Carlos Garcia Rubio

Doctor in Clinical and Health Psychology. My main lines of research revolve around the study of mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs). Specifically, in last years I have researched the effectiveness and mechanisms of action of MBIs in the school context from a preventive perspective. I am co-founder of the GrowingUp Breathing Program (Crecer Respirando), aimed at promoting children and adolescents' social-emotional and cognitive development with the practice of mindfulness. I am a member of the "Stress and Health" team of the Faculty of Psychology of the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM). Also, I am a member of the "Nirakara-Lab" team of the Complutense University of Madrid. My thesis ("Effectiveness and mechanisms of action of the mindfulness-based interventions in the school context") was funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of the Spanish Government and received the distinction "cum laude". I have developed my teaching activity at the Faculty of Psychology of the UAM and I regularly teach in several university postgraduate courses (e.g., Master in Mindfulness in Health and Research Contexts, UCM). I have been a recipient of the Francisco J. Varela Research Grant from the Mind & Life Europe and I have developed research stays at prestigious centers (e.g., British Columbia University, supervisor: Kimberly Schonert-Reichl). My clinical work is developed from a contextual-functional perspective (e.g., Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and I am a facilitator of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) to prevent emotional problems. Currently, I am enjoying a Margarita Salas grant at the University of Valencia (supervisor: Ausias Cebolla and Rosa Baños) and the Autonomous University of Madrid, funded by the Ministry of Universities of the Spanish Government.