Professional Highlights
Experience - Clinical
1994-Present
Niloufer Merchant, Ed.D., L.P, Provide individual therapy
See profile on Psychology Today.
Experience - Administrative
2004-2010
Chair, Educational Leadership & Community Psychology
St. Cloud State University
2002-2003
Interim Director, Women’s Center
St. Cloud State University
2000-2001
Diversity Co-Coordinator, District 742
St. Cloud Area School
1996-2004
Coordinator, Graduate Counseling Program
St. Cloud State University
1989-1991
Program Coordinator, Racial Awareness Program (RAP)
University of Cincinnati
Leadership Positions on Boards
2014-2017
ACA Governing Council
Representative for Association for Specialists in Group Work
2011-2012
President
Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW)
Publications
Book
Merchant, N,M. & Yozamp, C. (2013). Groups in Community and Agency Settings. Sage Publications.
Book Chapters
Merchant, N. M. (2006). Multicultural and Diversity Competent Group Work. In J. Trotzer, The counselor and the group (4th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Accelerated Development.
Journal Articles
Rose-Stark, R., Livingston, T. L, Merchant, N.M & Findley, A. (2012). Group counseling with United States racial minority groups: A 25-year content analysis. Journal for Specialists in Group Work. (37) 4, 312-325.
Singh, A. A., Merchant, N. M., Skurdzyk, B., Ingene, D. (2012). Multicultural and social justice competence principles for group workers. Journal for Specialists in Group Work. 37, (4), 277-296
Conyne, B., Tang, M., Heppner, P., Horne, S., Norsworthy, K., Romano, J., Stockton, R., Yi-Chung, R., Merchant, N. (2012). Implications of the international counseling experiences of pioneering U.S. professionals: Considered from an ecological perspective. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. 34, (3), 242-258 DOI: 10.1007/s10447-012-9154-8
Merchant, N.M. (2009). Multicultural and diversity competence in group work. In ACA Encyclopedia of Counseling. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
Molitor, M.; Merchant, N. M.; Aysta, A; Turk, E. & Engblom, M. (2002). Teaching and learning multiculturalism: Finding the key within. Journal of Critical Inquiry and Curriculum Instruction. 4(3), 23-27.
Merchant, N.M. & Butler, M. (2001). Psychoeducational group for ethnic-minority adolescents in a predominantly white treatment setting. Journal for Specialists in Group Work. 27 (3), 314-332
Merchant, N. M. (1997). Qualitative Research for Counselors. Counseling & Human Development. 30 (1), 1-19.
Recent Presentations
2023
Merchant, N.M. Moving from the Margins to the Center: Trauma, Attachment, & Resilience, Bilingual (French and English) Summit, Quantum Way, Brussels Belgium/Paris France, March 8th, 2023
Merchant, N.M. Regulating your Nervous System in an Unregulated World: The Science and Wisdom of Safety and Connection, European Space Agency Health Fair, 2022. Online. Feb 2nd, 2023
2022
Merchant, N. M. Racialized Trauma and Social Justice from the lens of Polyvagal Theory: A Call for Action. Polyvagal Institute and Safe & Sound Summit, October 13- 16, 2022, Jacksonville, FL
2021
Merchant, N.M. TEDx talk. How My Nervous System Became My Cup of Tea. Oct. 14th, 2021, St. Cloud, MN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-NQT0C9iKM