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Yuma I. Tomes, PhD, ABA, Associate Professor, Director of PsyD in School Psychology Program
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 Dr. Tomes has accumulated a diverse range of work experiences in the field of psychology and education over the last 10 years. He brings a unique perspective of clinical, teaching, research, and administrative experiences to his position at PCOM.
Dr. Tomes began his career as a school psychologist for an urban school district in
North Carolina. During this time he brought comprehensive services - psycho-educational assessments, behavioral/educational/psychological consultation, mental health counseling/therapy and pre-interventions - to two elementary and one high schools. Also, Dr. Tomes conducted numerous district and county-wide in-services, particularly on the topic of dealing with challenging behaviors at school, home and within the community.
While pursuing his post-graduate degree, Dr. Tomes worked in the Division of Student Affairs as a Coordinator of Residence Education for the Medical College of Virginia. This further piqued his interest in working in a medical school environment. At the close of his doctoral program, Dr. Tomes assumed the position of the director of counseling for Virginia Union University (VUU). As the director, he revamped how psychological services were administered to students and faculty. The time as a teaching fellow at VCU and director at VUU helped to solidify Dr. Tomes interest in working with students on the undergraduate and graduate level. He taught classes ranging from advanced educational psychology to human development and learning.
Dr. Tomes final position, prior to joining PCOM, was with Eastern Washington University, where he was an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational, and Developmental Psychology. As assistant professor, Dr. Tomes created courses that addressed multicultural psychology and assessed students of all ethnicities and cultures. Dr. Tomes taught such courses as Professional School Psychology, Advanced Educational Psychology, Multicultural Assessment, Psychological Behavior & Assessment, and Counseling Theory & Techniques. In addition, Dr. Tomes was the internship supervisor for the graduate program in school psychology. He had interns placed throughout the entire southwestern region of the United States. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Tomes served as the departments faculty senator and chair of the educational psychology committee. During his tenure in the state of Washington, he served as the Chair of the Ethics and Professional Practice Committee for Washington State Association of School Psychologists. As chair, he was responsible for handling the States concerns on all ethical issues facing the profession.
Dr. Tomes previously held the position of director of the MS Program in School Psychology. During his tenure as director, a multicultural emphasis was added to the curriculum, students successfully completed comprehensive finals at a 100% pass rate, and students were well-grounded in psychological theory. Dr. Tomes was appointed the Director of the PsyD program in July 2012. He will be looking to create additional specialist emphasis, enhance and advance multicultural skill sets, promote neuropsychological principles and increase student research funding. Dr. Tomes welcomes doctoral-level students to learn more about academia by encouraging mentoring relationships through TA (teaching assistant) positions. He is currently the president of the Delaware Valley Association of Black Psychologists and serves on the General Assembly of the Association of Black Psychologists (International).
Across campus, Dr. Tomes created and chairs PCOM's first Diversity Committee to address and educate faculty, students and staff on cultural diversity issues. Dr. Tomes has been recognized for his work and in 2007, was the first recipient of the Junior Faculty of the Year awarded by Psychological Corporation and TSP. Other national organizations, such as NCATE has recognized his service to the Board of Program Reviewers. Additonally, Dr. Tomes has been featured on 6ABC regarding such areas as bullying and cultural diversity.
Dr. Tomes' major areas of research and interests are: cross-cultural psychology, multicultural/psychological/educational assessments, cognitive/learning styles, and issues surrounding GLBTQ populations. Dr. Tomes' research has appeared in a variety of national journals and throughout a wide range of textbooks. Currently, Dr. Tomes is the Associate Editor of the Trainers' Forum and is working on his first book, Cross-Cultural Interaction & Understanding: Theory, Practice and Reality (2013 release date).
Professional Affiliations/Activities
President, Delaware Valley Association of Black Psychologists Member, National Association of School Psychologists
Member, American Counseling Association
Member, American Educational Research Association
Member, American Psychological Association
General Assembly, Association of Black Psychologists
State Research Presentations
Tomes, Y. (2010). The Good, The Bad, The Cultural Ethics of School Psychology. PPA Annual Convention, Harrisburg, PA.
Tomes, Y., et. al. (2009). Multicultural Matrix: Diversity, Ethics and Early Career Psychologists. PPA Annual Convention. Harrisburg, PA.
Bloomgarden, A., Suzuki, T. & Tomes, Y. (2006). Increasing cultural awareness in a doctoral psychology program. PPA Annual Convention. Harrisburg, PA.
Matthew, S., Dalley, M., & Tomes, Y. (Fall 2003). School Psychologists Involvement in Legal Issues: Follow-up to a 1991 National Survey, Washington State Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Spokane, WA.
Wimers, C., Dalley, M., Tomes, Y., & Jefferson, G. (Fall 2003). Teachers Perceptions of Traditional Versus Progressive School Psychologist Roles Using NASP Expanded Principles, Washington State Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Spokane, WA.
Rossi, K., Mack, L., Daniel, A., Eubank, B., Tomes, Y., & Kolts, R.L. (April 2005). Effects of stereotype cueing on rape attributions and victim blame?, Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
Current Scholarship
Tomes, Y. (2011). Cultural considerations in educational training. A look at multicultural learning modules. In J. Warnick, Educational policy and practice: The Good, the leads, and the pseudoscience Volumes I & II. New York: Nova Science Publishers.
Tomes, Y. (2010). Cultural competence of a school psychologist. In T. Lionetti, E. Snyder, & R.W. Christner (EdS.). Building Professional Competencies in School Psychology. New York: Springer
Tomes, Y. et. al. (2009) Confronting inequity in special education. Communique, 38(2), 1
Tomes, Y. & Erbacher, T (2009). The other diversity: The cost of being glbtq in Ame
rica's healthcare/mental healthcare. In J.L. Chin (Ed.), Diversity in mind and action. New York: Praeger.
Freeman, A., Reinecke, A., & Tomes, Y. (2007). Cultural introdcution. In A. Freeman, and M. Reinecke (Eds.)., Personality Disorders in childhood adolescence. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Tomes, Y. (2008). Ethnicity and cognitive styles: Variability within African American students. Multicultural Perspectives, 10(1), 1-7.
Tomes, Y. (2004). Cognitive style, achievement, and ethnicity: A study in higher education. (Doctoral Dissertation, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2004), Dissertation Abstracts.
Forthcoming Publications
Tomes, Y. (under review) The influence matching of cognitive styles has on academic achievement: A look into higher education. American Educational Research Journal.
Tomes, Y. (under review) Educators utility of cbm. School Psychology Review
Tomes, Y. (under review). An evaluation of professional students' acceptance and perceptions of mental illness. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Grants
Tomes, Y. (under review) CLASS. Stoneleigh Foundation (under review)
Tomes, Y. (under review) Healthcare-On Demand. Robert V. Johnson Foundation
Tomes, Y. (Fall, 2006). Creating a cognitive model for academic success in a prehospilization programs. Lindback Foundation.
NASP Presentations
Tomes, Y. (2009). Multicultural learning modules, NASP Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Tomes, Y. (2008). Teacher's perceptions regarding the utility of curriculum based measurements, NASP Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Tomes, Y. (2007). Creating a cognitive style module for academic success and resiliency. NASP Annual Convention, New York, NY.
Authored Textbooks
Tomes, Y. (in-press). Cross-Cultural Interaction and Understanding: Theory, Practice, Reality. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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