Fields of Interest: Motivational Interviewing; multicultural psychology; Five-Factor Model personality; psychology of religion and spirituality; relationship counseling.
Education: Ph.D., 2011, Loyola University Maryland, USA
Bio:
Dr. Nathan Gehlert was born in the USA (though many of his Vietnamese friends and colleagues say his spirit was born in Vietnam). He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and earned his Ph.D. from Loyola University Maryland in 2011. He was honored at graduation as the inaugural recipient of the Barry K. Estadt Medal of Excellence for his work as a clinician, educator, and scholar. Dr. Gehlert keeps an active research agenda in the areas of multicultural counseling, motivational interviewing, personality theory, relationship counseling, and the psychology of religion and spirituality.
Dr. Gehlert is currently a Fulbright U.S. Scholar, working at both the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and Fulbright University Vietnam. He has been active in the counseling field in Vietnam since 2015, teaching and lecturing at Vietnam National University, Fulbright University, the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, the University of Economic and Finance, and Hoa Sen University. He particularly enjoys bringing counseling and psychology students to Vietnam for a study abroad course on multicultural counseling.
At his home institution, John Carroll University, Dr. Gehlert has served as Chair of the Department of Counseling since 2018, the same year he was promoted to Associate Professor. He serves in the department as the director and principal investigator of the Integrated Behavioral Health Specialization, a training program that places John Carroll students in underserved communities during their internship semesters. Dr. Gehlert authored the proposal that secured $1.3 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to support the program.
Outside of the University, Dr. Gehlert’s passion for culture, nature, and food has taken him to 40 countries and 49 U.S. states. As an adventurer, he’s an avid paragliding and paramotor pilot. He is also particularly drawn to the solitude of the wilderness and is an avid backpacker. He also enjoys cooking, gardening, and restoring mid-century modern furniture.
Select Publications:
Gehlert, N. C. (forthcoming). Beneficence. In S. B. Dermer (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Gehlert, N. C. (forthcoming). Cultural relativism. In S. B. Dermer (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Gehlert, N. C. (forthcoming). Epistemology. In S. B. Dermer (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Multicultural Counseling, Social Justice, and Advocacy. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Finucane, M. O., Seiter, L. M., & Gehlert, N. C. (2018). Teaching Social Justice: Intergenerational Service-Learning in Digital Media Course. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 10, 148-158.
Gehlert, N. C., Schmidt, C. D., Giegerich, V., & Luquet, W. (2017). Randomized Controlled Trial of Imago Relationship Therapy: Exploring Statistical and Clinical Significance. Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, 3, 188-209.
Schmidt, C. D. & Gehlert, N. C. (2016). The Impact of Imago Relationship Therapy on Empathy Levels. The Family Journal, 25, 23-30.
Schmidt, C. D., Luquet, W., & Gehlert, N. C. (2015). Evaluating the impact of the Getting the Love You Want couples workshop on relationship satisfaction and communication patterns. Journal of Couples and Relationship Therapy, 15, 1-18.
Gehlert, N. C., Graf, A. D., & Rose, L. A. (2014). Benefits and best practices: Service learning in counselor education. Currents in Teaching and Learning, 7, 37-49.
Brown, I. T., Chen, T., Gehlert, N. C., & Piedmont, R. L. (2013). Age and gender effects on the Assessment of Spirituality and Religious Sentiments (ASPIRES) Scale: A cross-sectional analysis. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 5, 90-98.
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