Professor

Department:
Educational Psychology

Counseling Psychology

Office Number: 464 FH

Phone/Fax:
(713) 743-9814 , (713) 743-4996  (Fax)

Email: carbona@uh.edu

Home Page:
http://www.coe.uh.edu/arbona/index.htm

Research Interests:

Dr. Consuelo Arbona has been on the faculty of the Counseling Psychology program since 1986. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 17. She has served on the Executive Board of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP) and has been on the Editorial Board of several journals including The Counseling Psychologist and the Career Development Quarterly. Currently, she is the co-chair of the Program Committee for the 2008 International Counseling Psychology Conference to be held in Chicago.

Dr. Arbona's research interests include multicultural issues in psychology,career and vocational issues and more recently, health psychology issues with a special emphasis on Hispanic populations. She has participated in national evaluations of educational and career development programs commissioned by the U. S. Department of Education Office of Planning and Evaluation.

Recent Publications:

Arbona, C., & Coleman, N. (in press). Risk and resilience. In S. Brown & R. Lent (Eds), Handbook of counseling psychology (4th edition). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Arbona, C, & Virella, B. (2008). Psychological issues with Puerto Ricans: A review of research findings. Cross cultural psychotherapy. Toward a Critical Understanding of Diverse Clients (2nd edition). Reno, Nevada: Bent Tree Press, Inc

Arbona, C., & Nora, A. (in press).The influence of academic and environmental factors on Hispanic degree attainment. Review of Higher Education.

Johnson, S., & Arbona, C. (2006). The relation of ethnic identity, racial identity and perceived discrimination among African American college students. Journal of College Student Development, 47, 495-507.

Arbona, C. (2005). Promoting the career development and academic achievement of at-risk youth: College access programs. In S. Brown & R. Lent (Eds.), Career development counseling: Putting theory and research to work (525-550). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Arbona, C. (2003). Work-Oriented Midcareer Development: A Commentary. Invited reaction to a major contribution. The Counseling Psychologist, 31, 198-204.

Arbona, C., & Power, T. G. (2003) Parental attachment, self-esteem, and antisocial behaviors among African American, European American and Mexican American adolescents. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50, 40-51.

Bullington, R. & Arbona, C. (2001). Career development tasks of Mexican American adolescents: An exploratory study. Journal of Career Development, 28, 139-153.

Arbona, C. (2000). Annual review: Practice and research in career counseling and development. Career Development Quarterly, 49, 98-134.

Education:

B.A. in Economics and Education, College of New Rochelle, 1972.
M.Ed. in Counseling and Guidance, Universidad de Puerto Rico, 1980.
Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1986.