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Dr. Ansary received her master’s and Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University.  She is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Rider University, where she currently serves as department chair. 

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Sampling of Publications and Presentations

 

Bullying/Cyberbullying

 

• Ansary, N. S. (2024). Cyberbullying and the power of social media. In R. Gershon (Ed.), DeGruyter Handbook of Media Technology and Innovation. De Gruyter. [in press]

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• Ansary, N.S. (2023). Cyberbullying and best practices for prevention. In C. Martin, V. R. Preedy, V.B., Patel (Eds.), Handbook of Anger, Aggression, and Violence. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98711-4_107-1

 

• Ansary, N. S. (2020).  Cyberbullying: Concepts, theories, and correlates informing evidence based best practices for prevention.  Aggression and Violent Behavior, 50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2019.101343

 

• Ansary, N. S. (2018). Religious-based bullying: Insights on research and evidence-based best practices from the National Interfaith Anti-Bullying Summit (2017). Washington, D.C.: Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.

 

• https://www.ispu.org/religious-based-bullying-insights-on-research-and-evidence-based-best-practices-from-the-national-interfaith-anti-bullying-summit/

 

• Ansary, N. S., Elias, M., Greene, M., & Green, S. (2015). Guidance for schools selecting antibullying approaches: Translating evidence-based strategies to contemporary implementation realities. Educational Researcher, 44(1), 27-36. doi:10.3102/0013189X14567534

  • https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/0013189X14567534

 

• Ansary, N. S., Elias, M., Greene, M., & Green, S. (2015, October). Best practices to address (or reduce) bullying in schools. Phi Delta Kappan, 97, 30-35. doi:10.1177/0031721715610088

  • https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0031721715610088

 

Presentations

 

• International BuIlying Prevention Association, Facebook, and Instagram (event partners).  Interfaith Bullying Prevention Summit. Religious-based bullying:  Insights on research and evidence-based best practices. Keynote Presentation [presented on Facebook Live], September 2, 2020.

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• INvolve and Moët Hennessey (event partners), New York.

       Panel presentation on bias and microaggressions in the workplace and their relation to the imposter syndrome.,         October 22, 2019.

 

• International Bullying Prevention Association, Facebook, and Instagram (event partners), Minneapolis, MN.  Interfaith Bullying Prevention Summit. Keynote presentation.  Religious-based bullying:  Insights on research and evidence-based best practices, October 10, 2019.

 

• Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.  Presented at New York University: Washington, D.C. campus, A Panel Discussion on Religious-based Bullying. December 5, 2018.

 

• National Interfaith Anti-Bullying Summit, Washington, D.C.  Keynote presentation. Religious minorities and bullying. Current research, evidence based best practices, and future directions, December, 2017.

 

• Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, Michigan.  Presentation to middle school educators.  Religious-Based Bullying: Insights on Research and Best Practices., March 18, 2016.

 

• Peace Islands Institute, Annual Conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick.  Presented the keynote address entitled: Cyberbullying and Our Schools:  The Current State of the Field., May 20, 2013.

 

• Superior Court of New Jersey, Vicinage 13 (Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren

       Counties), Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns, Somerset County Bar Foundation, and NJ State Bar                 Foundation, The Bullying Dilemma…Join in the Conversation. Invited panelist who was asked to invite other       

       speakers, create, and   coordinate the presentation.  Over 100 individuals were in attendance and Continuing   

       Education Credits were provided to attendees, April 28, 2011.

 

• New Jersey Commission on Bullying in Schools, 2008-2009

       Appointed by Governor Jon S. Corzine to serve on the New Jersey Commission on Bullying in Schools.       

       Participation entailed collecting information from the community (conducted public hearings and focus groups),         information gathering for the report, and was part of the writing committee that rendered the report.         

       Recommendations entailed school-based and legal remedies to reduce bullying in schools.

 

IIslamophobia--Muslim Mental Health--Acculturation

 

• Ansary, N.S., & Gardner, K. M. (2024). American Muslim youth and psychosocial risk for bullying: An exploratory study. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 6, 83-100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42380-022-00142-w

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• Haboush, K., & Ansary, N. S. (2017). Muslim couples and families. In S. Kelly (Ed.), Issues in couple and family psychology: Across socioeconomics, ethnicities, and sexualities (pp. 259-288). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

 

• Ansary, N. S., & Salloum, R. (2016). Community based prevention and intervention: Addressing the mental health and social service needs of Arab-Americans. In M. Amer & G. Awad (Eds.), Handbook of Arab American Psychology (pp. 344-358). Routledge.

 

• Ansary, N. S., Scorpio, E., & Catanzariti, D. (2013). Parent- adolescent ethnic identity discrepancies and adolescent psychosocial maladjustment: A study of gender differences. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 30, 275-291. doi: 10.1007/s10560-012-0292-y​

 

• Ansary, N. S., & Salloum, R. (2012). Community-based prevention and intervention. In S. Ahmed & M. Amer (Eds.), Counseling Muslims: Handbook of mental health issues and interventions (pp. 161-180). Routledge.

 

Presentations

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• Henry, S., Joshi, K. Y., & Ansary, N. S. (2022, May 12). What the numbers tell us: Anti-bias and social justice education teacher training effectiveness. Keynote presented at the annual conference of the New York State Association of Independent Schools, New Paltz, NY.

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• Ansary, N. S. (2018). Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.  Symposium.  Muslim American couples and families. In S. Kelly (Chair), Culturally competent intervention with diverse couples and families. August, 2018

 

• New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional and Character Development. 

       Keynote panelist at annual conference.  Muslim American Youth and Social Emotional Learning, May 20, 2016.

 

• New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional and Character Development

       Co-presented a workshop at this annual conference for educators entitled:, May 20, 2016.

 

 

• Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

       Symposium. (2011, August). Community-based prevention and intervention strategies.  In M. Amer (Chair),         

       Effective mental health interventions for Muslim individuals, families, communities. August, 2011.

 

• Annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC. Co-presented poster. Religiosity and religious affiliation influence moral

       judgment. May, 2011.

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