Publications and Presentations
Refereed Articles
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2023). Becoming “authentic” Indian women: Displacement, home, and identity among women of the Indian diaspora in the USA. Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture, 29(5): 480-497. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13504630.2024.2324274
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2023).“Do you know Angreji?” Economically oppressed parents on education, and the teaching and learning of English in schools in India. Journal of Language, Identity and Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348458.2022.2159829
Singla, R., & Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2020). Intermarried couples: Transnationalism, and racialized experiences in Denmark & Canada. In S. Safdar, C. Kwantes & W. Friedlmeier (Eds.), Wiser World with Multiculturalism. Proceedings of the XXIV Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2018, Guelph, Canada. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/iaccp_proceedings/9/
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2014). “Teachers are always good. Children are flawed.” Memories of school and learning in the narratives of low-income parents in India. Psychology and Developing Societies, 26(1), 29-58. https://doi.org/10.1177/0971333613516227
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2014). “He thinks Krishna is his friend.” Domestic space and temple sociality in the socialization beliefs of immigrant Indian Hindu parents in the U.S. Culture and Religion, 15(1), 118-146. https://doi.org/10.1080/14755610.2014.884010
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2013). Speaking about independence and family closeness: Socialization beliefs of immigrant Indian Hindu parents in the United States. In J. Wong (Ed.), Child raising across cultures: Practices, values and scripts, [Special forum]. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 42(4), 393-410. https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2013.843198
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2013). Raising “authentic” Indian children in the United States: Dynamic ethnotheories of immigrant Hindu parents, Ethos, 41(4), 360-386. https://doi.org/10.1111/etho.12029
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. & Serpell, R. (2008). Challenging Western hegemony through systematic study of cultural diversity: An undergraduate course on child development and culture. Intercultural Education, 19(2), 97-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/14675980801889625
Serpell, R., Sonnenschein, S., Baker, L., & Ganapathy, H. (2002). Intimate culture of families in the early socialization of literacy. Journal of Family Psychology, 16(4), 391-405. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/0893-3200.16.4.391
Sriram. R., & Ganapathy, H. (1997). The unresolved dilemma: Child care options in agricultural contexts. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XXXII, No. 43, WS 64-72.
Refereed Chapters
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2025). Intercultural relationships and intermarriages in India. Courageous attempts at “Unity in Diversity”. In S. Raghunandan, R. Moodley, & K. Kenney (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of interracial relationships and mental health (pp. 220-232). Routledge.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2020) Unspoken expectations. Children’s academic achievement in the beliefs of Asian, Indian Hindu parents in the United States. In B. Ashdown & A.N. Faherty (Eds.), Parents and caregivers across cultures: Positive development from infancy through adulthood, (pp. 105-125). Springer.
Best, D., & Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2017). Teaching cross-cultural and cultural psychology. In G. Rich, U. Gielen, & H. Takooshian (Eds.), Internationalizing the teaching of psychology (pp.103-116). Information Age Publishing Inc.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2017). About Asian Indian women. Stereotypes, fabrications and lived realities. In J. Gibbons, U. Gielen, C. M. Brown & J. Kuriansky (Eds.), Women’s evolving lives: Psychosocial perspectives and insights (pp.39-58) . Springer.
Sriram, R., & Ganapathy, H. (2007). Child care options in agricultural contexts. In V. Datta & R.M. Konantambigi (Eds.), Day care for young children in India. Issues and prospects (pp. 61-92). Concept Publishing Company.
Saraswathi, T.S., & Ganapathy, H. (2002). Indian parents’ ethnotheories as reflections of the Hindu scheme of child and human development. In H. Keller, Y.H.Poortinga, & A.Scholmerich (Eds.), Between culture and biology. Perspectives on ontogenetic development (pp. 79-88). Cambridge University Press.
Non-Refereed Publications
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2022). [Review of the book Styling South Asian Youth Cultures: Fashion, Media & Society, by L. Begum, R.K. Dasgupta & R. Lewis]. South Asian Diaspora, DOI: 10.1080/19438192.2022.2040806.
Balch, B., Ganapathy-Coleman, H., King, C., Payne, C., Heck, S., & Blackwell, S. (2008). Indiana Civil Rights Commission Teacher Pre-Service Education, Mentoring, & Professional Development Sub-Committee Legislative Policy Recommendations. Indianapolis: Indiana Civil Rights Commission. Sponsored by Indiana Senator, Theresa Lubbers, and Indiana Representative, Greg Portor.
Sriram, R., & Ganapathy, H. (1998). The dismal status of childcare in Gujarat: Time for action. Forum of Crèche and Childcare Services (FORCES), Gujarat, India.
Camp as an approach for parents’ education (1995). Training module prepared for Center for Health Education Training and Nutrition Awareness (CHETNA), Amdavad, Gujarat, India.
Getting ready for school – A manual for preschool educators (1994). A manual prepared for CHETNA, Amdavad, Gujarat, India.
A perspective on Early Childhood Care and Development (1994). Paper prepared for CHETNA, Amdavad, Gujarat, India.
Shishu Uddeepan (Infant Stimulation) (1994). Paper prepared for CHETNA, Amdavad, Gujarat, India.
Understanding child centeredness (1993). Booklet prepared for CHETNA, Amdavad, Gujarat, India
Selected Invited Presentations
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2025, August). Music, immigration and identity. Special address presented at Sangeet Bharati Indian Classical Music, Toronto, Canada.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2025, March). Bridging research and readability: Scientific writing for psychologists. Keynote address presented at the International Conference "Beyond the Mind: The Psychology of Everyday Life and Future Possibilities," Department of Psychology, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, India.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2024, September). Preserving tradition: The impact of intercultural programs on cultural heritage. Keynote address presented at Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation, Toronto, Canada.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2024, July). Religion in the lives of Indian immigrants in the USA and Canada: The study and its publication. Public lecture presented at PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, India.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2022, December). Psychology and Sanatana Dharma. Invited public lecture presented at Jnana Sudha, Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation, Toronto, Canada.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2020, May). "Universal" values in each stage of the lifespan. Live webinar, Faculty Development Programme, Department of Psychology, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, India.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2019, July). Insights on the development of an indigenous Indian psychology. Keynote address presented at the Inauguration of the Department of Psychology, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, India.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2019, July). Conceptualizations of Sanskār in the socialisation beliefs of immigrant Indian Hindu parents in the United States. Presentation given as Visiting Scholar at the Center for Advanced Study in Human Development, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2019, July). How to raise a Hindu child: Beliefs and practices of Indian Hindu parents in the United States. Presentation given as Visiting Scholar at the Center for Advanced Study in Human Development, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India.
Ganapathy-Coleman, H. (2016, February). A taste of India: Performances of "authentic Indianness" for a Midwestern audience in the United States. Presidential address, 45th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, Portland, OR, USA.