Rebecca Acabchuk has a PhD in Neurobiology and Physiology from the University of Connecticut. Her research evaluates the mental and physical health benefits of yoga and meditation. She is a Senior Scientist at the global wellbeing platform, RoundGlass, and has done consulting work with Whole School Mindfulness and others to develop assessment tools to evaluate the benefits of meditation in schools. As a Post Doc, she was awarded the Varela Grant to study how best to implement mindfulness programs in schools and universities.