Asmita Saha

I am a counseling psychologist and faculty member at Arizona State University in Tempe. I earned my PhD in Counseling Psychology at Auburn University in 2025, and completed my doctoral internship at the Counseling and Mental Health Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

My dissertation looked at South Asian international students' experiences through a Relational Cultural Theory lens. My work more broadly covers acculturative stress, racial socialization, and help-seeking among immigrant communities. I trained in clinical settings in Texas, Georgia, Alabama, and Illinois, and I come to this work through psychology training in India (BA, University of Delhi) and the US (MA, Eastern Illinois University).

I serve as Chair Elect of the Division of International Students & Professionals (DoISAP).

Selected publications

• Understanding the impact of racial socialization on acculturative stress: The mediating function of racial private regard among African immigrants Cabirou, Saha, Jones, Kim & Bhang (2026). Counseling Psychology Quarterly. doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2026.2640462
• Adult attachment and personal and romantic relationship well-being: Forgiveness of self and partner as mediators Cornish, Grey, Rossi, Horton, Dyas & Saha (2025). Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, 14(3). doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000260
• Racial socialization Cabirou, Saha, Pointer & Wilks (2025). In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Vol. 3. doi.org/10.4135/9781071886229.n367
• An exploratory factor analysis of a Prison Rape Elimination Act survey in a women's prison Shippen, Derzis, Hall, Saha & Weaver (2022). The Prison Journal, 102(4). doi.org/10.1177/00328855221109818

Presentations

I have presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, and the Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, on acculturative stress, South Asian international students, and the experiences of Black African immigrants.

Honors

Best Graduate Poster Award, College of Education, Auburn University (2023). Randolph Pipes Endowed Graduate Student Award, Auburn University (2022). APA Student Poster Award, International Section of Division 17 (2022). Distinguished Graduate Student Award in Psychology, Eastern Illinois University (2019).

ORCID: 0009-0007-5284-7819

Arizona State University, 2025 to present

• CED 529 Lifespan Human DevelopmentImmersion and online
• CED 576 Foundation Counseling (Skills I)
• CED 671 Multicultural Counseling
• CPY 651 Personality Assessment
• PSY 325 Physiological Psychology

Auburn University, 2021 to 2022

Instructor of Record for Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies (COUN 2020), Counseling and Human Services (COUN 3100), and Assessment in Rehabilitation (RSED 3120).

At ASU I have given invited talks for the CISA Faculty Series and the International Students and Scholars Center's 3MT research showcase, appeared as a podcast guest in the International Faculty and Scholar Series, and mentored at the ScaleU hackathon.

I review for the Journal of International Students, the Asian American Journal of Psychology, and The Counseling Psychologist, among others.

I am a member of APA (Divisions 17, 45, and 52), the Asian American Psychological Association, the Division of South Asian American Psychological Association, and the Indian Psychology Network.

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