Professor
Lynch School of Education
Telephone: 617-552-4491
Email: usha.tummala.1@bc.edu
Multicultural Psychology
Immigrant Mental Health
Racial and Sexual Violence
Accessing Culturally Informed Mental Healthcare
Psychoanalytic Psychology
Usha Tummala-Narra conducts research on mental health and trauma within immigrant communities, focusing her work on cultural competence in psychotherapy. A licensed psychologist, Tummala-Narra has lent her expertise to NPR, Nֱ News, Al Jazeera America and many other outlets. She currently serves on three editorial boards: theAsian American Journal of PsychologyPsychoanalytic Psychology, andPsychology of Men and Masculinity.
Dr. Tummala-Narra is the author ofPsychoanalytic Theory and Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy (American Psychological Association Books, 2016); “Psychotherapy with South Asian Women: Dilemmas of the Immigrant and First Generations” (Women and Therapy); “Psychoanalytic Applications in a Diverse Society” (Psychoanalytic Psychology) and co-authored “A Qualitative Examination of Muslim Graduate International Students' Experiences in the United States” (International perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation); “Perceived Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms Among Immigrant-Origin Adolescents” (Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology); “Violence Exposure and Mental Health Among Adolescents: The Role of Ethnic Identity and Help Seeking” (Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy,2014); and “Voices of Older Asian Indian Immigrants” (Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 2013).