Meyers, L. (2018). Talking about #MeToo. Counseling Today. Retrieved from https://ct.counseling.org/2018/08/talking-about-metoo/

Charles, S. (2018). Suffering in silence: how two athletes redefined mental health in sports through authenticity. PRESS magazine. Retrieved from https://www.thepressmag.com/features/sufferinginsilence

Dodgson, L. (2018). Diagnosing the mental health of celebrities like Kanye West and Amanda Bynes from afar is damaging and dangerous. The Business Insider. Retrieved from https://www.thisisinsider.com/diagnosing-mental-health- celebrities-from-afar-damaging-2018-11

Haglage, A. (2018). Kanye West says he was misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder: 'I had sleep deprivation'. Yahoo News. Retrieved from https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/kanye-west-says-misdiagnosed-bipolar- disorder-sleep-deprivation-000405518.html

National Board for Certified Counselors (2018). A Counselor Who Fulfills Many Roles.NBCC Visions. Retrieved from http://nbcc.informz.net/NBCC/pages/October_2018_Spotlight_Feature_Shainna_ Ali?_zs=5PseE1z8VPc&_zmi=

Doyle, M. (2018). How To Manage The Holidays When You Have Depression, According to Experts. Bustle. Retrieved from https://www.bustle.com/p/how-to-manage- the-holidays-when-you-have-depression-according-to-experts-13197898

Doyle, M. (2018). How I Live With PTSD, An Invisible Illness Most People Don't Know I Have. Bustle. Retrieved from https://www.bustle.com/p/how-i-live-with-ptsd- invisible-illness-most-people-dont-know-i-have-13171131

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Bray, B. (2016, July 8). Counselors play part in Orlando crisis response. Counseling Today. Retrieved from https://ct.counseling.org/2016/07/counselors-play-part-orlando-crisis-response/

Presentation Highlights

Ali, S. (2018, April). Empowering Clients through Affirmative Practice. LGBTQ+competence provided for Central Florida Behavioral Health Hospital.

Lee, C. & Ali, S. (2017, October). Intersectionality: Understanding the Complexity of Identity in Counseling across Cultures. Paper presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference. Chicago, IL.

Ali, S. & Bloom, Z.D. (2017, October). Inside and out of the classroom: Methods to enhance emotional intelligence in counselor education. Paper accepted to be presented at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference. Chicago, IL.

Ali, S. (2017, October). Inquiring on Intersections: A Critical Process in Multicultural Counseling Competence. Paper presented at the Florida Counseling Association Annual Conference. Orlando, FL.

Ali, S. (2017, January). From sadness to joy: Creative interventions to foster emotional intelligence. Paper presented at the University of Central Florida Counseling Conference. Orlando, FL.

Ali, S. (2017, January). Coming out growth: Empirically-supported strengths-based interventions to assist LGBTQ+ clients in counseling. Paper presented at the University of Central Florida Counseling Conference. Orlando, FL

Research Highlights

Ali, S. & Lambie, G. W. (2018). The Impact of Strengths-based Group Counseling on LGBTQ+ Young Adults’ in the Coming Out Process. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health.

Ali, S. & Bloom, Z.D. (2018). Creative approaches to address online dating in counseling. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. DOI: 10.1080/15401383.2018.1535922

Ali, S. (2017). Inside out and counseling: Creative interventions to facilitate emotional intelligence. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. 12(3), 377-387.

Ali, S., Lambie, G. W., & Bloom, Z.D. (2017). Exploring the factor structure of the sexual orientation counselor competency scale. The Professional Counselor, 7 (3), 223-237.

Ali, S. (2017) The Coming Out Journey: A Phenomenological Investigation of a Lifelong Process Counseling and Coming-Out. VISTAS.

Ali, S., Cushey, K., & Siddiqui, A. (2017). Diversity and dance: Exploring the therapeutic implications of world dance. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. 12(1), 31-47.

Bloom, Z. D., Gutierrez, D., Lambie, G. W., & Ali, S. (2016). Counselors’ comfort with sexuality, attitudes towards pornography, and propensity to assess and treat client issues related to client pornography use. Journal of Mental Health Counseling. 38(4), 327-345. DOI: 10.17744/mehc.38.4.04

Barden, S. M., Gutierrez, D., Gonzalez, J., Ali, S. & Cruz-Ortega, L.G. (2016). Perspectiva masculina: An exploration of intimate partners of Latina breast cancer survivors. The Family Journal, 24, 222-229. DOI 0.1177/106648071664869

Barden, S. M., Gutierrez, D., Gonzalez, J., & Ali, S. (2016). Healing Faith: A Qualitative Exploration of Latina Breast Cancer Survivors. Counseling and Values, 61(3), 142-158. DOI: 10.1002/cvj.12034

Ali, S. & Barden, S.M. (2015). Considering the cycle of coming out: Sexual minority identity development. The Professional Counselor 5 (4). 501-515.

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