Rate My Professor Zach Bloom

Bloom's research specializations include instrumentation in research, empathy and the objectification of others, the influence of technology on interpersonal and romantic relationships, and human sexuality. His scholarship focuses on the counseling implications of technology use, levels of empathy, objectification, and quality of interpersonal relationships, with expansions into instrument development and validation. He has co-authored the textbook Counseling and Therapy for Couples: An Integrative Model (Pearson, 2021) and numerous peer-reviewed publications, including 'Standards of Care for Research in Group Work' (Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2021), 'Standards of Care for Assessment in Group Work' (Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2021), 'The Adolescent Measure of Empathy and Sympathy in a Sample of Emerging Adults' (Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2020), 'The Online Dating Intensity Scale: Exploratory Factor Analysis in a Sample of Emerging Adults' (Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2020), 'A Comparison of Empathy and Sympathy Between Counselors-in-Training and Their Non-Counseling Academic Peers' (The Professional Counselor, 2018), and 'Counselors’ Comfort with Sexuality, Attitudes Towards Pornography, and Propensity to Assess for Issues Related to Client Pornography Use' (Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 2016). Bloom's contributions advance standards in group work research, assessment, and counseling practices related to sexuality and technology.