Rebecca Crane is a Professor at Bangor University's School of Psychology and Sport Science , directing the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice since its founding in 2001. She teaches internationally in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) , focusing on implementation integrity in practice settings. Principle Fellow: Higher Education Academy Fellow: British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches Member: Health Professions Council Research Interests center on translating mindfulness evidence into clinical practice, with specific attention to: Implementation processes in UK healthcare Teaching competency assessment (MBI:TAC) Training level-outcome correlations Adaptations for diverse populations Climate crisis integration into mindfulness frameworks Recent publications analyze intervention fidelity (2025), teacher assessment reliability (2024), and adaptations for socio-environmental challenges (2023). Articles show increasing focus on assessment criteria standardization , virtual delivery effectiveness , and systemic transformation through mindfulness. Co-Editor: Essential Resources for Mindfulness Teachers (2021) Principal Investigator: LIGHTMind depression trial (2023) Keynote speaker: International Conference on Mindfulness (2023) Her teaching legacy includes founding Bangor's Mindfulness Master's program (2003) and delivering MBI:TAC training to over 30 international participants (2021). She emphasizes relational mindfulness and social justice in all professional engagements.







