Ishita S. Arora, PhD
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Postdoctoral Associate
Biography
Ishita Sunita Arora, Ph.D., (she/her/hers) is a post-doctoral researcher at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Arora has a joint appointment with the Office for Women in Medicine and Science (OWiMS) within the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Department of Psychiatry’s Division of Prevention and Community Research (DPCR). At OWiMS, she conducts prevention research, implementation, and evaluation of the programs aiming at increasing gender equity and academic career development of all women within Yale School of Medicine. At DPCR, her research focuses on two core areas - prevention and intervention of gender-based violence, and the promotion of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.
Dr. Arora is a clinical and community psychologist who has worked with underserved and marginalized populations in the resource-limited settings of India and the United States. Dr. Arora has extensive experience in the evaluation of preventive interventions in institutes of higher education, and in research aimed at identifying key risk and protective factors predictive of intimate partner violence, mental health services accessibility and utilization, and other behavioral outcomes.
Dr. Arora completed her predoctoral fellowship at Yale University’s Department of Psychiatry - The Consultation Center (TCC) and Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC). During this time, she 1) worked with the Department of Psychiatry’s Anti-Racism TaskForce; 2) worked towards building a supplement to New Haven’s police crisis response system for people living with mental health concerns, substance use, and unhoused populations; 3) helped conduct a consumer-based participatory research project in collaboration with consumer researchers of CMHC to assess consumers' mental health needs during COVID-19. Dr. Arora earned her Ph.D. in Clinical and Community Psychology from the University of Maryland and a Master’s in Liberal Studies and Leadership from Ashoka University, India. In India, she has worked as a therapist for street kids and unhoused families for the not-for-profit organization Salaam Baalak Trust. Dr. Arora’s work is guided by anti-racist, anti-casteist, anti-oppressive, and decolonial praxis.
Appointments
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Associate in Clinical and Community Psychology
- Yale University School of Medicine (2024)
- Predoctoral Fellow in Clinical and Community Psychology
- Yale University School of Medicine (2022)
- PhD
- University of Maryland, Human Services Psychology (2022)
- MALS
- Ashoka University, Psychology (2016)
- Young India Fellow
- Young India Fellowship, Ashoka University (2015)
- MA
- Amity University, Counseling and Health Psychology (2013)
Research
Publications
2024
Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education: A Framework for Prevention Science Program Development
Crusto, C. A., Hooper, L. M., Arora, I. S. (2024). Preventing sexual harassment in higher education: A framework for prevention science program development. Journal of Prevention. DOI: 10.1007/s10935-024-00780-4Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsA prospective study of sexual risk patterns associated with delinquency and justice involvement among child welfare system-involved male adolescents in the United States.
Grant N, Merrin GJ, April K, April-Sandars A, Arora I, Gordon D. A prospective study of sexual risk patterns associated with delinquency and justice involvement among child welfare system-involved male adolescents in the United States. Perspect Sex Reprod Health 2024, 56: 30-40. PMID: 38439212, DOI: 10.1111/psrh.12255.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
The effectiveness, acceptability, and sustainability of a 4-week DBT-informed group therapy in increasing psychological resilience for college students with mental health issues.
Lee S, Arora IS. The effectiveness, acceptability, and sustainability of a 4-week DBT-informed group therapy in increasing psychological resilience for college students with mental health issues. J Clin Psychol 2023 PMID: 36920177, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23509.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
activity Co-Ad Hoc Reviewer
Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsAmerican Journal of Community PsychologyDetails07/01/2021 - Presentactivity Member
Professional OrganizationsSociety for Community Research and ActionDetails08/01/2019 - Presentactivity Member
Professional OrganizationsAmerican Psychological AssociationDetails2016 - Presentactivity Member
Meeting Planning and ParticipationYale School of Medicine Black Postdoctoral Association (YBPA)Details2022 - Presentactivity Coordinator
Public ServiceYale Postdoc Association - Advocacy CommitteeDetails01/02/2023 - 01/01/2024
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