"What makes one child do well while another fails? How do culture and environment foster resilience in children? Can a child 'bounce back' after a traumatic experience?"

These questions are at the core of my research that looks at what makes children resilient. The ability to create or identify cultural contexts that promote resilience is a way to prevent psychopathology.

Title(s): Associate Professor

Education: Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University

Affiliations:

• Contributor, Ser Padres (Parents Magazine in Spanish)
• Guest commentator, Univision's morning news show Al Despertar (see Hablemos de Niños)
• Member, American Counseling Association
• Member, American Psychological Association (APA)
• Secretary/Treasurer, New York State Psychological Association's (NYSPA) Division on Culture, Race, and Ethnicity
• Volunteer, New York City Medical Reserve Corps
• Member, APA Division 17, Society of Counseling Psychology
• Member, APA Division 45, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues
• Reviewer, Journal of Counseling Psychology
• Editorial Board Member, Advances in School Mental Health Promotion
• Ad Hoc Reviewer, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
• Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Counseling Psychologist

last updated 10/30/08

Research interests:

My research interests include cross-cultural psychology with children and families, bilingualism in psychotherapy, resilience, and public education through the media. A key interest is to explore what fosters resilience in children and adolescents at home, in the community, and in schools.

Recent publications:

Selected publications

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S.  (2008).  Creative arts counseling in schools:  Toward a more comprehensive approach.  In H.L.K. Coleman & C. Yeh  (Eds.), Handbook on school counseling (pp. 517-530).  Newbury Park, CA:  Sage Publications.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S.  (2008).  Sociocultural factors, resilience, and coping:  Support for a culturally sensitive measure of resilience.  Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29, 197-212.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S., & Wibrowski, C.  (2007).  Building resilience and social support:  The effects of an educational opportunity fund academic program among first- and second-generation college students.  Journal of College Student Development, 24(5), 574-584.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S.  (2006).  Diversity training for classroom teaching:  A  manual for students and educators.  New York, NY:  Springer.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S., & Carter, R.T.  (2006). White American attitudes in interracial situations:  An empirical examination of perceived behavioral options and White racial identity.  Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 15, 117-139.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S., Yang, Y.T., & Chen, W.J.  (2006).  Resilience from childhood stressors:  The role of cultural resilience, ethnic identity, and gender identity.  Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 5, 124-138.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S., & Weist, M.D.  (Eds.).  (2004).  Community planning to foster resilience in children.  New York:  Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S.  (2004).  A framework for school-based mental health promotion with bicultural Latino children:  Building on strengths to promote resilience.  International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 6(2), 26-33.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S., Acosta, O., & Weist, M.D.  (2004).  Terrorism:  Voices of two communities speak out.  In C.S. Clauss-Ehlers, & M.D. Weist,  (Eds.).  Community planning to foster resilience in children (pp.143-159). New York:  Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S.  (2003).  Promoting ecological health resilience for minority youth:  Enhancing health care access through the school health center.  Psychology in the Schools, 40(3), 265-278.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S., & Lopez Levi, L. (2002). Violence and community, terms in conflict: An ecological approach to resilience. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 11(4), 265-278.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S., & Lopez Levi, L.  (2002).  Working to promote resilience with Latino youth in schools:  Perspectives from the U.S. and Mexico.  International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 4(4), 14-20.

Selected presentations

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S., & Larsen, J. (2008, September). Global well-being: Addressing issues faced by children affected by war. Presentation at the 13th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Phoenix, AZ.

Javier, R.A., Mora, L., & Clauss-Ehlers, C.S. (2008, July). Violence exposure in a diverse community. Symposium presentation at the 28th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S. (2008, September). Sociocultural factors, resilience, and coping: Support for a culturally sensitive measure of resilience. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Phoenix, AZ.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S. (2006, August). First steps: Appreciating diversity in early childhood education. Keynote presentation at the Burlington County Community Action Program Quality Makes the Difference Child Care Conference, Mt. Laurel, NJ.

Clauss-Ehlers, C.S. (2006, August). Diversity through a child's eyes. Presentation for the Burlington County Community Action Program Quality Makes the Difference Child Care Conference, Mt. Laurel, NJ.

last updated 10/30/08