Dr. Yahyahan Aras

Assistant Professor

Dr. Yahyahan Aras
Dr. Yahyahan Aras Assistant Professor

Biography

Yahyahan Aras joined Barry University as an Assistant Professor in 2023. He holds a BA in Counseling Psychology and Guidance from Selcuk University (Turkey), a M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology from Rutgers University, and Ph.D. in Counselor Education from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He has worked with K-12 students both in Turkey and in the U.S. in addition to working with student athletes and nursing students in college settings. His research interests include social justice identity development of counselors, counseling immigrants and refugees, mentoring in counselor education, and international students.

Selected Publications:

Page, R., Murphey, C., Aras, Y, Chen, L., & Loftin, R. (2021). Perspectives of pregnant Hispanic women on prenatal genetic testing. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 30(3), 838848.  https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1383

Lenz, A. S., Ho, C. M., Rocha, L., & Aras, Y. (2021). Reliability generalization of scores on the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 54(2), 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2020.1747940

Lenz, A. S., Rocha, L., & Aras, Y. (2021). Measuring school climate: A systematic review of initial development and validation studies. International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling, 43(1), 48-62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-020-09415-9

Rocha, L., Lenz, A. S., & Aras, Y. (2019). Measuring school climate among Spanish-Speaking students: A systematic review of primary methodological studies. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 41(4), 464-480. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739986319880224

Zyromski, B., Dollarhide, C.T., Aras, Y., Geiger, S., Oehrtman, J.P., & Clarke, H. (2018). Beyond complex trauma: Existential view of adverse childhood experiences. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 57 (3), 156-172. https://doi.org/10.1002/johc.12080

Gibson, D., Moss, J., Dollarhide, C., Aras, Y., & Mitchell, T. (2018). Examining leadership with American Counseling Association Presidents: A grounded theory of leadership identity development. Journal of Counseling and Development, 96 (4), 361-371. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12219

 

Selected Presentations:

Aras, Y., & Hayes, S. (October, 2022). “The Use of Virtual Reality in Mental Health: Outcomes, Challenges, Perspectives.” All Ohio Counselors Conference, Columbus, OH.

Aras, Y., Pfeiffer, S., & Uzondu, A.  (September, 2022). “An Evidence-Based Mentoring Model: Implications for Counselor Educators Working with International Doctoral Students in Counselor Education Programs.” Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference, St. Louis, Missouri.

Rodriguez, A., & Aras, Y. (February, 2020). “Resiliency in K-12 Schools: A Guide for Helping a Campus Heal After a Crisis.” Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision MidWinter Conference.

Aras, Y., Lenz, A. S., Rocha, L., & Ho, C. M. (September, 2019). “Reliability generalization of the Relational Health Indices.” Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

Aras, Y., & Rocha, L. (April, 2019). “Working with refugees: Practical and evidence-based strategies for counselors.” Gulf Coast Counseling Association Conference, Corpus Christi, TX.

Walker, T., Dollarhide, C.T., Aras, Y., & Garcia, G.L. (October, 2018).  “Social justice professional development at the national level: A content analysis of ACA conferences.” North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, Cleveland, Ohio.

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