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Dr. Amanda Baden is a Professor in the Counselor Education Program at Montclair State University in the Department of Counseling and Educational Leadership. She is a member of the Doctoral Faculty and an active researcher. She currently leads the Adoption Research Team, which consists of Dr. Baden along with advanced masters and doctoral students in Counselor Education. Dr. Baden is on numerous committees within the Department and the College of Education and Human Services. She is an avid proponent of multicultural competence and specializes in adoption-related research in counseling and psychology. Dr. Baden earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at Michigan State University.
Research interests
Dr. Baden currently leads the Adoption Research Team, which consists of Dr. Baden along with advanced masters and doctoral students in Counselor Education. She is an avid proponent of multicultural competence and specializes in adoption-related research in counseling and psychology.
Scholarly Interests
Transracial Adoption, Counseling and Therapy with the Adoption Triad, Multicultural Counseling Competence, Identity and Racial Ethnic Issues in Adoption.
Faculty/Media Expert
Expert on transracial and international adoption, counseling and therapy with the adoption triad and multicultural counseling competence.
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- Counseling
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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It's Complicated: Adult Adoptees’ Relationship Quality and Contact Frequency in Estrangement
Baden, A. L., Kim, A. Y., Randall, R., Jasmin, M., Kobus, A., Haywood, T., Nsenkyire, K. & Holtz, N., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Family Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring Cultural Exploration: Development of the Reculturative Activities Scale for Adopted Individuals
Kim, A. Y. & Baden, A. L., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Adoption Quarterly.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unsettled adoptive identity: Understanding relationship challenges in adopted adolescents' identity narratives
Lo, A. Y. H., Grotevant, H. D., Baden, A. L. & Hogan, C. M., Sep 2024, In: Family Process. 63, 3, p. 1592-1622 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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White adoptive parents of children from China, microaggressions, and parental awareness of bias.
Baden, A. L., Sharma, S. M., Harrington, E. S., White, E. E., Zhang, X. & Pinderhughes, E. E., 4 Apr 2024, In: Journal of Family Psychology. 38, 4, p. 582-594 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“How Could You Give Your Child Away?” Birth Parents’ Experiences of Microaggressions
Baden, A. L., Sharma, S. M., Adams, L. S. M., Randall, R., Agrusti, M. L., Harrington, E. S., Kobus, A. M., Jasmin, M., Kwon, D. Y., Nsenkyire, K., Carias, R. & Balducci, S., Aug 2024, In: Counseling Psychologist. 52, 6, p. 960-990 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rudd Adoption Research Program to Host Webinar Series on ‘Adoption Across the Life Course’
9/01/26 → 10/01/26
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Ask Amy: Friend worries about delaying adoption disclosure
14/02/23
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Ask Amy: Friend worries about delaying adoption disclosure
14/02/23
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Ask Amy: I'm concerned my friends have not told their 10-year-old he was adopted
13/02/23
7 items of Media coverage
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