Emily N. Srisarajivakul, Ph.D., HSP

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Education

• Ph.D., Georgia State University
• M.Ed., Georgia State University
• Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education
• B.S., Northwestern University

Research Interests

• School climate and safety
• Cultural humility and the use of positive psychological interventions in schools
• School-based consultation to promote equity 

Representative Publications

Dr. Srisarajivakul’s interdisciplinary research spans the fields of school psychology and counseling psychology with a focus on investigating the practices of school staff to improve school climate and safety among children and adolescents. She works with undergraduate and graduate students in her research laboratory, the Center for Research on Diversity, Equity, and Well-Being in Schools. 

• Srisarajivakul, E.N., Thornton, K., Choe, E.J., & McPhee, K. (2026). Cultural humility and multicultural teaching competencies: Using a person-centered approach to explore teacher thriving and burnout. School Psychology International. https://doi.org/10.1177/01430343261421923
• Srisarajivakul, E.N., Chan, M., Thornton, K.B, & Renshaw, T.L. (2025). Latent profiles of social media use among adolescents: Exploring differences across demographics, academics, and psychosocial outcomes. School Psychology, 41(1), 86-99. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000703
• Srisarajivakul, E. N., Fennimore, L., Thornton, K.B., Blake, J., Rice, K., & Varjas, K. (2024). Measurement invariance of the Inventory of Teacher Student Relationships among middle and high school students, School Psychology, 40(3), 356–365. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000627
• Srisarajivakul, E. N., McPhee, K., Choe, E. J., Rice, K., Varjas, K, Meyers, J., Davis, D., & Graybill, E. (2023). The Cultural Humility Scale for Students: Development and initial validation. Journal of School Psychology, 99, doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2023.101224 
• Choe, E. J., Srisarajivakul, E.N., & Davis, D. (2021). Protecting victims of bullying: The protective roles of self-esteem and self-forgiveness in past victimization and current depressive symptoms. Journal of School Violence, 20(4), 417-429. doi: 10.1080/15388220.2021.1930015

Courses Taught

Dr. Srisarajivakul teaches classes at the graduate and undergraduate levels. These courses generally focus on providing psychological services to children and adults from diverse cultural backgrounds and worldviews. These courses include the following: 

• PSYC 7805 – Psychological Consultation
• PSYC 7-8614B – Intervention and Consultation Practicum in School Psychology
• PSYC 3030 – Multicultural Psychology: Understanding Diversity in our Communities