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Sailesh Maharjan

Sailesh Maharjan

, Lecturer, and Mental Health First Aid Trainer (MHFA) for Adults

Contact

UEC - Miscellaneous Projects & Grants
Lecturer
Psychology

Office Hours

Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday: 12:00-13:30
Wednesday:
Thursday: 12:00-13:30
Friday:
Saturday:

Bio

Sailesh Maharjan has been an adjunct professor at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) since 2017. He is experienced in mindfulness meditation and delivers talks on Buddhist Philosophy focused on applying Buddhist psychology in everyday life.

Maharjan served as a religious worker at Sambuddhaloka Buddhist Vihara Inc. in Moreno Valley, California. He traveled across California, Las Vegas, Texas, Arizona, Chicago, and Virginia as a spiritual guide and Buddhist speaker for several years before pursuing a master's degree in Clinical Psychology at CSUSB.

As a professor, he incorporates modern technology and novel evidence-based tools in his classes. He intends to use technology and research findings to address student mental health challenges, equitable assessment tools, student readiness, resource accessibility, and inclusiveness in higher education. He also focuses on incorporating mindfulness in higher education to develop programs to bolster faculty success in delivering quality education. Sailesh plans to use his doctoral training to identify problems and implement solutions within and beyond the college, county, and state education system.

Sailesh Maharjan loves woodwork, painting, cooking, and gardening with his wife and daughter.

Education

  • A doctoral student focusing on Higher Education Leadership, CSUSB
  • Master's degree in Clinical Psychology, CSUSB
  • A Holmes Scholar, CSUSB
  • A former Theravadin Buddhist monk for 16 years
  • Bachelor's degree in Buddhism and Pali Studies Pali and Buddhist University, Sri Lanka
  • Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • The Royal Pandit (Rājakīya Pandita) Degree in Pali, Sanskrit, and Sinhala from the Oriental Studies Society, Sri Lanka.

Courses/Teaching

  • PSYC-1105 - Critical Thinking Everyday
  • PSYC-1115 - Personal Adjustment and Growth
  • PSYC 3311 - Research Methods in Psychology
  • PSYC-3333 - Drugs and Behavior
  • PSYC-3334 - Addiction and Recovery
  • PSYC-3351 - Behavioral modification: Principles and Applications
  • PSYC 3386 - Introduction to Psychotherapy
  • PSYC-3390 – Abnormal Psychology
  • PSYC-3391 - Psychopathology of Child

Specialization

  • A Public speaker in Buddhist psychology and philosophy
  • A Psychology Instructor 
  • A CSU Faculty Fellow 
  • A Researcher 
  • Mental Health First Aid Trainer (Adults) and Coordinator

Research and Teaching Interests

  • Focus on incorporating mindfulness in higher education for faculty and students
  • Higher education leadership Characteristics 
  • Student mental health challenge
  • Equitable assessment tools,
  • Student readiness,
  • Resource accessibility