Wellness Center

kcalfas@ucsd.edu
858-822-7552

After serving for many years as a full professor and director of the Department of Health Promotion at SDSU, Dr. Karen Calfas was selected to fill the newly creation position of Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Wellness, in which she oversees the expansion and promotion of the four-year-old Student Affairs Wellness Initiatives. Calfas manages the Wellness Cluster, an interdisciplinary group of student services that includes Counseling and Psychological Services, Student Health Services, the Sexual Assault Resource Center, Recreation, and the Office of Student Wellness. Calfas received her doctorate in 1990 from UCSD and her bachelor’s in 1985 from Pacific Lutheran University, in Tacoma, Wash. She has been a licensed psychologist in the state of California since 1993.

jsphelps@ucsd.edu

858-822-7551

Dr. Phelps completed his Bachelor's degree in Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and his Ph.D. at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He completed his internship in the UC San Diego, Department of Psychiatry and did his Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology at the San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center. Prior to his current position, Dr. Phelps worked for ten years as a psychologist at UC San Diego Counseling and Psychological Services and was housed at Thurgood Marshall College. Currently he is a licensed psychologist in the state of California and holds a clinical faculty position in the Department of Psychiatry, UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Favorite Wellness Tip: "Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything." Thich Nhat Hanh

Fun Factoid:  I have had an organic vegetable garden for 10 years. I am passionate about local, organic and sustainable food.

bjaleel@ucsd.edu

858-822-7553

Brenda comes to the Student Wellness Cluster from Environmental Health and Safety where she was the Business Operations Manager responsible for leadership and management of daily operations for financial, administration and human resource functions. Brenda has an MBA from Athabasca University and an M.Ed. in Educational Administration and Leadership from Jones International University. 

Favorite Wellness Tip: Remember the 8 dimensions of wellness: physical, emotional, spiritual, social, occupational, financial, intellectual, and environmental.

College: Muir

Year: Senior

Major: Ecology, Behavior, & Evolution

Favorite Wellness Tip: SMILE!!! It's contagious and people will think something is going on. =D

Fun Factoid: I love being me and making a name for myself; I dare to be different.

College: Revelle

Year: Senior

Major: Literature/Writing

Favorite Wellness Tip: Chew. Breathe. Listen.

Fun Factoid: I am practically undefeated in thumb-wrestling.

College: Marshall

Year: Senior

Major: Art History & Anthropological Archaeology   &diams   Minor: European Studies

Favorite Wellness Tip: My favorite wellness tip is to go to bed at around the same time everynight and sleep 7-8 hours.

Fun Factoid: I'm a lifelong learner!

College: Eleanor Roosevelt

Year: Sophomore

Major: Biochemistry & Cell Biology

Favorite Wellness Tip: Practice better time management, for a busy man is never wise and a wise man is never busy.

Fun Factoid: I am always busy.

College: Muir

Year: Sophomore

Major: Management Science   &diams   Minor: Cognitive Science

Favorite Wellness Tip: Find a balance: a healthy lifestyle consists of both work AND play, exercise AND rest, relaxation AND stress, etc.

Fun Factoid: I am a Beatles fanatic.

College: Eleanor Roosevelt

Year: Junior

Major: Human Biology

Favorite Wellness Tip: You are what you eat - so make it count!

Fun Factoid: I love brightly colored socks.

College: Eleanor Roosevelt

Year: Freshman

Major: Communication

Favorite Wellness Tip: Set aside about 30 minutes a day to have some you-time! Remember that you're just as important as everyone and everything else in your life!

Fun Factoid: I have a disturbingly fast walking pace.

College: Warren

Year: Sophomore

Major: Communication

Favorite Wellness Tip: For mental wellness--the longer you wait for your future, the shorter it is.

Fun Factoid: I can (and always do) eat a double-double faster than my boyfriend.