Saumya Arora

Biographic Data

ID5424934
NAMESaumya Arora
GIVEN NAMESSaumya
FAMILY NAMEArora
SIGNATUREARORA S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
ORCID0000-0002-9067-2358
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS12
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Sexuality is a topic that should not be discussed”: South Asian cultural experiences of sexual orientation

    Saumya Arora, Vardaan Dua et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Sexual Orientation…2026

  • If not us, then who? QTBIPOC graduate student researchers’ experiences researching QTBIPOC communities

    Vardaan Dua, Dawn M Szymanski et al.ARTICLEJournal of Diversity in Higher…2024

  • Report: Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS)

    Open AccessJames D Goates, Asianna Harris et al.ARTICLEThe Counseling Psychologist2024References: 10

    The Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS) is the national student organization for Society of Counseling Psychology (SCP). In August 2024, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s counseling psychology program finished its 2-year tenure as the 16th and final host institution of the SAS. The purpose of this report is to review the efforts of the SAS in the past year as well as across our term as a whole. More specifically, we highlight the efforts…

  • Report: Student Affiliates of Seventeen

    Open AccessSaumya Arora, James D GoatesARTICLEThe Counseling Psychologist2023Cited by: 1References: 8

    The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s counseling psychology program began its 2-year tenure as the host institution for the Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS) in the fall of 2022. Continuing work from previous host institutions, we have engaged in efforts to transition to a fully national board, leading to the creation of four new pillars: (a) Structural Well-Being; (b) Justice, Equity, and Liberation; (c) Community Learning and Development…

  • Validation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) Among LGBTQ+ People of Color

    Satveer Kler, Saumya Arora et al.ARTICLEMeasurement and Evaluation in…2022Cited by: 4References: 6

    The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is a preexisting measure of social support. The purpose of this study was to provide validity evidence for scores from the MSPSS obtained from a sample of 267 LGBTQ+ POC. The CFA results and fit indices supported the original three-factor solution

  • Previous resilience has taught me that I can survive anything: ” LGBTQ resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Kirsten A Gonzalez, Roberto L Abreu et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Sexual Orientation…2021Cited by: 3References: 22

    Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disproportionately negatively affected the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community, a group who faces identity-based marginalization in society. LGBTQ resilience narratives are important in buffering against the negative impact of minority stress, but little is known about how LGBTQ people have been resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current research addresses this gap in t…

  • Coming together after tragedy reaffirms the strong sense of community and pride we have: ” LGBTQ people find strength in community and cultural values during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Roberto L Abreu, Kirsten A Gonzalez et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Sexual Orientation…2021Cited by: 4

    For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people, community and cultural values have served as protective factors during large scale events such as the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the 2016 Orlando Pulse Nightclub massacre. Little is known about how LGBTQ people are drawing on such values during the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic. The current study sought to explore this gap in the literature. Using thematic analys…