School of Psychology staff

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Contact details +6469517391

Kamla Waila

Senior Tutor

Institute of Education

Senior Tutor

School of Psychology

Research Outputs

Journal

Kempton, H., & Waila, K. (2025). Mindful Solitude as an Antidote and Antonym to Loneliness: A Historic and Therapeutic Buddhist Perspective. Religions. 16(11)
[Journal article]Authored by: Kempton, H., Waila, K.
Waila, K., & Lindsay, N. (2024). Understanding the role of spirituality during COVID-19: a cross-cultural qualitative analysis. Mental Health Religion and Culture. 27(3), 241-254
[Journal article]Authored by: Lindsay, N., Waila, K.

Thesis

Waila, K. (2023). The role of spirituality during COVID-19: a cross-cultural qualitative analysis. (Master's Thesis)
[Masters Thesis]Authored by: Waila, K.

Conference

Kempton, H., Waila, K., Lindsay, N., & Gibson, R. (2025, November). Mindful Solitude: A Buddhist Perspective. Presented at Asian Association of Social Psychology (AASP) International Seminar on Promoting Asian Psychologies in Aotearoa New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Gibson, R., Kempton, H., Lindsay, N., Waila, K.

Professor Emeritus
Prof Ian M Evans

Honorary Teaching and Research Fellow
Dr Ross Flett

Honorary Research Fellow
Dr Amanda Young-Hauser