Mindfulness Research & Teaching Group
Mindfulness Research & Teaching Group
at the University of Macau
at the University of Macau
澳門大學靜觀研究及教學小組
澳門大學靜觀研究及教學小組
We are a group of mindfulness researchers and practitioners at the University of Macau and collaborative institutions. Our mission is to better understand mindfulness through research and practice, and to share mindfulness skills to improve human resilience and wellbeing in Higher Education.
我們是一群在澳門大學及其他大學的靜觀研究員和教師。我們的使命是通過研究和教學更好地理解並教授靜觀技能，以提高大學生的身心健康。
靜觀(也稱正念)是一種經過科學驗證的改善身心健康的技能。它起源於古代的智慧，而現代以靜觀為基礎的課程，如MBSR, MBCT, MBCL/MSC, IMP, 是世俗的、科學的、和基於證據的。
UM Faculty members 澳門大學教員
Prof Katherine Chen, FAH (Group convenor)
Prof Rico Lam, FBA
Dr Alice Lee, FAH
Ms Miranda Ma, FAH
Prof Eric Yuan, FED
Faculty Collaborators from partner universities
Prof Jiajuan Xiong, Southwest University of Finance & Economics 西南財經大學
Dr Melody Jia-Qi Xu, University of Hong Kong 香港大學
A randomised controlled trial evaluating a mindfulness intervention for postgraduate students in Macau and Hong Kong, demonstrating significant reductions in emotional distress (BMC Psychology, 2025);
Corpus linguistic and discourse analytic studies of landmark Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy clinical trials, examining how mindfulness practice unfolds in therapeutic interaction and contributes to reduced depression relapse;
Integrating mindfulness into university English language education to enhance learning and wellbeing;
The World Meditation Survey, an international collaboration investigating how meditation experiences are described and understood across cultures and contemplative traditions.
Chen, K. 2025 “Mindfulness Workshop: React vs Response”. AsiaTEFL 2025 Conference, the Education University of Hong Kong.
Chen, K. 2024 "Mindfulness as a relational practice" Oxford Mindfulness Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford.
Chen, K. 2024 "Resilience and Mental Well-Being for Grad Students". Invited speaker, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan.
Chen, K. 2023 “Creating a positive classroom climate and inspiring learning with mindfulness”, Keynote, the 6th CLE Conference on Teaching and Learning, Southern University of Science and Technology.
Chen, K. 2022 “Mindfulness for wellbeing and English language teaching: an exploration” Public lecture, Department of English Language Education, The Education University of Hong Kong.
Chen, K. 2021 "How can mindfulness improve teacher wellbeing" Keynote, the Macao Association for the Advancement of English Language Teaching Conference.
Chen, K. and Xu, JQ. 2025 “How Mindfulness Intervention can transform reactivity and reduce emotional disturbances for Research Postgraduate Students in Hong Kong and Macau” AsiaTEFL 2025 Conference, the Education University of Hong Kong.
Chen, K. and Xu, JQ. 2024 "Transforming Reactivity: Discourse of Awareness in a Mindfulness-based Intervention (MBI) Programme" AILA World Congress, Malaysian Association of Applied Linguistics.
Chen, K. and Xu, JQ. 2024 "Transforming Reactivity: A Discourse Analysis of Mindfulness Insights in MBI Classes" International Conference of Mindfulness, University of Bangor.
Xu, JQ and Chen, K. 2024 "Transformative Power of Online Mindfulness Training for Research Postgraduate Students: A Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial" International Conference of Mindfulness, University of Bangor.
Xu, JQ and Chen, K. 2022 "Effects of an eight-week online mindfulness program on wellbeing in research postgraduate students: preliminary quantitative and qualitative results from a randomized controlled trial" International Mindfulness Conference Asia Pacific, University of Monash.
Xu, JQ and Chen, K. 2022 "網上八周靜觀課程對提升研究生幸福感的成效：隨機候補名單對照試驗的初步結果" 第三屆中國靜觀應用發展論壇, 北京.