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Dr Mitra Rashidian

Mitra Rashidian

CRN Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of The Professions, School of Health

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling

Contact

Email:
Room: Botany (S2) 257
Phone: 02 6773 3254 (or +61 2 6773 3254 overseas)

Affiliations

  • American Counseling Association 2005 – Present
  • American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) 2002 – Present
  • California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) 2002 – Present
  • American Psychological Society 2001 – Present

Areas of Teaching

  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Career Skills
  • Case Management
  • Counseling
  • Life Skills
  • Quantitative and Qualitative Research methods
  • Sexuality
  • Strategies for Success.

Research interests

  • Sex
  • Sexuality and sexual health
  • Cross cultural, gender studies using both quantitative and qualitative approaches.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Minichiello, V., Rashidian, M. (2012).  Monday's medical myth: men think about sex every seven seconds.
https://theconversation.edu.au/mondays-medical-myth-men-think-about-sex-every-seven-seconds-4570

Rashidian, M., Hussain, R., & Minichiello, V. (2011). (Abstract) Understanding the Sexual-Selves of Iranian-American Women: A Qualitative Study. Official Journal of the International Society for Sexual Medicine. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Vol. 8 (3): p. 236.

Rashidian, M., Hussain, R., & Minichiello, V. (2007). Exploring the Iranian-American Women’s Sexual Experiences: Preliminary Findings of a Qualitative Study. Bridging the Gap Between Ideas and Doing Research. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Postgraduate Research Conference. Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies, and Faculty of Economics, Business, and Law. University of New England, Armidale NSW, Australia. pp. 75–83.

Rashidian, M. (2006). Understanding the Sexual-selves of Middle Eastern-American Women: A study in Progress. Proceedings of the Inaugural Postgraduate Research Conference, Bridging the  Gap Between Ideas and Doing Research, Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies. University of New England, Armidale NSW, Australia. pp. 313–386.

Rashidian, M. (2006). Two Applied Art Therapy Techniques. (edi.) In: Supporting Growth and  Healing Through Therapeutic Expressive Arts. Reyes, A.C., Read, M.M., Hays, T. (2006), University of New England, Armidale, Australia in collaboration with California State University Fullerton, California, USA. pp. 12–14.

CONFERENCES

1st Global Congress for Qualitative Health Research, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. The Evolution of Sexual-Self: Perceptions of Iranian-American Immigrant Women; Oral Presentation, June 23–25, 2011.

20th World Congress For Sexual Health, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Understanding the Sexual-Selves of Iranian-American Women: A Qualitative Study; Poster Presentation, June 12–16, 2011.

University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia

  • Understanding the Sexual-Selves of Iranian-American Women. Proceedings of the 4th Annual  Postgraduate Research Conference, Faculty of The Professions, 2009.
  • Understanding the Sexual-Selves of Iranian-American Women. Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Postgraduate Research Conference, Faculty of The Professions, 2007.
  • Understanding the Sexual-Selves of Middle-Eastern-American Women. Inaugural Postgraduate Research Conference, Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies, 2006.
  • The Influence of Culture on Sexual Response of Middle-Eastern Women. Postgraduate Research Conference, Faculty of Education, Health and Professional Studies, 2005.