Mark S. Barajas

Boykins, B. & Barajas, M.S. (2018, August). The influence of feedback on counselor trainees’ implicit racial bias. Poster presented at American Psychological Association 126th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

*Neuweiler, A., Hamzy, M., Krause, C., Choate, E., & Barajas, M.S. (2018, August). Catholic higher education values as understood by traditionally underrepresented students. Poster presented at Amereican Psychological Associaiton 126th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Barajas, M.S. (2018, April). Preparing Culturally Competent Teachers. Poster presented at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY. 

Barajas, M.S. (2017, April). Increasing Cultural Competency of Pre-Service Teachers. Paper presented at the 97^th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Sacramento, CA.

*Dao, A., Williams, B., Gonzalez, N., Bhattacharjee, K., Venegas, L, & Barajas, M.S. (2017, April). Vietnamese immigrant and refugee mental health: Stories of trauma and resilience. Poster presented at the 97^th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association, Sacramento, CA.

Barajas, M.S. (2016, August). Preparing Culturally Competent Teachers: An Empirical Study of Multicultural Education Strategies.  In M.Z. Anderson (Chair), School-Based Interventions – Mental Health and Cultural Competency in Urban Schools. Symposium conducted at American Psychological Association 124^th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

Barajas, M., Anderson, A., Puri-Bose, R., & Goodman, M. (2015, August). Is an updated model needed? Exploring university counseling centers’ responses to increased student demand.  Poster presented at American Psychological Association 123^rd Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Kelaher-Young, A., Barajas, M., & Jones, J. (2015, April). The role of service-learning in teacher preparation. Roundtable facilitated at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Barajas, M.S. (2014, September). Pedagogical approaches to multicultural education within teacher preparation programs. Poster presented at American Psychological Association 122nd Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.

Jones, J., Barajas, M., & Kelaher-Young, A. (2014, September). Promoting multicultural competencies through academic service learning in teacher education. Paper presented at European Conference on Educational Research, Porto, Portugal.

Barajas, M. (2013, April). The intersection of affect, cognition, and behavior: Exploring a psychotherapeutic theory of positive affect as therapeutic change agent. Paper presented at Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.

Boykins, B., Barajas, M., & Doane, B. (2013, April) Counseling traditional college-aged men in university counseling centers: Statistics, presenting problems, and suggestions for engagement. Roundtable facilitated at Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.

Barajas, M., Jobe, J., & Abdul-Rohman, H. (2012, November). Intersections of identity: Multiracial and multicultural conversations. Workshop facilitated at Great Lakes College Association Students of Color Leadership Conference, Kalamazoo, MI.

Barajas, M., & Jobe, J. (2012, April). The changing understanding of racial categorization. Roundtable facilitated at Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference, West Lafayette, IN.

Barajas, M., & Stewart, B. (2012, April). Cross-cultural replication and validation of a school- based resiliency measure. Poster presented at Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference, West Lafayette, IN.

Barajas, M., & Weatherhead, G. (2011, April). A sojourner’s return: Theories of cultural reintegration, first-hand narratives of psychological challenges faced by returning humanitarian workers, and implications for mental health workers. Poster presented at Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference, Bloomington, IN.

Boykins, B., Begay, D., & Barajas, M. (2011, April). What did I take away from my multicultural class?  Exploring reactions and growth areas of multicultural coursework from students’ and teachers’ perspectives.  Roundtable facilitated at Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference, Bloomington, IN.

Littleton, B., Boykins, B., Kelly, S., & Barajas, M. (2011, April). Unique challenges faced by graduate teaching assistants who are underrepresented racial minorities. Poster presented at Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference, Bloomington, IN.

Mosley, A., & Barajas, M. (2011, April). Resiliency among lesbian and gay individuals: A critical review, directions for future research, and implications for mental health professionals. Poster presented at Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference, Bloomington, IN.

Bischoff, G., Warnaar, B., Barajas, M., & Dhaliwal, N. (2010, October). Clinical work with transgender clients & families. Poster presented at North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Chicago, IL.

Barajas, M., & Boykins, B. (2010, March).  Educational attainment of children from single- parent homes.  Poster presented at Great Lakes Regional Counseling Psychology Conference, Akron, OH.

Bischoff, G., Warnaar, B., Dhaliwal, N., & Barajas, M. (2010, March). The experiences of wives who stay with transsexual husbands/partners: A thematic analysis of cases from Virginia Erhardt’s book, Head over Heels. Poster presented at Michigan Family Therapy Conference, East Lansing, MI.

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