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Mindful CSUSM

Advisory Board

 

Publications by Faculty on the Advisory Board

(* Denotes advisor mentoring role with undergraduate or graduate supervised writing or research)

Stuhr, P. T., Sutherland, S., & Ressler, J. (2025). Adventure-based learning: A pathway toward social and emotional wellness. p.1-405. (2nd ed.). Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.

Fogleman, J., Schulz, D., & Stuhr, P. T. (2025). Initiating a culture of team cohesion. Strategies, 38(6), 51-55.

Ahlers, J., Weigt, J., Basu, R., Pillai, R., Redela, P., Thomas, M. (2024). Using Faculty Learning Communities to Create a Contemplative Community on Campus: A Multidisciplinary Project. In Expanding the Vision of FLCs in Higher Education: Emerging Opportunities for Faculty to Support and Engage with Each Other edited by Kristin Rainville, David Title & Cynthia Desrochers. Information Age Publishing.

Basu, R. S., & Seide, A. P. (2024). POWER training improves officer autonomic health, mindfulness and social connection. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 9(3), 126–134.

Basu, R. (July 2023). A Compassionate Approach to Gender and Development: From Local Stories to Global Visions, Cognella Publishers.

Basu R., Ahlers J., Thomas J., Thomas M., Weigt J. (2019) Working toward beloved community: Contemplative practice and social justice in one public university, Journal of Contemplative Inquiry, 6(1), published by Center for Contemplative Mind in Society.

Berry, D. R., *Hoerr, J. P., *Cesko, S., *Alayoubi, A., *Carpio, K., *Zirzow, H., *Walters, W., *Scram, G., *Rodriguez, K., & *Beaver, V. (2020) Does mindfulness training without explicit ethics-based instruction promote prosocial behaviors? A meta-analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(8), 1247-1269.

Berry, D. R., Cairo, A. H., Goodman, R. J., Quaglia, J. T., Green, J. D., & Brown, K. W. (2018).  Mindfulness increases prosocial responses toward ostracized strangers through empathic concern. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 147(1), 93-112. 

Randerson A. & Pillai R. (2020) Management Education in Turbulent Times: Mindfulness in the Classroom, in The Routledge Companion to Mindfulness at Work, edited by Satinder K. Dhiman.

Stuhr, P. T., Ahlers, J. C., Jeffries, J., & Thomas, J. T. (2018). Mindfulness from A to Z: Concepts, practices, resources, and tips for health and physical educators. California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance e-Journal, 4(2), 25-37.

Stuhr, P. T., & Thomas, M. D. (2017). Conceptualizing mindfulness for health and physical educators. California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance e-Journal, 3(3), 13-21.

Stuhr, P.T., & Sutherland (2018). An exploration of mindfulness in adventure-based learning. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 89: sup 1, A-156 & 157. DOI:  10.1080/02701367.2018.1450043

*Vicente, S., & Stuhr, P. T. (in press). Mindful yoga: Strategies for implementing yoga and mindfulness in physical education. Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, xx(x), x-x.

Presentations by Faculty on the Advisory Board

Stuhr, P. T. (2026, June). Experiencing wu-wei together: Exploring collective attitudinal energy shifts. Transforming higher education through contemplative practices: Responding to the current moment. Conference hosted by the Center for Contemplative Practices Conference at CSUSM.

Schulz, D., & Stuhr, P. T. (2026, April). Exploring perceptions of mattering through the lens of adventure-based learning. Peer-reviewed conference presentation at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2026 Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA.

Basu R. (2025, November). Towards Creating A Mindful Campus Community. Annual Conference of the International Society for Contemplative Research; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US.

Stuhr, P. T., & Schulz, D. (2025, August). ABL: A movement-centered social and emotional pedagogy. Contemplative Practices for Navigating Chaotic Times Conference. Virtual conference hosted by Center for Contemplative Practices at CSUSM.

Schulz, D., & Stuhr, P. T. (2025, August). Mattering through movement-centered social and emotional pedagogy. Contemplative Practices for Navigating Chaotic Times Conference. Virtual conference hosted by the Center for Contemplative Practices at CSUSM.

Basu, R., Bradford,R., Walker, C., Small, E. and Leidenheimer, A. (2024, August). “Taking a Pause: Exploring Contemplative Practices for the Work of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” with at the Academy of Management  (AOM) conference held in Chicago.

Basu, R., Armenta, R. and Garcia, D. (2024, March). “Mindfulness Based Practices to Enhance Student Success in Research Training Programs” at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success held in Philadelphia.

Basu, R., Pillai, R., Cherry, B., Goldberg, M., Wadhwa, P. and Prince, K. (2024, March). "Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders: The Role Of Compassion, Creativity And The Arts, Contemplative Practices, Career Readiness, And Coping Strategies For Loneliness In Promoting Workplace Wellbeing” with at the Western Academy of Management (WAM) conference held in Long Beach.

Basu, R. (2023, February) Impact of Mindfulness Practices on Compassion in College Students poster presented at the Annual conference of the International Society for Contemplative Research (ISCR).

Basu, R., Pillai, R. (2022, March) Towards Creating A More Compassionate and Just Institution Of Higher Learning: A Mindfulness Approach presented at the Western Academy of Management (WAM) 2022 conference.

Basu, R. (2021, November) Can Mindfulness Practices Impact Student Wellbeing and Compassion? presented at the 13th annual conference of the Association of Contemplative Mind in Higher Education (ACMHE), Resourcing, Reconnection, and Reemergence: Centering Contemplative Practices in our Work and in our Healing.

Redela, P. & Basu, R. (2021, August) Bringing Contemplative Pedagogy to Campus through the Faculty Learning Community. Workshop led for Center for Contemplative Mind in Society.

Stoddard Holmes, M. & McMullin, J. (2019, October) Practicing Self-Care: A Workshop in Mindful Drawing, Reading, and Writing. Workshop led at the CSU Institute for Palliative Care National Symposium for Academic Palliative Care Education and Research. 

Stuhr, P. T. & Sutherland, S. (2018, March) An exploration of mindfulness in adventure-based learning. Peer-reviewed research consortium poster presented at the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) Convention, Nashville, TN.

Basu, R., Randerson, A., Thomas, J. (2017, October) Building A Sustainable Contemplative Community: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach presented at the 9th annual conference of the Association of Contemplative Mind in Higher Education (ACMHE), Radicalizing Contemplative Education: Compassion, Intersectionality, and Justice in Challenging Times. Stoddard Holmes, M. Thomas, J., Thomas, M. (2017, September) Cultivating Compassion in Palliative Care. Workshop led at the CSU Institute for Palliative Care National Symposium for Academic Palliative Care Education and Research.

Stoddard Holmes, M. Thomas, J., Thomas, M. (2017, September) Cultivating Compassion in Palliative Care. Workshop led at the CSU Institute for Palliative Care National Symposium for Academic Palliative Care Education and Research.

Basu, R., Bufferd S., Pillai R., Thomas, J. (2016, November) Achieving Student Success through Contemplative Pedagogical Practices: A Multidisciplinary Project. Peer-reviewed poster presentation at the International Symposium for Contemplative Studies (ISCS) conference by the Mind & Life Institute, San Diego, CA.

Stoddard Holmes, M. (2016, October) This Breath, This Word, This Patient, This Moment: Mindful Reflection In Health Humanities Practice. Presented at Signs and Symptoms Medical Narratives Conference, University of California, Riverside.

Basu, R., Bufferd S., Pillai R., Thomas, J. (2016, October) Achieving Student Success through Contemplative Pedagogical Practices: A Multidisciplinary Project presented at the CSU Teaching and Learning conference, San Jose, CA.

Basu, R. & Imara, M. (2015, October) Bridging the Divide: Labor markets, cultural work, and contemplative pedagogy. presented at the 7th Annual Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education conference in Washington DC.