Assistant Professor
Powers Building, Room 271
305-899-3743 (toll-free 1-800-756-6000, ext. 3743)
bsharma@mail.barry.edu

Dr. Sharma joined the Counseling Department in the Adrian Dominican School of Education in 2011. Dr. Sharma holds a B.A. in psychology from DePaul University in Chicago Illinois, and a M.Ed. in the major of counseling from the University of Houston. Dr. Sharma obtained a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from Sam Houston State University. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Illinois. His professional interests include multicultural counseling in spirituality, development of techniques for clinical effectiveness in counseling utilizing existential psychotherapy, substance abuse counseling, and supervision.

Selected Publications

Frels, R. K., Sharma, B., Onwuegbuzie, A. J., Leach, N. L., & Stark, M. (in press). The use of a checklist and qualitative notebooks for an interactive process of teaching and learning qualitative research. The Journal of Effective Teaching.

Alcázar Olán, R. J., Deffenbacher, J. L. Hernández Guzmán, L. Sharma, B. & De la Chaussée Acuña, M.E. (2010). The impact of perceived therapist characteristics on patients decision to return or not for more sessions. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy, 10, 415-426.

Stark, M., Frels, R., Chavez, R. R., & Sharma, B. (2010) The practice of psychotherapy in Mexico: Past and present. Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, 38(1), 27-38.