Publications

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Peer Reviewed Journal Articles (reverse chronology)

1. Malhotra, B., Arango-Lasprilla, J. C., Agtarap, S., Klyce, D. W., Starosta, A.J., Chapman, O., Chung, J.S., Venkatesan, U.M., Dini, M.E., Xia, B., & Perrin, P.B. (in press). Depression Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation Trajectories among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders over the 10 years post TBI: A Models System Study. Journal of Head Trauma and Rehabilitation.
2. Malhotra, B., Diblasio, C., Padron, D.M., Perrin, P.B., Hanks, R., Agtarap, S., Cyrus, J.W., & Klyce, D.W. (in press). Setbacks to Strengths: A scoping review of positive psychology constructs among Veterans and Service Members with traumatic brain injury. Rehabilitation Psychology.
3. Malhotra, B., Agtarap, S., Xia, B., Chapman, O., Dini, M. E., Starosta, A. J., Klyce, D. W., Arango-Lasprilla, J. C., Venkatesan, U. M., & Perrin, P. B. (2026). Predictors of anxiety symptoms over the 10 years after TBI in Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders: A Model Systems study. NeuroRehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1177/10538135261439933
4. Christ, B. R., Malhotra, B., Chapman, O., Ertman, B. & Perrin, P. B. (2026). Disability level and visibility: Associations with unmet academic accommodation needs and attitudes toward requesting accommodations. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0342243
5. Ertman, B., Xia, B., Malhotra, B., Christ, B. R., Cull, S., & Perrin, P. B. (2026). The Disability Identity Development Scale-Short Form: Development and validation in general and TGNB disability samples. Rehabilitation Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000655
6. Chapman, O., Xia, B., Dini, M. E., Malhotra, B., Venkatesan, U. M., Agtarap, S., Starosta, A. J., Arango-Lasprilla, J. C., & Perrin, P. B. (2026). Life satisfaction trajectories over the 10 years post-TBI among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A Model System study. Rehabilitation Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000653
7. Malhotra, B., Haith, L. R., Shewokis, P. A., Czamanski-Cohen, J., Shim, M., Stair-Buchmann, M., & Kaimal, G. (2025). “A window of looking at the good, bad, and the stress:” A mixed-methods art therapy study with hospitalized adult burn patients. Burns, 107821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2025.107821
8. Malhotra, B. (2025). Accessibility in Art Therapy: Keeping Embers of Expressions Alive. Graphic Medicine Review. https://doi.org/10.7191/gmr.1064
9. Malhotra, B., Ketchum, J. M., Klyce, D. W., Finn, J. A., Fisher, L. B., Gary, K., Juengst, S. B., Pasipanodya, E. C., Niemeier, J. P, & Perrin, P. B. (2025). Predicting suicidality in veterans/service members over 5 years after TBI: A VA Model Systems study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2025.07.009
10. Boylan, L.E., Karmarkar, A., Malhotra, B., Kanani, C.Y., Ketchum, J.M., Abassi, K., Agtarap, S.D., Martin, A.M., Dams O’Connor, K., Walker, W.C., & Klyce, D.W. (2025). Traumatic brain injury, chronic pain, and associations with suicidal thoughts and behaviors: A TBI Model Systems study. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000001070
11. Christ, B. R., Malhotra, B., Moustaid, G., Chapman, O., & Perrin, P. B. (2025). Relationships Among Childhood Bullying, Academic Satisfaction, and Mental Health Outcomes in Adults with Disabilities. Diseases, 13(6), 165. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases13060165
12. Malhotra, B. (2025). The Frenzied Dance of Art and Violence (La danse frénétique de l’art et de la violence), by David E. Gussak. Canadian Journal of Art Therapy, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1080/26907240.2025.2492405
13. Malhotra, B., Anand, S.A., Feen-Calligan, H., & Callihan, E. (2025). ART-UP: Making the Case for Visual Thinking Strategies in Art Therapy Pedagogy, Practice, and Research. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 102299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2025.102299
14. Kaimal, G., Stickley, K. S., Malhotra, B., Valldejuli, K., & Herres, J. (2025). Psychosocial health benefits of engaging in indigenous and traditional artforms and art therapy practice. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 102271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2025.102271
15. Malhotra, B., Czamanski-Cohen, J., Haith, L.R., Minjung, S., Shewokis, P.A., & Kaimal, G. (2025). Art therapy intervention protocol for research with adult burn patients in inpatient settings. Art Therapy, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2024.2442132
16. Malhotra, B., & Kaimal, G. (2024). Art Therapy as a Bridge to Expand Burn Care Beyond Surgery: Providers’ Perspectives in an Inpatient Burn Center. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 102220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2024.102220
17. Malhotra, B., Jones, L., Spooner, H., Levy, C., Kaimal, G., & Williamson, J. B. (2024). A Conceptual Framework for a Neurophysiological Basis of Art Therapy for PTSD. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 18, 1351757. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1351757
18. Dua, R., Malhotra, B., & St. John Tager, P. A. (2024). Indigenous Gond Art in Art Therapy: A Nature-Based Creative Process. Art Therapy, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2024.2356969
19. Arslanbek, A., Malhotra, B., Stickley, K., Herres, J., Spooner, H., Lamb, D. G., … & Kaimal, G. (2024). Exploring the evocative qualities of masks visual imagery and their associations with adversity and trauma. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1337927. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1337927
20. Dieterich-Hartwell, R., Malhotra, B., Arslanbek, A., DeBeer, B., Tabitha., A., & Kaimal, G. (2023). Living with Toxic Wounds: The Voices and Visual Self-representations of Gulf War Veterans. Qualitative Health Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323231213818
21. Malhotra, B., & Gussak, D. E. (2023). Fostering a Diverse Mentoring Dynamic in Art Therapy. The Arts in Psychotherapy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2023.102026
22. Malhotra, B., Haith, L., Stair-Buchman, M., & Kaimal, G. (2023). “Through the fire and flames, we carry on:” Art Therapy Small N Feasibility Study with Adult Burn Patients in an Acute Care Setting. Journal of Burn Care & Research, 44(3), 631-640. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irac113
23. Malhotra, B., & Gussak, D. E. (2023). Reconciling Demonically-Monstrous Self-images in those Labeled as Sex Offenders. Art Therapy, 40(1) 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2022.2110807
24. Malhotra, B., Anand, S. A., & Kaimal, G. (2022). Art Therapy in Burn Cases: A Review and Case Examples. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 88(2), S120-S127. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000003103
25. Arslanbek, A., Malhotra, B., & Kaimal, G. (2022). Indigenous and traditional arts in art therapy: Value, meaning, and clinical implications. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 77, 101879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2021.101879
26. Malhotra, B., & Kaimal, G. (2021). Art therapy in pediatric burn care: A conceptual framework for clinical practice. Burns Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2021.10.003
27. De Witte, M., Orkibi, H., Zarate, R. Karkou, V., Sajnani, N., Malhotra, B., Ho, R., Kaimal, G., Baker, F.A., & Koch, S.C. (2021). From Therapeutic Factors to Mechanisms of Change in the Creative Arts Therapies: A Scoping Review. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.678397
28. Malhotra, B., Dieterich-Hartwell, R., DeBeer, B., Burns, C., & Kaimal, G. (2021). Collage-based graphic elicitation method for capturing the lived experiences of veterans with Gulf War illness. Life Sciences, 284, 119656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119656
29. Snyder, K., Malhotra, B., & Kaimal, G. (2021). Team value and visual voice: Healthcare providers’ perspectives on the contributions and impact of Art Therapy in pediatric hematology/oncology clinics. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 75, 101808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2021.101808
30. Malhotra, B., & Gussak, D. E. (2021). Journey: A strength-based art therapy approach with those who have sexually offended. Art Therapy, 38(4), 173-180. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2020.1823198
31. Malhotra, B. (2019). Art Therapy with Puppet Making to Promote Emotional Empathy for an Adolescent with Autism. Art Therapy, 36(4), 183-191. https://doi.org/10.1080/07421656.2019.1645500

Book Chapters

1. Klyce, D.W., Rothman, D.J., Clark, S.W., Malhotra, B. (2026). Psychological Adjustment in Inpatient Settings. In: Bailey, E.K., Kamper, J.E., Kretzmer, T.S. (eds) Inpatient Neuropsychology. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-05880-5_14
2. Malhotra, B. (2026). In Transit: Art therapy as a bridge to reintegration in Sex Offender Treatment Programs. In D.E. Gussak, & M. Rosal [Eds.], Wiley Handbook of Art Therapy (2nd ed., pp.527-535), John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394215027.ch57
3. Kaimal, G., Dieterich-Hartwell, R., Malhotra, B., Schwachter, V., & Arslanbek, A. (2024). Growing Through Adversity: Risks and Protective Factors for Children and Their Caregivers. In S. Hommel, & G. Kaimal [Eds.], Arts-Based Approaches to Mental Health and Well-Being: Supporting Children and Families in Conditions of Adversity (pp. 15-29). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003367529-3
4. Kaimal, G., Dieterich-Hartwell, R., Malhotra, B., Schwachter, V., & Arslanbek, A., & Stickley, K. (2024). Creative Resources: How the Expressive Arts Help Children and Adults Develop and Cope with Adversities. In S. Hommel, & G. Kaimal [Eds.], Arts-Based Approaches to Mental Health and Well-Being: Supporting Children and Families in Conditions of Adversity (pp. 30-44). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003367529-4
5. Lipovac, D., Malhotra, B., & Schwachter, V. (2024). The role of HEART in Supporting Staff Well-being. In S. Hommel, & G. Kaimal [Eds.], Arts-Based Approaches to Mental Health and Well-Being: Supporting Children and Families in Conditions of Adversity (pp. 136-151). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003367529-10
6. Kaimal. G., Arslanbek, A., & Malhotra, B. Approaches to Research in Art Therapy. In M. Rastogi, R. Feldwisch, M. Pate, & J. Scarce [Eds.], Foundations in Art Therapy: Theory and Practice (pp. 159-194). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2020-0-01197-7
7. Kaimal, G., Walker, M., Spooner, H., Magsamen, S., Malhotra, B., & Legari., S. Exhibitions as Therapeutic Settings that Promote Health, Education and Well-Being. In D.J. Betts, & V. Huet [Eds.], Bridging the Creative Arts Therapies and Arts in Health Toward Inspirational Practice (pp. 215-235). Jessica Kingsley.

Blog Entries

1. Malhotra, B. (2022, September). My Journey Exploring Medical Art Therapy for Burn Care: From Practice to Applied Research. AATA Blog https://arttherapy.org/blog-exploring-medical-art-therapy-for-burn-care/
2. Prasad, S., Anand, S.A., & Malhotra, B. (2021, June 15). When Dreams Come True – Establishing an Art Therapy Master’s Program in India. AATA Blog https://arttherapy.org/blog-dreams-come-true-art-therapy-masters-program-india/
3. Malhotra, B. (2021, May 12). How Do We Talk About Grief and Loss? Medium. https://medium.com/p/118c02c96b4f
4. Malhotra, B. (2021, January 28). Am I Well Rested? My Reflections on the 7 Types of Rest. AATA Blog https://arttherapy.org/blog-reflections-on-7-types-of-rest/

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