Bonnie K Nastasi, PhD

Bonnie Kaul Nastasi, Ph.D. (Kent State University, 1986, School Psychology & Early Childhood Education)" "is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, School of Science and Engineering, at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Dr. Nastasi co-directs a trauma specialization in the School Psychology PhD Program at Tulane. Dr. Nastasi s research focuses on the use of mixed methods designs to develop and evaluate culturally appropriate assessment and intervention approaches for...See more

Bonnie Kaul Nastasi, Ph.D. (Kent State University, 1986, School Psychology & Early Childhood Education)" "is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, School of Science and Engineering, at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Dr. Nastasi co-directs a trauma specialization in the School Psychology PhD Program at Tulane. Dr. Nastasi s research focuses on the use of mixed methods designs to develop and evaluate culturally appropriate assessment and intervention approaches for promoting mental health and reducing health risks such as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV, both within the US and internationally. She has worked in Sri Lanka since 1995 on development of school-based programs to promote psychological well-being and directed a multi-country study of psychological well-being of children and adolescents with research partners in 12 countries from 2008-2013. She was one of the principal investigators of an interdisciplinary public health research program to prevent STIs among married men and women living in the slums of Mumbai, India from 2002-2013. Most recently she has been engaged in development of culturally and contextually relevant school-based mental health services in New Orleans as part of the redevelopment of public education following the 2005 Hurricane Katrina, working with community stakeholders and a team of Tulane University students. She is active in promotion of child rights and social justice within the profession of school psychology and has directed the development of a curriculum for training school psychologists internationally on child rights, a joint effort of International School Psychology Association, International Institute of Child Rights and Development, Division 16 of the American Psychological Association (APA), and Tulane University s School Psychology Program. Dr. Nastasi is a past-president of APA s Division 16 and past Co-Chair of APA s Committee on International Relations in Psychology. See less