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Azadeh Ahmadi

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Counseling and Higher Education

((940) 565-2910) -

Email: Azadeh.ahmadi@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 2024
    Major: Counselor Education

Professional Positions

    Professional

  • Associate Staff, Counseling & Psychological Services. Counseling & Psychological Services. (2024).
  • Clinical Supervisor, The Pennsylvania State University. The Pennsylvania State University. (2022 - 2024).
  • Career Counselor, Career Services Center. Career Services Center. (2022).
  • Mental Health Counselor, Edwin L. Herr Clinic. Edwin L. Herr Clinic. (2021).
  • School-Based Mental Health Therapist, Integral Care. Integral Care. (2020).
  • Mental Health Counselor, Center For Child Protection. Center For Child Protection. (2019).
  • Mental Health Counselor, SAFE Alliance. SAFE Alliance. (2019).
  • Graduate Advisor Assistant– Academic/Career Advisor, St. Edward's University. St. Edward's University. (2017).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Nurturing Parenting Program Facilitator, Family Development Resources Inc., Nurturing Parenting Program. (2020 - Present).
  • SAFE Core 40-hour Advocate Sexual Assault, Texas Office of The Attorney General. (2020 - Present).
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, The Medical University of South Carolina. (2019 - Present).
  • National Certified Counselor, National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.. (2023 - 2028).
  • Licensed Professional Counselor, State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, Department of State Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (2024 - 2027).
  • Licensed Professional Counselor, Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. (2019 - 2026).

Professional Memberships

  • Society for Sexual, A ectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities. (2023 - Present).
  • Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. (2022 - Present).
  • Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. (2022 - Present).
  • American Counseling Association. (2019 - Present).
  • American Educational Research Association. (2024).
  • The North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. (2022 - 2024).
  • American Mental Health Counselors Association. (2021 - 2023).
  • Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), Rho Alpha Mu Chapter, Counseling Academic and Professional, Honor Society International. (2021 - 2023).

Development Activities

  • Continuing Education Program, Building Bridges: Cultural Humility in Clinical Practice, New Jersey Counseling Association Multicultural Counseling Division. United States of America. (December 16, 2024).
  • Other (Program Orientation), Program Orientation, Counseling Program, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, University of North Texas. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (October 10, 2024).
  • Continuing Education Program, 2024 AARC Annual Conference, Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. United States of America. (September 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, 2024 AARC Conference, The Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. Pittsburgh,PA,United States of America. (September 6, 2024 - September 7, 2024).
  • Other (New Faculty Orientation (NFO)), UNT New Faculty Orientation, University of North Texas, Faculty Success. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (August 7, 2014 - August 8, 2024).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • COUN 5490 - Abnormal Behavior : Effects of Trauma, and Crisis Intervention, 1 course.
  • COUN 5580 - Family Counseling, 1 course.
  • COUN 6125 - Quantitative Research in Counseling Specialty Area, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • The Pennsylvania State University, CNED 532 Diagnosis in Counseling– Co-intsructor, Summer 2023.
  • The Pennsylvania State University, CNED 595G Counseling Internship– Co-intsructor, Spring 2023.
  • The Pennsylvania State University, CNED 526 Research in Counselor Education– Co-instructor, Fall 2022.
  • The Pennsylvania State University, CNED 507 Multicultural Counseling: Foundations– Co-instructor, Summer 2022.

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, Counseling and Higher Education. (2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Counseling and Higher Education. (2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Counseling and Higher Education. (2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Counseling and Higher Education. (2024).

Awards and Honors

  • The 2024 Glen E. Hubele National Graduate Student Award, American Counseling Association (ACA) National Awards. (2024).
  • 2023 Doctoral Level Exemplary Research and Assessment Practices Award, The Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC). (2023).
  • 2023 ACES Diversity Scholarship, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES).
  • 2023 Graduate Student Travel Fund, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University.
  • 2022 Graduate Student Travel Fund, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Galvan, A., Ahmadi, A., Zhao, F., Isadore, K., O'Shea, A. (2024). Exploring counseling dropout rates among international college students with disabilities. Counseling Outcome Research & Evaluation. 15 (2) 157–174.
  • Ahmadi, A., Gerthe, J. (2023). A review of attachment theory. The Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association. 24 (1) 15-29.
  • Ahmadi, A., Ponder, W.N., Carbajal, J., Schuman, D.L., James, W., Yockey, A.R., Galusha, J.M. (2023). Validation of the PCL-5, PHQ-9, and GAD-7 in a sample of veterans. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 65 (8) 643-654.
  • Ahmadi, A., Galusha, J.M., Ponder, W.N., Carbajal, J., Schuman, D.L., James, W., Yockey, A.R. (2023). Validation of the PCL-5, PHQ-9, and GAD-7 in a sample of first responders. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 65 (6) 467-476.
  • Byrd, J.A., Porter, C., Mayes, R., Ahmadi, A. (2022). (In)Visibility across educational spaces: Centering mental health & wellness for Black girls & women. Journal of African American Women and Girls in Education. 2 (2) 1-8.
  • Prosek, E.A., Ponder, W.N., Ahmadi, A. (2022). Validation of the adapted response to stressful experiences scale. Military Psychology. 34 (5) 629-634.

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Gerthe, J. (Presenter), CSI Days 2022: ACA Conference & Expo, Narrative Therapy: A creative and culturally responsive tool for counseling international students, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2022).

    • Other

  • Prosek, E.A. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Gerthe, J. (Author & Presenter), Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference (AARC), Development of a clinical assessment for ACEs, Nashville, TN, United States of America. (2023).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Giordano, A. (Panelist), Chen, S. (Panelist), Golubovic, N. (Panelist), Chiu, E. (Panelist), Moh, Y.S. (Panelist), Zhu, P. (Panelist), Ahmadi, A. (Panelist), Park, C. (Panelist), Iglesias Hoyos, S. (Panelist), Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference (AARC), International Panel, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America. (2024).

    • Paper

  • Gerthe, J. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), 2025 Montana School Counselor Association (MSCA), Adolescent neurological development, Billings, MT, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Gerthe, J. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), 2025 Montana School Counselor Association (MSCA), From likes to literacy: Helping kids navigate social media safely, Billings, MT, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Gerthe, J. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), 2025 Montana School Counselor Association (MSCA), Supporting LGBTQ teens: Suicide awareness, prevention, and recovery, Billings, MT, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Gerthe, J. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), 2025 Montana School Counselor Association (MSCA), Supporting students by engaging their guardians: Practical strategies for school counselors and school psychologists, Billings, MT, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Zhao, F. (Presenter), Isadore, K.M. (Presenter), Galvan, A. (Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Presenter), O'Shea, A. (Presenter), American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2024 Annual Meeting, The role of supports in predicting psychological distress of help-seeking international college students with disabilities, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Galvan, A. (Author & Presenter), Zhao, F. (Presenter), Isadore, K.M. (Presenter), O'Shea, A. (Presenter), American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2024 Annual Meeting, Exploring counseling dropout rates among international college students with disabilities, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), 10th Annual Chi Sigma Iota Pennsylvania Statewide Conference, Trauma in forcibly displaced populations, Villanova, PA, United States of America. (2023).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Prosek, E.A. (Author & Presenter), Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference (AARC), A primer on mixed methods single case research (MMSCR), St. Louis, MO, United States of America. (2022).

    • Poster

  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference (AARC), Exploring the mediating factors in the relationship between history of trauma and PTG: Rumination and emotional and cognitive creativity, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Prosek, E.A. (Presenter), Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference (AARC), Cultivating growth in transgender and gender-diverse client work: The mediating roles of self-compassion and minority stress in the relationship between counselor factors and posttraumatic growth, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Baker, A. (Presenter), The Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), John Henryism: A protective or a risk factor among college-attending students of color, Denver, CO, United States of America. (2023).

    • Symposium

  • Byrd, J.A. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Cunningham, A. (Presenter), Elibox, S. (Presenter), Nantha Kumar, R.D. (Presenter), American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2024 Annual Meeting, The racialized experiences of graduate students of color at one large HWI, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2024).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Lemberger-Truelove, M.E. (Principal), Ahmadi, A. (Co-Principal), "School Mental Health Advocates for Students and Educators (SMHASE)," sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Federal, $3800000 Funded. (2022 - 2027).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Principal), "Cultivating growth in transgender and gender-diverse client work: The mediating roles of self-compassion and minority stress in the relationship between counselor factors and posttraumatic growth," sponsored by The North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NARACES), Regional, $500 Funded. ( - 2023).

Service

University Service

  • Faculty Mentor, International Faculty Liaison. (August 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Doctoral Advisory Committee. (August 2024 - August 2027).
  • Committee Member, Scholarship Committee Member. (August 2024 - August 2027).
  • Student Recruiter, School Mental Health Advocates for Students and Educators (SMHASE). (2024).
  • Other (Faculty interviewer), CMHC Master's Admission Interview. (November 15, 2024).
  • Other (Faculty interviewer), School Mental Health Advocates for Students and Educators (SMHASE). (September 2024).
  • Other (Faculty interviewer), CMHC Master's Admission Interview. (February 2023).
  • Other (Group Facilitator), Group counseling for undergraduate international female students. (2022).
  • Other (Group Facilitator), Affinity Group for international Master's and Doctoral counseling students. (January 2022 - May 2022).
  • Other (Faculty interviewer), CMHC Master's Admission Interview. (February 2022).
  • Other (Mental Health Counselor), Crisis counseling sessions for students of LGBTQIA+ communities. (2021).

Professional Service

  • Task Force Member, Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. (2024 - 2027).
  • Other (Guest Assistant Editor), The Journal of African American Women and Girls in Education. (2021 - 2022).
  • Guest Speaker, The Pennsylvania State University. University Park, PA. (March 2022).
  • Guest Speaker, Portland State University. (February 7, 2022).