PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Rajaei, A., & Jensen, J. F. (2020). Empowering patients in integrated behavioral health-care settings: A narrative approach to medical family therapy. The Family Journal, 28(1), 48-55. doi:10.1177/1066480719893958

Rajaei, A., Daneshpour, M., & Robertson, J. (2019). The Effectiveness of Couples Therapy Based on the Gottman Method Among Iranian Couples With Conflicts: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 1-18. doi:10.1080/15332691.2019.1567174

Rajaei, A., Nasrollahi Shahri, M. N., Jensen, F. J., (Under review, 2020). The Lived Experience of Iranian Student Immigrants in the U.S.: A Narrative Analysis Study.

Rajaei, A., Brimhall, A., Jensen, F.J., Schwartz, A., Torres, E.T. (Under review, 2020). Striving to Thrive: A Qualitative Study on Fostering a Relational Perspective Through Narrative Therapy in Couples Facing Cancer.

Martin, M., Mayo, N., Sung, J., McCormick, M., Rajaei, A. (in Progress, 2020). Family Oriented Psychosocial Intervention for Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Review.

Ballard. M. S., Carroll. E., Baugh, E., Taylor. C. A., Rajaei, A., Jorgensen, B., Bollinger, E, Coughlin, D., (in Progress, 2020). Think-Value-Ccommunicate-Lead (TVCL): A Framework for Developing Family Professionals.

CHAPTERS

Baugh, E. & Rajaei, A. (2020). Family Life Education with Black Families. Ballard, S. M., & Taylor, A. C. (Eds). Family Life Education With Diverse Populations. Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE Publications.

Baugh, E. J., Taylor, A. C., Ballard, S. M., Rajaei, A. (2020). Family Life Education with Grandfamilies: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. Ballard, S. M., & Taylor, A. C. (Eds). Family Life Education With Diverse Populations. Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE Publications.

Hertlein, K. M & Rajaei, A. (2019). Technology’s Role in Sexual Relationships: Impediments and Solutions. Hertlein, K. M., Gambescia, N., Weeks, G. R., (Eds.). Systemic Sex Therapy. Sexuality and technology chapter (pp. 257-272). New York: Routledge.

BOOK REVIEWS, AND MAGAZINE

Rajaei, A., & Hodgson, J. (2019). McDowell, T., Knudson‐Martin, C., & Bermudez, J. M. (2018). Socioculturally Attuned Family Therapy. New York, NY: Routledge, 260 pp., $76.95. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 45(3), 550-551. doi:10.1111/jmft.12389.

Rajaei, A., & Jensen, J. (2019). Intersectionality and Immigration: A Global Perspective on Clinical Care. Family Therapy Magazine. November/December issue. 18 (6), 5-9.

Rajaei, A., Daneshpour, M., Welch, M. (in progress, 2020). Is My Academic Writing Frustrating to Work With? Family Therapy Magazine.

CONFERENCE PAPERS AND POSTERS

Rajaei, A., Jensen, J. (2020). Hotspots: Intersectionality and Immigration. The 2020 Annual Meeting and Open Conference, American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) in Alexandria, June , 2020.

Rajaei, A., Jensen, J. (2020). Integrated Care for Minorities with Cancer. The 2020 Annual Conference NCAMFT in Ashville, NC. March 2020.

Rajaei, A., Jensen, J. (2019). Striving to Thrive: A Qualitative Study on Couples Who Are Experiencing Cancer in the U.S. The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association’s 20th Annual Conference in Denver, CO. October 2019.

Jensen, J., et al., Rajaei, A. (2019). Using My Friend as My Therapist: Physiological Implications. The 2019 AAMFT in Austin, TX. September 2019.

Rajaei, A. (2019). Gender Role in Iranian Immigration Trauma: A Qualitative Study. The Research Week Even at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, April 1, 2019.

Rajaei, A., Jensen, J. (2019). Addressing Anger in Working with Minorities. The North Carolina Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Conference in Curry, NC, March-28-30, 2019.

Rajaei, A. (2019). Cultural and gender-role sensitivity towards immigrants. The 2019 International Family Therapy Association (IFTA) Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland, March 28-30, 2019.

Rajaei, A. (2019). Advancing MFTs as Mental Health Leaders: Using Social Media as a Platform. The 2019 AAMFT Leadership Symposium, Arlington, VA, March 7-9, 2019.

Rajaei, A. (2018). Iranian Families’ perspectives on integrated care: working with underserved communities in health care. The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association’s 20th Annual Conference in Rochester, New York, October 18-20, 2018.

Rajaei, A. (2018). Addressing Anger in Working with Minorities: How Should We Tackle Anger when We Work with Immigrant Families in the USA. The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) conference in Austin, TX, June 21-24, 2018.

Rajaei, A. (2018). The art of practice. The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) conference in Austin, TX, June 21-24, 2018.

Rajaei, A. (2018). Social Media Platform for a therapist and an activist. The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) conference in Austin, TX, June 21-24, 2018.

Rajaei, A. (2018). Caring in families with cancer: Providing a new normal, a longitudinal multiple case study. The 2018 Groves Conference on Marriage and Family in Portland, Maine, June 10-13, 2018.

Rajaei, A. (2017). Match me if you can! (An educational sex game for couples). The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) conference in Philadelphia, PA on May 31- June 3.

Rajaei, A. (2017). The effectiveness of couples therapy based on the Gottman method of decreasing emotional divorce among conflicted couples in Mashhad city. The 2017 Institutes for advanced Clinical Education in Dublin, Ireland on June 28 – 30, 2017.

Rajaei, A. (2017). Persian culture in counseling. The 2017 Institutes for advanced Clinical Education in Dublin, Ireland on June 28 – 30, 2017.

Rajaei, A. (2014). Examining the relationship between Styles of Conflict Resolution and Interpersonal cognitive distortions among couples in Mashhad, Iran. The Ahvaz national congress, Iran.