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Lynch School of Education

Janet E. Helms

augustus long professor
counseling, developmental, and educational psychology department

Janet Helms

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Campion Hall
Room 318

617.552.4080

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

New Window Will OpenInstitute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture

   

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Iowa State University

EXPERTISE/INTERESTS

Racial identity; psychological testing and assessment; racial and cultural counseling and psychotherapy.

HONORS/PUBLICATIONS/PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

 
Helms, J.E. A Race Is a Nice Thing to Have: A Guide to Being A White Person or Understanding the White Persons in your life.  Microtraining Associates.

 
Helms, J.E., & Cook, D.A. (1999).  Using Race and Culture in Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theory and Process.  Needham, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

 
Helms, J.E. (1995).  An update of Helms’s White and People of Color racial identity models.  In J. G. Ponterotto, J.M. Casas, L.A. Suzuki, & C.M. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural counseling (pp. 181-198). Thousan d Oaks, CA: Sage.

 
Helms, J.E. (1996).  Toward a methodology for measuring and assessing racial identity as distinguished from ethnic identity.  In G. Sodowsky and J. Impara (Eds.), Multicultural Assessment in Counseling and Clinical Psychology  ( pp. 143-192). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurement.

 
Helms, J.E. (1997).  The triple quandary of race, culture and social class in intelligence testing. In D. Flanaghan, J.L. Genshaft, & P.L. Harrison (Eds.), Beyond traditional intellectual assessment: Contemporary and emerging theories, tes ts, and issues (pp. 517-532). New York: Guilford.


Helms, J.E., & Ekstrom, R. (2002).  Counseling assessment.  In R.B. Ekstrom & D.K. Smith (eds.).  Assessing Individuals with Disabilities, in Educational, Employment, and Counseling Settings (pp 121-132).  Washingto n DC: American Psychological Association.

 
Helms, J.E. (2003). Racial identity and racial socialization as aspects of adolescents’ identity development.  In R. Lerner, F. Jacobs, & D. Wertlief  (Eds.) Handbook of Applied Developmental Science: Promoting Positive Child, A dolescent, and Family Development Through Research, Policies, and Programs. Vol.1 Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

 
Helms, J.E. (2003).  Racial identity in the social environment.  In  P.B. Pedersen & J.C. Carey (Eds.)  Multicultural Counseling in Schools:  A Practical Handbook (pp. 44-58).  Boston, MA:  Allyn and Bacon.

 
Helms, J.E. (2004).  Fair and Valid Use of Educational Tests.  In Wall, Janet, & Walz, Garry R. (Eds.) Measuring Up: Assessment Issues for Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators.  Greensboro, NC: ERIC Counseling andStudent Services Clearinghouse.

 
Helms, J.E., Henze, K.T., Satiani, A., and Mascher, J. (2005), Ethical Issues When White Researchers Study ALANA and Immigrant People and Communities. In J.Trimble and C.Fisher (Eds.) Handbook of Ethical Research with Ethno Cultural Populations and Communities. Sage Publications. 

 

Helms, J.E.(2005). Challenging Some Misuses of Reliablilty in Studying the White Racial Identity Attitude Scale. In R. Carter (Ed.) Handbook of Race and Cultural Psychology, Vol.1. John Wiley.