Christine Suniti Bhat
Education
- Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ
- Master's of Organizational Psychology, Monash University, Australia
- M.A., Bangalore University, India
- B.A., Bangalore University, India
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Dr. Christine Suniti Bhat was the elected President of the American Counseling Association (July 2024 – June 2025). She currently serves as the ACA Immediate Past President (July 2025 – June 2026) and is a member of the ACA Governing Council. She chairs the ACA Nominations & Elections committee and serves on the ACA Ethics Revision Task Force and the Governance and Board Operations Committee. Dr. Bhat’s previous leadership roles include President of the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Counseling Association, President of ASGW, and Treasurer of Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society.
Dr. Bhat earned her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from ºìÐÓÊÓƵ. Her prior qualifications include a B.A. and an M.A. from Bangalore University, India, and a Master's of Organizational Psychology from Monash University, Australia. Dr. Bhat has extensive experience in the USA and internationally as an educator, counselor, and psychologist in diverse work environments such as the Australian military, non-profit agencies, schools, and universities. Before coming to ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, she was a tenure-track professor at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Bhat teaches in the master’s and doctoral programs in Counselor Education. She is licensed as a professional counselor and a school counselor in ºìÐÓÊÓƵ. She has an extensive publication and invited and peer-reviewed presentation record.
Research, Engagement, and Outreach Interests
Leadership; Group Counseling; School Counseling; Positive and Strengths-Based Counseling Interventions; Cyberbullying Prevention.
Selected Publications
#Graduates of the program
*Students in the program at the time of publication
#Chamberlain, K., Bhat, C. S., & *Danquah, D. (in press). Adverse Childhood Experiences: Relationships with Psychological Capital and Well-being in University Students. Illness, Crisis & Loss.
#Prasath, P. R., #Maccombs-Hunter, S., & Bhat, C. S. (2025). . Journal of College and Character, 26(4), 341–355.
Bhat, C. S., *Lyngdoh, A. C., #Prasath, P. R., & #Stevens, M. M. (2025). . Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, 12(2), 1–13.
#Isiko, J. O., & Bhat, C. S. (2025). . Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, 12(1), 1–17.
Bhat, C. S. (2024). Process observation in non-therapeutic settings. In D. D. Choudhuri & C. J. McCarthy (Eds). Fundamentals of Group Process Observation. Routledge.
#Prasath, P. R., James, J. J., Samuel, A. R., Bhat, C. S., & Paramasivan, M. (2023). . Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling,13(2), 1-19.
#Prasath, P. R., Bhat, C. S., & Manyam, S. (2023). . International Journal for the Advancement of Counseling, 45(3), 518 – 536.
#Maccombs-Hunter, S., & Bhat C. S. (2022). . The Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling, 1-14.
#Chang, S-H, & Bhat, C. S. (2022). . The Journal for Specialists in Group Work.
#Prasath, P. R., & Bhat C. S. (2022). . Journal of Counselor Leadership & Advocacy.
Urkmez, B. I., *Pinkney, C., *Amparbeng, D., *Gunawan, N., *Isiko, J. O., *Tomlinson, B., & Bhat, C. S. (2021). . The Professional Counselor, 11(4), p. 475–492.
#Prasath, P. R., Bhat, C. S., Mather, P. M., James, J., & Foreman, T. (2021). Wellbeing, psychological capital, and coping of university employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of the Professoriate,12(1).
#B. Asempapa, R. S. Asempapa, Bhat, C. S. (2021). . SN Social Sciences.
#Prasath, P. R., Mather, P. M., Bhat, C. S., & James, J. (2021). . The Professional Counselor, 11(1). doi:10.15241/prp.11.1.46.
Bhat, C. S., & *Stevens, M. M. (2021). . Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 46(1), 20-31.
#Kalkan, B. & Bhat, C. S. (2020). . International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 7(1), 18-28.
*Maccombs, S., & Bhat, C. S. (2020) . Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, 7(1), 30-41.
#Alvarez, J. M., Bhat, C. S., & Landmark, L. J. (2020). Are school counselors sufficiently prepared to serve students with disabilities? Journal of School Counseling.
#Selvaraj, P. R., & Bhat, C. S. (2018). . Journal of Mental Health, 27(3), 279-287.
Bhat, C.S. (2017). . Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 28(1), 120-130.