Position:

Assistant Professor

Contact Information:

counseling@paloaltou.edu

Programs:

Master's

Education:

PhD, Counseling and Counselor Education (CACREP), University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG)
MC, Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CACREP), Arizona State University (ASU)
BA, Psychology and Business Minor, Duquesne University

Biography:

Dr. Shreya Vaishnav is an Assistant Professor at Palo Alto University. She earned her PhD in Counselor Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and her masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Arizona State University.

Dr. Vaishnav has been involved in leadership roles through several counseling organizations and is a recipient of numerous awards and recognitions including the AMCD Emerging Leader Award, WACES Professional Service Award, and 2018 NBCC Foundation Doctoral Minority Fellow. She is a dedicated leader and has served on the executive board of WACES and as a committee chair for organizations such as CSJ, ACA, and AMCD.

Dr. Vaishnav's research focuses on the impact of microaggressions on individuals from marginalized identities and she has facilitated workshops on navigating and responding to microaggressions in academia. She has also led research projects on effective mentoring practices for students and faculty, strengths-based approaches in working with students from marginalized backgrounds, and engaging in social justice advocacy within counseling. Her clinical expertise lies in working with immigrant populations on cross-cultural issues, specifically South Asian immigrants and first-generation Asian Americans.

Areas of Interest:

Multicultural Competencies, Microaggressions, Mentoring, Immigrants

Selected Publications:

Jacoby, R., Roller, K., Smith, L., Vaishnav, S., & Ali, T.* (2024). Building Competence: Trainee Counselors’ Supervision Journey with Self-Injury and Suicidality. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 18(1). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/jcps/vol18/iss1/1  

Vaishnav, S. & Basma, D. (2023). Somatic Experience of Microaggressions in Therapeutic Spaces: Understanding Rupture and Pathways to Repair. International Body Psychotherapy Journal. 22(1). 120-124.  

Jacoby, R., Vaishnav, S., & Wathen, C. (2023) Having fun while enhancing student engagement: Creative approaches in online learning. Journal of Technology in Counselor Education and Supervision. 3(1). 9. https://doi.org/10.61888/2692-4129.1072  

Vaishnav, S., Galvan, A., & Kim, T.* (2023). Fostering a sense of social connectedness for minoritized students and faculty in online learning. Journal of Technology in Counselor Education and Supervision. 3(1). 5. https://doi.org/10.61888/2692-4129.1068  

Vaishnav, S., & Wester, K. L. (2023). Microaggressions, mentoring, and connectedness: Doctoral students’ experiences in counselor education. Counselor Education and Supervision, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12268  

Vaishnav, S., Basma D., Chen, S. & Farrell, I. (2023). An Autoethnographic Inquiry of the Experiences of Foreign-Born Women of Color in Higher Education. The International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2023.2181458  

Vaishnav, S., & Wallace, D. D. (2022) Navigating Microaggressions in Online Learning Environments, Journal of Technology in Counselor Education and Supervision, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.22371/tces/0020  

Chan, C. D., Harrichand, J. S., Anandavalli, S., Vaishnav, S., Chang, C. Y., Hyun, J. H., & Band, M. P. (2021). Mapping solidarity, liberation, and activism: A critical autoethnography of Asian American leaders in counseling. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 43(3), 246-265. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.43.3.06

Wester, K., Vaishnav, S., Wachter Morris, C., Stickl, J., Austin, J., Delgado, H. (January, 2020). The interaction of imposter phenomenon and research self-efficacy on counselor educator scholarly productivity. The Journal of Counselor Education and Supervision (in print).

Vaishnav, S., & Blackstock, J. S. (2020). Migration Trauma and the Script-Based Self: Transactional Analysis with Nepali-Bhutanese Refugees. Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, 10(1).

Watcher Morris, C., Wester, K., Vaishnav, S., & Austin, J. (2018). Introduction. In making research relevant: Applied research designs for the mental health practitioner. Routledge. New York, NY.

Watcher Morris, C., Wester, K., Austin, J., & Vaishnav, S. (2018). Research Ethics. In making research relevant: Applied research designs for the mental health practitioner. Routledge. New York, NY.

Book chapters:

Vaishnav, S. Austin, J., Watcher Morris, C., & Wester, K. (2024). Research Ethics. In making research relevant: Applied research designs for the mental health practitioner. 2nd Ed. Routledge. New York, NY.  

Vaishnav, S., & Hassouneh, E.* (2024). Marginalization Stress: Hate, Violence, and Microaggressions. In Professional's Guide to Trauma-informed Decision Making (pp. 123-142). Cham: Springer Nature.  

Vaishnav, S. (2024). Racial Prejudice, Measures. In S. Dermer & J. Abdullah (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage  

Vaishnav, S. (2024). Normative Multiculturalism Scale. In S. Dermer & J. Abdullah (Eds.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage  

Harrichand, J. J. S., Kirk, K. E., Vaishnav, S., Mwendwa, J. M., & Snow, K. C. (2024). Immigrants, refugees, diasporas, and xenophobia. In J. M. Cook, & M. Clark (Eds.), Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling. A Systemic, Person-Centered, and Ethical Approach. Cognella.

Websites and Other Relevant Links:

ACA Counseling Today (2021, January). Counselor Career Stories: Shreya Vaishnav. p. 18. https://www.counseling.org/Publications/CT_Flip-Book/0121/mobile/index.html

Vaishnav, S. & Chu, J (2022, May). Disparities in Mental Health Care: Closing the Gap in AAPI Communities. Palo Alto University, CA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KxEI5rm210