“Counselors who deny holding any stereotypes and claim to have a ‘colorblind’ racial perspective will essentially fail the test of credibility with clients who are culturally mistrustful...openness in regard to one’s biases may make the topic of race more accessible in treatment...such self disclosures should not be broadly applied without consideration of individual appropriateness...Counselors should be educated to this fact, to the diverse nature of Black attitudes toward race, and to the array of possible presentations in treatment.”

Title(s): Assistant Professor

Education: Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY

Affiliations:

American Psychological Association (APA)
American Counselor Association (ACA)
American School Counselor Association (ASCA)

Research interests:

My research is dedicated to the study of Black psychology and multicultural counseling competence. Currently, I am focused on the development and evaluation of culture-specific approaches to addressing therapeutic barriers that occur in cross-racial counseling dyads. I am also exploring the role of racial identity in academic achievement.

Recent publications:

Donnelly, P. C. (2008). Affirmative Action.  In Fredrick Leong (Ed.) Encyclopedia of counseling psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Constantine, M. G.; Arorash, T. J.; Barakett, M. D.; Blackmon, S. M., Donnelly, P. C.; Edles, P. A. (2002). School counselors’ universe diverse orientation and aspects of their multicultural counseling competence. Professional School Counseling, 5, 13-18.

Constantine, M. G., Donnelly, P. C., & Myers, L. J. (2002). Collective self-esteem and africultural coping styles in African American adolescents. Journal of Black Studies, 32, 698-709.

Constantine, M. G., Kindaichi, M., Arorarash, T. J., Donnelly, P. C., & Jung, K. (2002). Clients’ perceptions of multicultural counseling competence: Current status and future directions. The Counseling Psychologist 30, 407-416.