Ian Lertora
Biographic Data
| ID | 1936261 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ian Lertora |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ian |
| FAMILY NAME | Lertora |
| SIGNATURE | LERTORA I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Tech University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1375-9177 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Preliminary efficacy of the Public Safety Employees Treatment Court (PSETC)
This initial study of the PSETC demonstrates that it is efficacious and provides a template for other jurisdictions seeking to start their own program. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Tracking Thought Squirrels
Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT) describes the process of connection and disconnection that is inevitable in relationship. Understanding how we can navigate and recover from connection and disconnection in our relationships with loved ones serves to develop relational resilience. In this article, the author will share an approach to couples communication, grounded in RCT, which may help increase the ability for couples to communicate their moment…
Relational Strategies for Teaching Multicultural Courses in Counselor Education
Multicultural courses pose several challenges for counselor educators. This article presents a rationale for using a relational approach to teaching multicultural courses and includes 3 classroom activities based in relational pedagogy and relational-cultural theory. By using a relational approach, counselor educators can encourage students to become more engaged, more self-motivated, and more willing to take risks in the pursuit of learning incl…
The Lived Experiences of International Students in a Cacrep Counseling Program
The Lived Experiences of Chinese International Students Preparing for the University-To-Work Transition
Chinese international students have been the largest growing number of international students on U.S. college and university campuses for the last ten years. However, there is minimal research literature that pertains to Chinese international students’ experiences on U.S. campuses and currently no research literature that reflects the entirety of their experience studying in the U.S. The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to g…
Contentious dialogue
In recent years, technology has made it possible, and at times critical, for college and university presidents to increase their campus-wide public communication. However, there is little research that analyses these frequent and timely presidential communications. Using grounded theory, this study took steps to fill this gap by analysing the unprecedented response campuses had to the 2016 United States presidential election of Donald Trump. The …
International Students’ Transition Experiences in Rural Texas
Due to the growth in the number of international students attending universities in Texas and the need to provide appropriate counseling services to them, nine international students were interviewed about their experiences of transitioning from their home country to college in rural Texas. The authors employed the transcendental phenomenological approach to qualitative research (Moustakas, 1994) which allowed for the following seven emergent the…
Contentious dialogue
In recent years, technology has made it possible, and at times critical, for college and university presidents to increase their campus-wide public communication. However, there is little research that analyses these frequent and timely presidential communications. Using grounded theory, this study took steps to fill this gap by analysing the unprecedented response campuses had to the 2016 United States presidential election of Donald Trump. The …
Relational Strategies for Teaching Multicultural Courses in Counselor Education
Multicultural courses pose several challenges for counselor educators. This article presents a rationale for using a relational approach to teaching multicultural courses and includes 3 classroom activities based in relational pedagogy and relational-cultural theory. By using a relational approach, counselor educators can encourage students to become more engaged, more self-motivated, and more willing to take risks in the pursuit of learning incl…
The Lived Experiences of Chinese International Students Preparing for the University-To-Work Transition
Chinese international students have been the largest growing number of international students on U.S. college and university campuses for the last ten years. However, there is minimal research literature that pertains to Chinese international students’ experiences on U.S. campuses and currently no research literature that reflects the entirety of their experience studying in the U.S. The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to g…
International Students’ Transition Experiences in Rural Texas
Due to the growth in the number of international students attending universities in Texas and the need to provide appropriate counseling services to them, nine international students were interviewed about their experiences of transitioning from their home country to college in rural Texas. The authors employed the transcendental phenomenological approach to qualitative research (Moustakas, 1994) which allowed for the following seven emergent the…
Contentious dialogue
In recent years, technology has made it possible, and at times critical, for college and university presidents to increase their campus-wide public communication. However, there is little research that analyses these frequent and timely presidential communications. Using grounded theory, this study took steps to fill this gap by analysing the unprecedented response campuses had to the 2016 United States presidential election of Donald Trump. The …
The Lived Experiences of International Students in a Cacrep Counseling Program
The Lived Experiences of Chinese International Students Preparing for the University-To-Work Transition
Chinese international students have been the largest growing number of international students on U.S. college and university campuses for the last ten years. However, there is minimal research literature that pertains to Chinese international students’ experiences on U.S. campuses and currently no research literature that reflects the entirety of their experience studying in the U.S. The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to g…
Relational Strategies for Teaching Multicultural Courses in Counselor Education
Multicultural courses pose several challenges for counselor educators. This article presents a rationale for using a relational approach to teaching multicultural courses and includes 3 classroom activities based in relational pedagogy and relational-cultural theory. By using a relational approach, counselor educators can encourage students to become more engaged, more self-motivated, and more willing to take risks in the pursuit of learning incl…
Tracking Thought Squirrels
Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT) describes the process of connection and disconnection that is inevitable in relationship. Understanding how we can navigate and recover from connection and disconnection in our relationships with loved ones serves to develop relational resilience. In this article, the author will share an approach to couples communication, grounded in RCT, which may help increase the ability for couples to communicate their moment…
Preliminary efficacy of the Public Safety Employees Treatment Court (PSETC)
This initial study of the PSETC demonstrates that it is efficacious and provides a template for other jurisdictions seeking to start their own program. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (3 works) · Higher education (3 works) · International Student and Expatriate Challenges (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics (2 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works)