Communication Disorders and Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology
EDUCATIONAL AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
Hemalatha Ganapathy-Coleman, Ph.D.
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Education:
M.Sc., 1992, Human Development and Family Studies, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, Gujarat, India Culturally diverse parenting values and beliefs (ethnotheries); Immigration and acculturation; Ethnic and racial identity; Mentoring minority students; Research paradigms and methodology in psychology; Qualitative methodology Courses taught: Advanced Qualitative Methods and Enquiry (EPSY 711) Advanced Child Psychology (EPSY 421/521) Development through the Lifespan (EPSY 621) Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence (EPSY 202) Survey of Psychological Theories (EPSY 624) |
Selected Publications:
Balch, B.,
Ganapathy-Coleman, H., King, C., Payne, C., Heck, S., & Blackwell, S.
(2008). Indiana Civil Rights Commission Teacher Pre-Service Education,
Mentoring, & Professional Development Sub-Committee Legislative Policy
Recommendations. Indianapolis: Indiana Civil Rights Commission.
Ganapathy-Coleman,
H. & Serpell, R. (2008). Challenging Western hegemony through systematic
study of cultural diversity: An undergraduate course on child development
and culture. Intercultural Education,
19(2), 97-104.
Serpell, R., Sonnenschein, S.,
Baker, L., & Ganapathy, H. (2002). Intimate culture of families in the early
socialization of literacy. Journal of
Family Psychology,
16, 4, 391-405.
Saraswathi, T. S., & Ganapathy,
H. (2002). Indian parents’ ethnotheories as reflections of the Hindu scheme
of child and human development. In H. Keller, Y.H. Poortinga, & A.
Scholmerich (Eds.), Between culture
and biology. Perspectives on ontogenetic development (pp. 79-88).
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Saraswathi, T. S., Ganapathy,
H., Dave, K., Mittu, P., Pant, P., Khattar, A., & Dave, B. (1999).
Parental ethnotheories: Beliefs about
children, childhood, parents and parenting.
Unpublished manuscript. Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, Gujarat,
India.
Sriram, R., & Ganapathy, H. (1998). The dismal status
of childcare in Gujarat: Time for action. Forum of Crèche and Child care
Services (FORCES),Gujarat, India.
Sriram. R., & Ganapathy, H. (1997).The unresolved dilemma:
Childcare options in agricultural contexts. Economic and Political
Weekly, Vol. XXXII, No. 43, WA 64-72
Camp as an approach for parents’ education (1995). Training
module prepared for Center for Health Education Training and Nutrition
Awareness (CHETNA), Amdavad, Gujarat, India.
Getting ready for school–A manual for preschool
educators (1994). A manual prepared for
CHETNA, Amdavad, Gujarat, India.
A perspective on Early Childhood Care and
Development (1994). Paper prepared for
CHETNA, Amdavad, Gujarat, India.
Shishu Uddeepan (Infant Stimulation)
(1994). Paper prepared for CHETNA, Amdavad, Gujarat,
India.
Understanding child centeredness
(1993). Booklet prepared for CHETNA, Amdavad, Gujarat, India.
Academic Honors, Awards, and Grants:
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2009-12). Tradition, Colonization and Education: Asian Indian Ethontheories and Practices of Educational Success. University Research Committee Grant.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2007-09). At the Interface of Beliefs, Resources, and School Networks: Family Perspectives on Educational Outcomes. Promising Scholar Award, Indiana State University,
Instructional Development Grant (2006-07) Center for Instructional
Research and Technology, Indiana State University.
International Conference Travel Award (2006) American Psychological
Association, Washington D.C.
Distinguished Applied Developmental Psychology Graduate Fellowship
2002-03, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Selected Peer Reviewed Presentations:
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2012). Education,
educational success, and failure: Narratives of low income parents in
India.
Paper presented at the Annual Joint
Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural
Research and the Society for Anthropological Sciences,
Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2011). Tradition and
colonization in education: Asian Indian ethnotheories and practices.
Paper presented at the Annual Joint
Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural
Research and the Society for Anthropological Sciences,
Charleston, South Carolina.
Sung D., & Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2010). Emotional experiences and coping
among Asian international students in the U.S: An interview study. Poster
presented at the American
Psychological Association, San Diego, California.
Sung D., & Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2010). Emotional experiences and coping
among Asian international students in the U.S. Paper presented at the
International Conference of Qualitative Inquiry.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2009). Remembering memory:
Tradition, colonization, and education in
India.
Paper presented at the International
Conference of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2008). At the interface of beliefs, resources, and
school networks: Family perspectives on educational outcomes in a small city
in the U.S. Midwest. Paper presented at the
Annual Joint Meeting of the Society
for Cross-Cultural Research and the Society for Anthropological Sciences,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Language Proficiency:
English (well spoken, read and written)
Hindi (well spoken, read and written)
Gujarati (well spoken, read and written)
Tamil (well spoken and read)
Malayalam (well comprehended)
Bengali (generally comprehended)
Spanish (rudimentary)
Dr. Ganapathy-Coleman was an invited member on the Education Steering Committee of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission from 2006-2008.
Dr. Ganapathy-Coleman currently serves as the newsletter editor for the Society of Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR).