Usha Tummala-Narra conducts research on mental health and trauma within immigrant communities, focusing her work on cultural competence in psychotherapy.听 A licensed psychologist, Tummala-Narra has lent her expertise to NPR, N51动漫 News, Al Jazeera America and many other outlets. She currently serves on three editorial boards: the听Asian American Journal of Psychology听Psychoanalytic Psychology, and听Psychology of Men and Masculinity.
Dr. Tummala-Narra is the author of听Psychoanalytic Theory and Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy (American Psychological Association Books, 2016); 淧sychotherapy with South Asian Women: Dilemmas of the Immigrant and First Generations� (Women and Therapy); 淧sychoanalytic Applications in a Diverse Society� (Psychoanalytic Psychology) and co-authored 淎 Qualitative Examination of Muslim Graduate International Students' Experiences in the United States� (International perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation); 淧erceived Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms Among Immigrant-Origin Adolescents� (Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology); 淰iolence Exposure and Mental Health Among Adolescents: The Role of Ethnic Identity and Help Seeking� (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy,听2014); and 淰oices of Older Asian Indian Immigrants� (Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2013).
