Interim Director of SLED; Wellness Program Head

Sarah Meyer Tapia

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Education: Ph.D., Psychology, CIIS; M.A., Counseling & Health Psychology, Santa Clara University; B.A., Ministry, Azusa Pacific University

Research and Professional Interests: mindfulness, meditation, authentic and lasting behavior change, self-compassion without compromising success, wellbeing that works in real life, expanding and destigmatizing wellness

Personal Interests: running, yoga, the ocean, black cats, writing essays about life in all its complexity, hanging with my kid, meals with my people

Courses Taught: Wellness 130: Meditation, Wellness 117: Changing for Good: The Science and Practice of Behavior Change, Wellness 123: Living on Purpose, Wellness 131: Compassion Meditation, Wellness 114: Emotional Intelligence, Wellness 116: Resilience, Wellness 152: Mindfulness and Food, Wellness 133: Meditation Retreat, Wellness 113: Stress Less Sleep Better