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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

  • 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).
  • Society for Sexual, A ectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities. (2023 - 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

  • Conference Attendance, 2025 ACES Conference, Association for Counselor Education & Supervision. Philadelphia,PA,United States of America. (October 7, 2025 - October 12, 2025).
  • Continuing Education Program, 2025 ACES Conference, Association for Counselor Education & Supervision. Philadelphia,PA,United States of America. (October 7, 2025 - October 12, 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, 2025 AARC Conference, Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. Daytona,FL,United States of America. (September 12, 2025 - September 13, 2025).
  • Continuing Education Program, 2025 AARC Conference, Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling. Daytona,FL,United States of America. (September 12, 2025 - September 13, 2025).
  • Conference Attendance, 2025 Montana School Counseling Association Conference, Montana School Counseling Association. Billings,MT,United States of America. (April 3, 2025 - April 4, 2025).
  • 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, 2 courses.
  • COUN 5680 - Essential Skills in Counseling, 1 course.
  • COUN 6125 - Quantitative Research in Counseling Specialty Area, 2 courses.

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 Chair, Counseling and Higher Education. (2025).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, Counseling and Higher Education. (2025).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Counseling and Higher Education. (2025).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Counseling and Higher Education. (2025).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Counseling and Higher Education. (2025).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Counseling and Higher Education. (2025).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Counseling and Higher Education. (2025).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Counseling and Higher Education. (2025).
  • Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, 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).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Impact of Child-Centered Play Therapy in the Schools: A Meta-Analysis," Counseling and Higher Education. (April 2026).
  • Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, "Counselor Cultural Humility: Are Novice Counselors As Culturally Humble As Their Supervisors Perceive Them To Be?," Counseling and Higher Education. (December 2025).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Examining The Relationship Between Counselor Preparation Factors and Counseling Trainees' Self-Perceptions of Youth Counseling Competency," Counseling and Higher Education. (July 2025).

Awards and Honors

  • 2025 ACES Diversity Scholarship, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). (2025).
  • The 2024 Glen E. Hubele National Graduate Student Award, American Counseling Association (ACA) National Awards.
  • 2023 ACES Diversity Scholarship, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES).
  • 2023 Doctoral Level Exemplary Research and Assessment Practices Award, The Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC).
  • 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

  • Ahmadi, A., Ponder, W., Carbajal, J., Schuman, D.L., Collins, C.R., Yockey, R., Galusha, J.M. (2026). Validation of the PCL-5 for First Responders and Veterans: New Evidence for an 8- Factor Model of DSM-5 PTSD. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Advance online publication
  • McMurtie, B., Ponder, W.N., Schuman, D.L., Ahmadi, A., Carbajal, J. (2026). Veteran Resilience and Posttraumatic Growth: A Cross-Sectional Network Analysis. European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation. 10 (2) 11.
  • Ahmadi, A., Prosek, E.A., Malcom, E., Shaikh, S. (2025). Paths to well-Being: Trauma, rumination, creativity, and growth. Journal of Happiness and Health. 5 (2) 75-91.
  • Ahmadi, A., Gerthe, J. (2025). A review of dialectical behavior therapy. Other. 7 (3) 52-70.
  • 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).

    • 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), 2024 AARC Conference, International Panel, Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America. (2024).

    • Paper

  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Galván, A. (Author & Presenter), Isadore, K. (Author & Presenter), O'Shea, A. (Author & Presenter), Zhao, F. (Author & Presenter), 57th SPR International Annual Meeting, Reimagining Assessment in Multicultural Psychotherapy: Developing a Psychiatric Disability Identity Scale for Racially and Ethnically Minoritized College Students, Society for Psychotherapy Research, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan. (2026 - 2026).
  • Galván, A. (Author & Presenter), Isadore, K. (Author & Presenter), Zhao, F. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), O'Shea, A. (Author & Presenter), 57th SPR International Annual Meeting, Reimagining Psychotherapy Training: A Mixed-Methods Examination of Disability Competence in Counselors-in-Training, Society for Psychotherapy Research, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan. (2026 - 2026).
  • Isadore, K. (Author & Presenter), Galván, A. (Author & Presenter), O'Shea, A. (Author & Presenter), Zhao, F. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), 57th SPR International Annual Meeting, Relational Foundations of Well-Being: Reimagining Psychotherapy through Social Support and Disability, Society for Psychotherapy Research, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan. (2026 - 2026).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Gerthe, J. (Presenter), 2025 ACES Conference, Exploring the complex dynamics of supervision for international counselor trainees in CACREP programs, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Philadelphia, PA, United States., United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Gerthe, J. (Presenter), 2025 ACES Conference, Infusing TGD-inclusive content into teaching multicultural counseling: Pedagogical strategies for counselor educators, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Philadelphia, PA, United States, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Gerthe, J. (Presenter), 2025 AARC Conference, Crisis intervention training for counselors in schools: A mixed methods study, Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, Daytona Beach, FL, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Galván, A. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Zhao, F. (Author & Presenter), Isadore, K. (Author & Presenter), O'Shea, A. (Author & Presenter), 56th International SPR Annual Conference, Exploring counseling dropout rates among international college students with disabilities, Society for Psychotherapy Research, The Jagiellonian University Medical College Department of Psychotherapy, Kraków, Poland. (2025 - 2025).
  • Isadore, K. (Author & Presenter), Zhao, F. (Author & Presenter), Galván, A. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), O'Shea, A. (Author & Presenter), 56th International SPR Annual Conference, Social support, suicidal ideation, and psychological distress for help-seeking international college students with disabilities, Society for Psychotherapy Research, The Jagiellonian University Medical College Department of Psychotherapy, Kraków, Poland. (2025 - 2025).
  • Gerthe, J. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), 2025 MSCA Conference, Adolescent neurological development, Montana School Counselor Association, Billings, MT, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Gerthe, J. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), 2025 MSCA Conference, From likes to literacy: Helping kids navigate social media safely, Montana School Counselor Association, Billings, MT, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Gerthe, J. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), 2025 MSCA Conference, Supporting LGBTQ teens: Suicide awareness, prevention, and recovery, Montana School Counselor Association, Billings, MT, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Gerthe, J. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), 2025 MSCA Conference, Supporting students by engaging their guardians: Practical strategies for school counselors and school psychologists, Montana School Counselor Association, 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), 2024 AERA Annual Meeting, The role of supports in predicting psychological distress of help-seeking international college students with disabilities, American Educational Research Association, 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), 2024 AERA Annual Meeting, Exploring counseling dropout rates among international college students with disabilities, American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Prosek, E.A. (Author & Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Gerthe, J. (Author & Presenter), 2023 AARC Conference, Development of a clinical assessment for ACEs, Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, Nashville, TN, United States of America. (2023).
  • 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), 2022 AARC Conference, A primer on mixed methods single case research (MMSCR), Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, St. Louis, MO, United States of America. (2022).

    • Poster

  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), 2026 SACES Conference, Occupational risk pathways to suicide in fire fighters: PTSD symptom clusters, anger, and alcohol Use, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, Louisville, KY, United States of America. (2026).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Gerthe, J. (Presenter), 2025 AARC Conference, Validation of the PCL-5 for veterans and first responders: New evidence for an 8-factor model, Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, Daytona Beach, FL, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Gerthe, J. (Author & Presenter), Meldahl, E. (Presenter), Ahmadi, A. (Author), Rosston, K. (Presenter), 2025 IASP Conference, Suicide prevention in Montana: Analyzing preliminary data to inform targeted efforts, International Association for Suicide Prevention, Vienna, Austria. (2025 - 2025).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), 2024 AARC Conference, Exploring the mediating factors in the relationship between history of trauma and PTG: Rumination and emotional and cognitive creativity, Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Prosek, E.A. (Presenter), 2024 AARC Conference, 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, Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Ahmadi, A. (Author & Presenter), Baker, A. (Presenter), 2023 ACES Conference, John Henryism: A protective or a risk factor among college-attending students of color, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, 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), 2024 AERA Annual Meeting, The racialized experiences of graduate students of color at one large HWI, American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2024).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Ahmadi, A. (Principal), "School Mental Health Advocates for Students and Educators (SMHASE)," sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, Federal, $3800000 Funded. (2022 - 2027).

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).
  • Other (Faculty interviewer), CMHC Master's Admission Interview. (November 7, 2025).
  • Other (Faculty interviewer), CMHC Master's Admission Interview. (April 11, 2025).
  • Other (Faculty interviewer), Counseling Program Doctoral Admissions Interview. (January 31, 2025).
  • 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).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Happiness and Health. (2025).
  • 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).