Amber Schaefer

Faculty Associate,

CISA School of Counseling and Counseling Psychology

[email protected]

Ira D. Payne Educational Hall 1000 South Forest Mall Suite 311C Tempe, AZ 85281
Mail code: 0811

Campus: Poly
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Long Bio

Dr. Amber Schaefer (she/her) is a faculty associate in the College of Counseling and Counseling Psychology. She graduated from ASU's Counseling Psychology PhD program, having previously earned her M.S. Ed. in mental health counseling from the University of Miami and bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Spanish from the University of Florida. She has trained and practiced in various settings, including academic medical centers, hospitals, residential treatment centers, community clinics, and private practices.

Education

Ph.D. Counseling Psychology - Arizona State University (2023)

M.S. Ed. Mental Health Counseling - University of Miami (2016)

B.S. Psychology, B.A. Spanish - University of Florida (2014)

Google Scholar URL

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=cZEy7HgAAAAJ&hl=en

Publications

Rentería, R., Schaefer, A., Capielo Rosario, C. (2020). Ethical guidelines for working with culturally diverse clients. In L. T. Benuto, F. Gonzalez, & J. Singer (Eds). Handbook for cultural factors in behavioral health: A guide for the helping professional. Springer.

Capielo Rosario, C., Schaefer, A., & De Los Santos, J. (2020). Dementia treatment and health disparities in Puerto Rico: The impact of its cultural and political histories. In P. Arredondo (Ed). Caring for Latinos with dementia in a globalized world: Behavioral and Psychosocial Treatments. Springer.

Capielo Rosario, C., Schaefer, A., Ballesteros, J., Rentería, R., & David, E. J. R. (2019). A caballo regalao no se le mira el colmillo: Colonial mentality and Puerto Rican depression. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 66(4), 396.

Capielo Rosario, C., Schaefer, A., Ballesteros, J., Monroig, M., & Qui, F. (2018). Puerto Ricans in the mainland. In P. Arredondo (Ed). Latinx Families in the U.S.: Transcending processes of acculturation and xenophobia through self-determination. Springer.

Research Activity

Schaefer, A., Gross, H., Steir, J., Nicholls, C., & Hague, C. (2024, February). Improving Precision and Accessibility of ADHD Assessment with Digital Measures. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 2024 Annual Meeting, New York, NY.

Collins, S., Schaefer, A., & Nicholls, C. (2022, October). Cognitive Proficiency: Comparing NTCB to CAS-2 with an ADHD Sample. Poster presented at the 2021 Arizona Psychological Association’s Conference, Prescott, AZ.

Nicholls, C., & Schaefer, A. (2022, Jul). Can the NIH Toolbox Executive Function Tests be Used to Diagnose ADHD in Children? Paper presented at the 2022 International Neuropsychological Society, Barcelona, Spain.

Schaefer, A. & Nicholls, C. (2021, November). Measures of Attention and Inhibitory Control: Comparing the TOVA to the NIH Toolbox Flanker Test in children and adolescents with ADHD. Poster presented at the 2021 National Academy of Neuropsychology Convention, Washington, D.C.

Rhodes, C.A., Mehta, M., Schaefer, A., & Nicholls, C. (2021, October). Impulsivity and Inhibitory Control: Examining the Relation using Objective Measures in a Clinical Sample of Children with ADHD. Poster presented at the 2021 Arizona Psychological Association’s Conference, Tucson, AZ.

Nicholls, C., & Schaefer, A. (2021, June). Relationship between the TOVA and PVTs in diagnosing ADHD in Children/Adolescents. Presented as part of an educational series with The T.O.V.A. Company.

Rentería, R., Dillon, F., Schaefer, A., Eklund, A., & Ebersole, R. (2019, August). Sexual-ethnic identity latent profiles, substance use, and sexual risk behaviors among gay LMSM. Poster presented at the 2019 American Psychological Association Convention, Chicago, IL.

Rentería, R., Schaefer, A., & Capielo Rosario, C. (2018, August). Heterosexist discrimination and LGBTQ+ identity among Latinx sexual minority adults. Poster presented at the Division 17 Student Poster Session at the 2018 American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Schaefer, A., & Capielo Rosario, C. (2018, October). Undocumented: Growing up in an intragenerational mixed documentation-status Latinx home. Poster presented at the 2018 National Latinx Psychological Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

Schaefer, A., & Ballesteros, J. (2018, October). Testing colonial mentality models in a Spanish-speaking Puerto Rican sample. In C. Capielo (Chair), Can colonial mentality predict Puerto Rican depression better than acculturation? It depends. Symposium presented at the 2018 National Latinx Psychological Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

Capielo, C., Schaefer, A., Rentería, R., Ballesteros, J., & David, E. J. R. (2018, August). Colonial mentality and mainland Puerto Rican depression: A mediational model. Poster presented at the 2018 National Latinx Psychological Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

Schaefer, A., Sabet, R. F., Tran, L., Suarez, L., Marques, D. S., Becker Herbst, R., & Aldarondo, E. (2016, September). The immigrant children’s affirmative network and the role of university-community partnerships. Poster presented at the 2016 National Latinx Psychological Association Biennial Conference, Orlando, FL.

Sabet, R. F., Marques, D. S., Schaefer, A., Tran, L., Suarez, L., Becker Herbst, R., & Aldarondo, E. (2016, September). Toward an understanding of unaccompanied immigrant minors in the U.S. Poster presented at the 2016 National Latinx Psychological Association Biennial Conference, Orlando, FL.

Courses

2026 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
CED 534	Occupations and Careers
CPY 680	Practicum

2024 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
CPY 651	Personality Assessment

2022 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
CED 250	Career Development
PSY 385	Psychology of Gender

2021 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
CED 250	Career Development
CED 250	Career Development

2021 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
CED 250	Career Development