, are we facing a stress epidemic because people don’t understand their emotions — or because they’ve never been taught how to regulate their nervous system?

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Deborah Rozman, Ph.D., is a behavioral psychologist, entrepreneur, and President and co-CEO of HeartMath, Inc., an organization that has spent over 35 years researching and developing science-based tools for emotional self-regulation and resilience. Working alongside HeartMath’s founder, Doc Childre, Dr. Rozman has helped guide the evolution of heart rate variability (HRV) coherence research from emerging science into practical, real-world application.

Her leadership has helped position HeartMath as a global authority in heart-brain communication and nervous system regulation. Under her direction, HeartMath’s technologies and training programs have been implemented in leading health care institutions, corporate leadership environments, educational systems, government agencies, all four branches of the U.S. military, and elite athletic organizations. Her focus has consistently been on bridging rigorous research with tools that individuals can use in daily life to improve clarity, resilience, mental and emotional health and well-being.

Dr. Rozman is co-author of the “Transforming” series — including “Transforming Stress,” “Transforming Anxiety,” “Transforming Anger,” and “Transforming Depression” — which present accessible heart-based tools for managing emotional reactivity and building inner stability. She also co-authored “Heart Intelligence: Connecting With the Heart’s Intuitive Guidance for Effective Choices and Solutions,” a book that integrates psychophysiology with personal, social and global coherence as essential for humanity’s advancement.

Throughout her career, Dr. Rozman has emphasized that stress is not an emotional experience; it is a measurable physiological pattern. When stress becomes chronic, the nervous system shifts into dysregulation, affecting perception, decision-making, sleep, and overall health. Her work focuses on teaching individuals how to intentionally shift their heart rhythms into a coherent pattern — a state associated with synchronization of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system, improved emotional regulation, and enhanced cognitive function and performance.

Known for her warmth, clarity, and grounded communication style, Dr. Rozman makes complex neuroscience understandable without diluting its significance. She has appeared on national television programs, global podcasts, and professional conferences, speaking on topics such as the stress relief science, heart-brain nervous system synchronization, emotional regulation, the heart’s intuitive intelligence, heart-based leadership, resilience under pressure, and the role of physiological coherence in navigating uncertainty.

At the heart of her message is empowerment: People are not at the mercy of stress. With the right tools and understanding, they can train their nervous system to respond differently — often in minutes — and build long-term resilience through daily practice.

Dr. Rozman continues to pursue a vision of large-scale cultural shift toward heart-based coherence, where individuals, organizations, and communities learn to regulate first and respond second.

Learn more at HeartMath.com.

Howard Martin

Executive Vice President, HeartMath

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Howard Martin, Executive Vice President of HeartMath, is an author, speaker, and leading expert in applying heart-brain coherence science to leadership, performance, health, and emotional management in times of rapid change. For decades, he has worked with thousands of people worldwide across diverse organizations and social contexts, helping them improve resilience, emotional regulation, and decision-making. Howard translates HeartMath’s research into practical applications that enable individuals and teams to perform at their best with less stress and burnout. His message is clear: Stress is at an all-time high — but reducing it is trainable, measurable, and achievable through science-based, heart-centered methods. Learn more at HeartMath.com.

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Howard Martin is Executive Vice President of HeartMath, where he has spent decades helping people from all walks of life — including leaders, organizations, and high-performance teams — apply the science of heart-brain coherence in real-world settings.

He teaches that stress isn’t merely an emotional reaction but a measurable physiological state that can be changed. Through HeartMath’s scientifically validated coherence techniques and heart rate variability (HRV)-based tools, Howard helps individuals build emotional balance, cognitive clarity, and resilience under pressure. His approach bridges science with practical application, offering strategies to manage uncertainty without compromising performance.

Known for his caring, grounded, and clear communication style, Howard makes complex science accessible and actionable. His work focuses on sustainable change — helping people develop clarity, creativity, and emotional steadiness in high-pressure environments.

Learn more at HeartMath.com.

In high-pressure environments, is burnout inevitable, or can training the nervous system fundamentally change how people perform under stress?

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Howard Martin is Executive Vice President of HeartMath, co-author of “The HeartMath Solution” and “Heart Intelligence,” and the producer of the online video program “The HeartMath Experience.” Howard is a sought-after speaker and a pioneer in applying heart–brain coherence science to personal well-being, leadership, organizational culture, and high-performance environments.

For more than three decades, he has helped bring HeartMath research into practical use across health care systems, corporate leadership teams, government agencies, educational institutions, and to tens of thousands of people spanning five continents.

Rooted in a deep care for people, Howard’s work centers on a powerful idea: Stress in all its forms is not only an emotional experience but also a measurable physiological state that can be transformed. By teaching individuals to generate heart coherence through practical techniques and heart rate variability (HRV)-based biofeedback tools, he helps them change how they respond to pressure, uncertainty, and change.

This approach goes beyond traditional stress management and brings focus to how to build sustainable resilience through increasing heart coherence — a measurable physiological and psychological state that enhances emotional regulation, decision-making, creativity, and interpersonal effectiveness. In high-stakes environments, Howard helps people understand that performance, coherence, and nervous system regulation are inseparable. Increasing coherence is not a luxury; it is a performance advantage.

Known for his genuine warmth and care, Howard brings a hopeful perspective and an ability to translate complex science into language that resonates deeply with people. Rather than presenting coherence as a wellness trend, he frames it as an essential life skill and strategic asset. By understanding how heart-brain communication shapes cognition, emotion, and social connection, people gain tools to strengthen both personal resilience and collective performance.

Frequently invited to speak on topics such as the root causes of modern stress, the physiology of resilience, global change, and the impact of HRV coherence training on well-being and performance, Howard’s message remains both practical and uplifting.

He empowers people to move beyond reactive stress patterns and retrain their nervous systems for clearer thinking, emotional balance, and fuller living. He champions a science-based model of living that integrates emotional self-regulation with heart-centered performance. In today’s high-pressure, reactive world, he believes the most strategic skill we can develop is the ability to increase heart coherence — creating lasting physiological stability and emotional resilience. Learn more at HeartMath.com.

Jorina Elbers, MD, MS

Program Director, Trauma Recovery Project, HeartMath Institute

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Jorina Elbers, MD, MS, is an integrative neurologist and Program Director of the Trauma Recovery Project at the HeartMath Institute. Her work focuses on nervous system dysregulation in trauma, chronic stress, and complex medical conditions. Dr. Elbers bridges clinical neurology with HeartMath’s research on heart rate variability and coherence training, helping translate physiological science into practical, non-pharmacological tools for resilience. She specializes in understanding how autonomic imbalance affects cognition, mood, and long-term health — and how coherence training can help restore stability and emotional regulation. Learn more at HeartMath.com.

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Jorina Elbers, MD, MS, is an integrative neurologist and Program Director of the Trauma Recovery Project at the HeartMath Institute. She specializes in understanding how trauma, chronic stress, and adverse life experiences affect the nervous system and long-term health.

Dr. Elbers works at the intersection of neurology and psychophysiology, applying HeartMath’s heart rate variability and coherence training within clinical and research contexts. Her focus is on nervous system dysregulation — the physiological patterns that can underlie anxiety, mood instability, cognitive fog, sleep disruption, and chronic health challenges. She emphasizes that many emotional and stress-related symptoms reflect autonomic imbalance rather than personal weakness.

Through coherence training and measurable heart-brain regulation tools, Dr. Elbers helps patients and audiences understand how the nervous system can be retrained toward greater resilience and stability.

Learn more at HeartMath.com.

Dr. Elbers, when someone struggles with anxiety or trauma symptoms, are they facing a psychological issue — or a nervous system that has never fully returned to balance?

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Jorina Elbers, MD, MS, is an integrative neurologist and Program Director of the Trauma Recovery Project at the HeartMath Institute. Her work focuses on the physiological impact of trauma, chronic stress, and nervous system dysregulation — and how heart-brain coherence training can support recovery and resilience.

With a background in neurology and integrative medicine, Dr. Elbers examines how prolonged adversity and stress exposure alter autonomic function. When the nervous system becomes chronically biased toward survival states — such as fight-or-flight activation or shutdown patterns — individuals may experience persistent symptoms including anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, cognitive fog, emotional reactivity, and physical health challenges. Rather than viewing these symptoms purely through a psychological lens, she emphasizes their physiological roots.

As Program Director of the Trauma Recovery Project at the HeartMath Institute, Dr. Elbers helps lead initiatives exploring how coherence training and heart rate variability biofeedback can address autonomic imbalance. By teaching individuals how to intentionally shift heart rhythm patterns into a coherent state, measurable improvements in vagal tone and parasympathetic activity can occur — supporting emotional regulation, cognitive clarity, and physiological stability.

Her work bridges research and clinical application. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to examine how non-pharmacological approaches can complement traditional medical care, particularly in populations affected by trauma and chronic stress. She is especially interested in how repeated coherence practice may help establish a healthier physiological baseline over time, reinforcing resilience rather than reactivity.

Dr. Elbers is a published contributor in the field of integrative medicine and psychophysiology, helping advance understanding of how heart-brain communication affects emotional and physical health. She speaks publicly on topics including trauma-informed neurology, autonomic nervous system balance, heart rate variability, and the role of coherence training in addressing stress-related conditions.

Her message is both clinical and empowering: Dysregulation is not a character flaw. It is a measurable physiological state — and it can be trained. By understanding how the nervous system adapts to stress and trauma, individuals gain the tools to shift from chronic activation toward balance and resilience.

Through her leadership at the HeartMath Institute, Dr. Elbers contributes to a growing body of research and education focused on helping individuals and communities recover from adversity by strengthening the body’s innate regulatory capacity.

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Rollin McCraty, Ph.D.

Director of Research, HeartMath Institute

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Rollin McCraty, Ph.D., is Director of Research at the HeartMath Institute. Recognized as a pioneer in heart rate variability and heart-brain coherence research, his work has been cited more than 20,000 times across the scientific community. For more than three decades, he has helped build the scientific foundation demonstrating how coherent heart rhythms influence emotional regulation, cognitive performance, and overall health. Dr. McCraty’s research bridges neuroscience, psychophysiology, and practical application, showing that stress patterns are measurable — and trainable. He collaborates with research institutions and medical partners worldwide to advance the science of nervous system regulation. Learn more at HeartMath.com.

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Rollin McCraty, Ph.D., is Director of Research at the HeartMath Institute and one of the foremost researchers in heart rate variability and heart-brain coherence science. For over 30 years, he has led studies exploring how patterns in heart rhythms influence emotional regulation, cognitive clarity, resilience, and overall physiological balance.

Dr. McCraty’s work has helped establish that the heart plays a central role in communication with the brain and nervous system. His research demonstrates that coherent heart rhythms are associated with improved autonomic regulation, enhanced emotional stability, and better performance under pressure. He collaborates with universities, health care institutions, and international research partners to expand understanding of how physiological coherence affects both individual and collective well-being.

Known for translating complex psychophysiology into clear, practical insights, Dr. McCraty emphasizes that coherence is not abstract — it is measurable, trainable, and impactful.

Learn more at HeartMath.com.

Dr. McCraty, how does heart rate variability actually change the way our brain functions — and can people train that response in real time?

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Rollin McCraty, Ph.D., serves as Director of Research at the HeartMath Institute, where he has spent more than three decades advancing the scientific understanding of heart-brain communication and physiological coherence. His research has helped establish heart rate variability (HRV) as a critical marker of autonomic nervous system function and emotional regulation, positioning coherence science at the forefront of stress and resilience research.

Dr. McCraty’s work explores how patterns in heart rhythms influence brain function, emotional experience, hormonal balance, and cognitive performance. His research has demonstrated that when individuals intentionally shift into a coherent heart rhythm pattern — characterized by smooth, ordered HRV oscillations — measurable changes occur in the nervous system. These changes are associated with increased parasympathetic activity, improved vagal tone, enhanced emotional regulation, and greater cognitive clarity.

Through laboratory studies, clinical collaborations, and real-world applications, Dr. McCraty has contributed to a growing body of research showing that stress is not merely psychological; it is reflected in dynamic physiological patterns. Chronic stress produces erratic heart rhythm patterns that impair communication between the heart and brain. In contrast, coherence produces more synchronized signaling, supporting improved executive function, emotional and mental stability, and resilience under pressure.

His work extends beyond individual regulation to examine how emotional states may influence social dynamics and group interactions. Dr. McCraty has explored the possibility that coherent physiological states may affect collective environments, contributing to research on group coherence and interpersonal synchronization.

A prolific author and collaborator, Dr. McCraty works with universities, health care systems, and international research institutions to further investigate the role of heart-brain signaling in trauma recovery, cardiovascular health, cognitive aging, and performance science. He has contributed to peer-reviewed publications in fields ranging from psychophysiology to integrative medicine and neuroscience.

Despite the technical depth of his work, Dr. McCraty is known for making complex physiological concepts understandable. He emphasizes that coherence is not a mystical concept, but a measurable state that can be developed through practical training. With the aid of HRV biofeedback technology, individuals can see in real time how their emotional state affects their physiology — and learn to regulate it intentionally.

At the core of Dr. McCraty’s research is an empowering message: People are not locked into stress patterns. The nervous system is adaptable. With consistent practice, individuals can shift their physiological baseline toward greater balance and resilience.

In a time when chronic stress is widespread and its health consequences are increasingly evident, Dr. McCraty continues to advance the science that helps explain why regulation matters — and how it can be trained.

Learn more at HeartMath.com.