Research & Scholarship

Last updated: April 26, 2023

Research Interests

  • Chronic stress associated with caregiving and its attributes (e.g., symptoms of depression)
  • Grief (e.g., complicated grief and non-death grief) in family caregivers 
  • Culturally-responsive research mentorship in counselor education
  • Barriers to access and navigate mental health care among Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color (BIPOC) communities and others during COVID-19 using mixed methods (survey design and photovoice)
  • Lived experiences among college students in recovery using mixed methods (survey design and photovoice) 

Research Coursework Completed

  • Biotechnology & Human Rights (2 credits)
  • Standard Laboratory Experiments in Physics & Chemistry (2 credits)
  • Laboratory Experiments in Life Science I (5 credits)
  • Laboratory Experiments in Life Science II (10 credits)
  • Research Experiments in Biology (8 credits)
  • Introduction to Quantitative Research (EDUC 6114, 3 credits)
  • Qualitative Research Methods (EDUC 8122, 3 credits)
  • Seminar in Counseling (CNSL 8961, 3 credits)
  • Case Study Research Methods (EDUC 8131, 3 credits)
  • Predictive Designs & Analyses (EDUC 8171, 3 credits)
  • Structural Equation Modeling (EDUC 8173, 3 credits)

    Publications

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Kim, I., Moh, Y., Adams, C. R., & Kim, J. (under review). Introduction to trauma-informed counselor education and supervision. 

Johnson, N. G., Felter, J., Moh, Y., Bin, J., & Cupta, A. (under review). Working faith: A university-community collaboration to support healing-centered practices within faith communities.

Phipps, G. S., S. Anandavalli, Moh, Y., & Jenkins, K. (under review). Culturally sensitive research framework: A guide for counseling and psychotherapy research.

Moh, Y., & Sperandio, K. R., Munthali, G., & Dugan, A. (2023). Incorporating Trauma-informed Teaching Practices in the Counselor Education Classroom. Journal of Counseling Preparation and Supervision.

Phipps, G. S., Baquet, S. N., Hill, J., Pantoja-Patiño, J., Moh, Y., & Jenkins, K. (2023). The Words Matter: The 7th Edition APA Publication Manual and Bias-Free Language Use in Counselor Education. Journal of Counseling Preparation and Supervision.  

Felter, J., DiDonato, S., Johnson, N. G., Moh, Y., Richardson, A., & Czerny, A. (2022). Creating sanctuary: Strategies for integrating trauma competencies in counselor education. Counselor Education and Supervision, 16(4), 391-403 . http://doi.org/10.1002/ceas.12249

Moh, Y., Lanthier, R. P., & Crunk, A. E. (2022). Caring for caregivers: Multiple losses, diminished social support, and their association with depression in family caregivers. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/10664807221104110

Sperandio, K. R., Goshorn, J. R., Moh, Y., Gonzalez, E., & Johnson, N. G. (2022). Addiction counselors dealing with client death. Journal of Counseling and Development, 101(1), 29-45. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12440

Field, T. A., Moh, Y., Luke, C., Gracefire, P., Beeson, E. T., & Russo, G. M. (2022). A training model for the development of neuroscience-informed counseling competencies. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 44(3), 266-281. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.44.3.05

Moh, Y., & Sperandio, K. R. (2022). The need to consider requiring trauma training in entry-level academic training programs in clinical mental health counseling. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 44(1), 18-31. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.44.1.03

Barrera, A., Moh, Y., Nichols, A., & Le, H-N. (2020). The factor reliability and convergent validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) among an international sample of pregnant women. Journal of Women’s Health, 30(4), 525-534. https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2020.8320

Moh, Y. (2019). A systemic approach to the development and improvement of trauma-informed mental health counseling. Romania Journal of Counseling.

Natori, Y., Tagami, K., Murakami, K., Yoshida, S., Tanigawa O., Moh, Y., Masuda, K., Wada, T., Suzuki, S., Nanamiya, H., Tozawa, Y., & Kawamura, F. (2009). Transcription Activity of Individual rrn Operons in Bacillus subtilis Mutants Deficient in (p)ppGpp Synthetase Genes, relA, yjbM, and ywaC. Journal of Bacteriology, 191(14), 4555-4561. Retrieved from http://jb.asm.org/content/191/14/4555

BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Moh, Y. (2023). Neurobiology of stress-informed counseling: Healing and prevention actions and practices for the helping professions. Cognella Academic Publishing. 

Where to purchase: Neurobiology of stress-informed counseling: Healing and prevention actions and practices for the helping professions

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Moh, Y. (accepted pending minor revisions). Multicultural and diversity training of counselors. In Dermer, H. B. (Ed.) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. SAGE.

Moh, Y. (accepted pending minor revisions). Goals of multicultural counseling. In Dermer, H. B. (Ed.) The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. SAGE.

Moh, Y., & Jacques, J. (2020). Three responses to promote survival. In Miller, R., & Beeson, E.T. (Ed.) The neuroeducation toolbox: collaborative approaches to infusing neuroscience principles in counseling and psychotherapy. San Diego, CA: Cognella.

NON-PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Moh, Y (2020). The biopsychosocial and lifestyle model for case formulation, Part 3. Counseling Today, 63(5), 14-17. https://www.counseling.org/Publications/CT_Flip-Book/1120/mobile/index.html#p=14

Moh, Y (2020). Neurobiological mechanisms of mental disorders and diet as a modulator, Part 2. Counseling Today, 63(4), 12-15. 

Moh, Y (2020). The impact of diet and nutrition on mental health, Part 1. Counseling Today, 63(3), 10-12. https://www.counseling.org/Publications/CT_Flip-Book/0920/mobile/index.html – p=11

Lee, D. L. & Moh, Y. (Eds.) (2020). New developments in multicultural and social justice counseling competence training. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 48(3), 134-136. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmcd.12172

Moh, Y., & Sperandio, K. (2020). How do counselors support clients during the coronavirus pandemic? Counseling Today, Online Exclusives. Retrieved from https://ct.counseling.org/2020/04/how-do-counselors-support-clients-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

Moh, Y. (2016). A meaning of transformational excellence and strategies for its promotion. Chi Sigma Iota & Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Program. Retrieved from http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.csi-net.org/resource/resmgr/research/essay-2016-moh.pdf

MEDIA AND CHRONICLES

Jason, N. (2020). Christmas lights are going up early in this pandemic-darkened year as we look for some joy. The Philadelphia Inquirer. https://www.inquirer.com/news/christmas-lights-coronavirus-kindys-coping-philadelphia-20201115.html

NEWSLETTER

Moh, Y. (Fall 2021). North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. https://naraces.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/NARACES-2021-Fall.pdf

Harrichand, J., & Moh, Y. (Spring 2021). North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Spring edition of the newsletter. https://naraces.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-Spring-edition_NARACES.pdf

Moh, Y. (Winter 2021). Association for Adult Development and Aging. Fall edition of the newsletter.

Moh, Y. (Fall 2019). Association for Adult Development and Aging. Fall edition of the newsletter.

Moh, Y. (Summer 2019). Association for Adult Development and Aging. Summer edition of the newsletter.

Moh, Y. (Spring 2019). Association for Adult Development and Aging. Spring edition of the newsletter.

Moh, Y. (Fall 2018). Association for Adult Development and Aging. Fall edition of the newsletter.

Research Projects

RESEARCH GRANTS

  • Independence Blue Cross Foundation Supporting Treatment and Overdose Prevention
    • $25,000 funded in December 2022, Collegiate Recovery Program named “The Rams for Recovery“, Thomas Jefferson University
  • Independence Blue Cross Foundation Supporting Treatment and Overdose Prevention
    • $50,000 funded in November 2021, Collegiate Recovery Program named “The Rams for Recovery“, Thomas Jefferson University
  • Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling COVID-19 Grant 
    • $1,938 funded in August 2021, Thomas Jefferson University 
    • Project Title: Seeking to hear the voice that has been unheard: Barriers to access mental health care among Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities and others during COVID-19

PROJECTS IN PROGRESS 

  • Moh, Y., Johnson, N. G., Noor, Z., & Treatman, M. (2022-present). Lived experiences among college students in recovery using mixed methods (survey design and photovoice) 
  • Moh, Y., Wycoff, K., & Sperandio, K. R. (2021-present). Barriers to access and navigate mental health care among Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color (BIPOC) communities and others during COVID-19 using mixed methods (survey design and photovoice)
  • Moh, Y., Jenkins, K., Hyun, J., & Kim, N. (2020 – present). Culturally-responsive research mentorship in counselor education.
  • Crunk, A. E., Burke, L. A., & Moh, Y. (2018 – present). Adverse childhood experiences and risks of complicated grief.
  • Moh, Y., & Bang, N. (2017 – present). An examination of the relationship between professional identity in counseling and wellness of counselor professionals.

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