Arora, Prerna (pa2542)

Ph.D., School Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
M.A., Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
B.S. Biology, Arizona State University 

Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Internship, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Post-Doctoral Training, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Certifications/Licensure: License Psychologist, New York (# 021875-1)

Dr. Arora’s research focuses on issues of access and quality of care for historically marginalized youth and adolescents. In particular, Dr. Arora’s research focuses on identifying risk and protective factors in the development of depressive disorders among racial and ethnic minoritized and immigrant-origin youth; barriers to help-seeking among racial and ethnic minoritized and immigrant-origin youth and families; and developing and implementing culturally-tailored school and community-based prevention and intervention programming for internalizing disorders. Dr. Arora’s work is grounded in a participatory action research approach and incorporates the use of mixed methodology. Dr. Arora's research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Spencer Foundation, among others. Dr. Arora serves as the Consulting Editor of School Psychology Review and the Associate Editor of School Mental Health.

Rajan, S., Arora, P. G., Chang, B., *Khoo, O. & Verdeli, H. (in press). Suicidality and exposure to school-based violence among a nationally representative sample of Asian American and Pacific Islander youth. School Psychology Review.

 Takeda, K., Rosenthal, L., & Arora, P. G. (in press). Internalizing symptoms, intersectional discrimination, and social support among Asian-Pacific Islander LGBTQQ adults. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 

Arora, P. G., Alvarez, K., Huang, C., & Wang, C. (in press, online ahead of print). A three-tiered model for addressing the mental health needs of immigrant youth in schools. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-01048-9 

Nastasi, B. K., Chittooran, M., Arora, P. G. & Song, S. (in press). Infusing global and intercultural perspectives to transform school psychology: Transcending the past and present. School Psychology. 

Arora, P. G. & *Persaud, S. (in press, online ahead of print). ​Suicide among Guyanese youth: Barriers to mental health help-seeking and recommendations for suicide prevention. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683603.2019.1578313 

Arora, P. G., Wheeler, L. A., Fisher, S., *Restituyo, M., & Barnes, J. (in press, online ahead of print). A longitudinal examination of peer victimization on depressive symptoms among Asian American school-aged youth. School Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-020-09383-w 

Wheeler, L., Arora, P. G., & Delgado, M. (in press, online ahead of print). The role of adolescents’ perceived ethnic-racial discrimination in youth’s socioeconomic attainment in Mexican-origin immigrant families. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01276-0 

^{Garcia Vazquez, E., Reddy, L., Arora, P., Crepeau-Hobson, F., Fenning, P., Hatt, C., Hughes, T., Jimerson, S., Malone, C., Minke, K., Radliff, K., Raines, T., Song, S., & Vaillancourt Strobach, K. (2020). School Psychology Unified Anti-Racism Statement and Call to Action. School Psychology Review, 49(3), 209-211. 10.1080/2372966X.2020.1809941}  

Arora, P. G. & *Khoo, O. (2020). Sources of stress and barriers to mental health service use among Asian immigrant-origin youth: A qualitative exploration. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29, 2590-2601. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-020-01765-7 

Fisher, S., Zapolski, T. B., Lee, K., Arora, P. G., & Barnes-Najor, J. (2020). Examination of the structure and measurement invariance of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure in a diverse sample of adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 83, 42-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.07.006

^*Kanuri, N., Arora, P. G., *Talluru, S., *Colaco, B., *Dutta, R., *Rawat, A., Newman, M. G., Manjula, M., & Taylor, C. B. (2020). Examining the initial usability, acceptability, and feasibility of a digital mental health for college students in India.  International Journal of Psychology, 55(4), 657-673. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12640 

Arora, P. G., *Persaud, S, & *Parr, K. (2020). ​Risk and protective factors for suicide among Guyanese youth: Youth and stakeholder perspectives. International Journal of Psychology, 55(4), 618-628. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12625

Dart, E. H., Arora, P. G., Collins, T. A., Stark, K., Cook, C., Duong, M., McCarty, M. & Doll, B. (2020). Developing a brief behavior rating scale for progress monitoring of depression in school settings. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 45(3), 163-172. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534508418799179

Naser, S., Verlenden, J. Arora, P. G., Nastasi, B, Braun, L., & Smith, R. (2020). Using child rights education to infuse a social justice framework into universal programming. School Psychology International, 41(1), 13-36. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143034319894363

Persaud, S., Rosenthal, L, & Arora, P.G. (2019). Culturally-informed gatekeeper training for youth suicide prevention in Guyana: A pilot examination. School Psychology International, 40(6), 624-640. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143034319879477 

Melchert, T. P., Berry, S., Grus, C., Arora, P. G., De Los Reyes, A., Hughes, T. L., Moye, J., Oswald, F. L., & Rozensky, R. H. (2019). Applying task for recommendations on integrating science and practice in health service psychology. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 13(4), 270-278. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000222

Arora, P. G., & *Algios, A. (2019). School-based mental health for Asian American immigrant youth: Perceptions and recommendations. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 10(2), 166-181. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000142 

 Fisher, S., Wheeler, L. A, Arora, P. G., Chaudry, J., & Barnes-Najor, J. (2019). Ethnic identity and substance use in multiracial youth: The moderating role of support networks. Substance Use & Misuse, 54(9), 1417-1428. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2019.1573834 

Arora, P. G., Collins, T. A., Dart, E. H., *Hernández, S., *Fetterman, H., & Doll, B. (2019). Multi-tiered systems of support for school-based mental health: A systematic review of depression interventions. School Mental Health, 11(2), 240-264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-019-09314-4 

Collins, T. A., Dart, E. H., & Arora, P. G., (2019). Addressing the internalizing behavior of students in schools: Applications of the MTSS model. School Mental Health, 11(2), 191-193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-018-09307-9 

Dart, E. H., Arora, P. G., Collins, T. A., & Doll, B. (2019). Progress monitoring measures for internalizing disorders: A systematic review of the literature. School Mental Health, 11(2), 265-275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-018-9299-7