Thomas, Anita

	Title:	Associate Professor, Program Director, Counseling Psychology
	Office #:	Lewis Towers 1153, WTC
	Phone:	312.915.7403
	E-mail:	athoma9@luc.edu
	Degree:	Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
	CV:	Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Program Areas

• Community Counseling
• Counseling Psychology
• School Counseling 

Research Interests

• Racial identity, racial socialization and parenting issues for African Americans
• Stereotypical roles and images of African-American women
• Gendered racial socialization and mother-daughter relationships
• Identity development of ethnic minority girls.

Classes

• CPSY 423 Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy
• CPSY 433 Counseling Special Populations
• CPSY 435 Selected Topics in Counseling, Introduction to School Counseling
• CPSY 440 Counseling Practicum

Professional Society Membership and Community Activity

• American Psychological Association
  - Division 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology)
  - Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women)
  - Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues) 
     - Task Force on Resilience and Strength of Black Children and Adolescents