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Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. (born December 30, 1965) is a licensed clinical psychologist, media expert, and author. She has been sought out in various media outlets for her expertise on personality and mood disorders, including Bravo, the Lifetime Movie Network, National Geographic, and the History Channel, as well programs such as the TODAY show and Good Morning America.

Early life

Durvasula was born in Englewood, New Jersey on December 30, 1965.[1]

Career

Vorlage:Quote box She got her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Connecticut, and her MA and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from UCLA.[2] She has a private practice in Santa Monica and another in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles.[2] She is also Professor of Psychology at California State University, and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at the University of Johannesburg.[2] Books she has authored include Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist and You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life, as well as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. She will release a book addressing "the intersecting zeitgeists of societal and individual narcissism and their deleterious impact on our health and well-being" in 2019.[2]

Durvasula was the co-host of the show My Shopping Addiction on the Oxygen network, and has provided expert commentary on the TODAY show and Good Morning America.[2] Channels such as Bravo, the Lifetime Movie Network, National Geographic, the History Channel, Discovery Science, and Investigation Discovery have also featured her. In the Fall of 2010, she starred in the Bravo series “Thintervention,” where she led group therapy sessions to help six participants find out the source of their overeating.[3] She is co-host of the podcast Sexual Disorientation.[2] She has been interviewed on internet media platforms as well, notably MedCircle and TONE Network. She has spoken at TEDx Sedona and South by Southwest.[2] At the American Psychological Association, he was on the Committee on Socioeconomic Status from 2014-2017 (serving as president in 2016),[4] and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Minority Fellowship Program.[2] The National Institutes of Health has funded her research on personality disorders;[2] they approved a $1.5 million grant for her to study the link between HIV and mental illness.[3] The four-year study, that included 288 patients, determined that 92-percent of participants had experienced depression, substance use disorder or another Axis-I disorder, and that nearly half met criteria for at least one Axis-II disorder (e.g. antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, or narcissistic personality disorder).[5]

Accolades

In 2003, Durvasula received the “Emerging Scholar” Award from the American Association of University Women and the “Distinguished Woman” Award from the CSULA.[6] California State University was named Outstanding Professor of the year in 2012.[2]

Personal life

Durvasula resides in Los Angeles with her partner, Bill Pruitt.[1] She has two daughters, Maya and Shanti.[1]

Filmography

  • Thintervention (2010) – starred[3]

Podcasts

  • GluckRadio (2013) – Episode 44[7]
  • Sexual Disorientation with Dr. Ramani (2017–present) – Host[8]

Bibliography

Papers

  • Charles H. Hinkin, Wilfred G. van Gorp, Paul Satz, Thomas Marcotte, Ramani S. Durvasula, Stacey Wood, Lionel Campbell, Marc R. Baluda: Actual versus Self-reported Cognitive Dysfunction in HIV-1 Infection: Memory-Metamemory Dissociations. In: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 18. Jahrgang, Nr. 3, Juni 1996, S. 431–443, doi:10.1080/01688639608408999.
  • Marta Robinet, Mona N. Lam, Steven A. Castellon, Andrew J. Levine, David J. Hardy, Charles H. Hinkin, Ramani S. Durvasula, Karen I. Mason, Robert Schug: ANPA ABSTRACTS. In: The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 16. Jahrgang, Nr. 2, Mai 2004, S. 218–241, doi:10.1176/jnp.16.2.218 (psychiatryonline.org).
  • Andrew J. Levine, Charles H. Hinkin, Sarah Marion, Allison Keuning, Steven A. Castellon, Mona M. Lam, Marta Robinet, Douglas Longshore, Thomas Newton, Hector Myers, Ramani S. Durvasula: Adherence to antiretroviral medications in HIV: Differences in data collected via self-report and electronic monitoring. In: Health Psychology. 25. Jahrgang, Nr. 3, 2006, S. 329–335, doi:10.1037/0278-6133.25.3.329, PMID 16719604.
  • Ramani S. Durvasula, Hector F. Myers, Karen Mason, Charles Hinkin: Relationship between Alcohol Use/Abuse, HIV Infection and Neuropsychological Performance in African American Men. In: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 28. Jahrgang, Nr. 3, 16. Februar 2007, S. 383–404, doi:10.1080/13803390590935408, PMID 16618627.
  • Charles H. Hinkin, Terry R. Barclay, Steven A. Castellon, Andrew J. Levine, Ramani S. Durvasula, Sarah D. Marion, Hector F. Myers, Douglas Longshore: Drug Use and Medication Adherence among HIV-1 Infected Individuals. In: AIDS and Behavior. 11. Jahrgang, Nr. 2, 29. Juli 2006, S. 185–194, doi:10.1007/s10461-006-9152-0.
  • TR Barclay, CH Hinkin, SA Castellon, KI Mason, MJ Reinhard, SD Marion, AJ Levine, RS Durvasula: Age-associated predictors of medication adherence in HIV-positive adults: health beliefs, self-efficacy, and neurocognitive status. In: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association. 26. Jahrgang, Nr. 1, Januar 2007, S. 40-9, doi:10.1037/0278-6133.26.1.40, PMID 17209696.
  • Andrew J. Levine, Charles H. Hinkin, Steven A. Castellon, Karen I. Mason, Mona N. Lam, Adam Perkins, Marta Robinet, Douglas Longshore, Thomas Newton, Hector Myers, Ramani S. Durvasula, David J. Hardy: Variations in Patterns of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) Adherence. In: AIDS and Behavior. 9. Jahrgang, Nr. 3, 9. August 2005, S. 355–362, doi:10.1007/s10461-005-9009-y, PMID 16088365.
  • Pamela C. Regan, Ramani S. Durvasula: Predictors of Breast Cancer Screening in Asian and Latina University Students. In: College Student Journal. 42. Jahrgang, Nr. 4, ISSN 0146-3934, S. 1152–1161 (englisch, ed.gov [abgerufen am 4. Januar 2019]).
  • Mark L. Ettenhofer, Charles H. Hinkin, Steven A. Castellon, Ramani Durvasula, Jodi Ullman, Mona Lam, Hector Myers, Matthew J. Wright, Jessica Foley: Aging, Neurocognition, and Medication Adherence in HIV Infection. In: The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 17. Jahrgang, Nr. 4, April 2009, S. 281–290, doi:10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431bd.
  • Ramani S. Durvasula, Eric N. Miller, Hector F. Myers, Gail E. Wyatt: Predictors of Neuropsychological Performance in HIV Positive Women. In: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 23. Jahrgang, Nr. 2, 9. August 2010, S. 149–163, doi:10.1076/jcen.23.2.149.1211.
  • Ramani Durvasula, Theodore R. Miller: Substance Abuse Treatment in Persons with HIV/AIDS: Challenges in Managing Triple Diagnosis. In: Behavioral Medicine. 40. Jahrgang, Nr. 2, 22. April 2014, S. 43–52, doi:10.1080/08964289.2013.866540, PMID 24274175.
  • R Durvasula: HIV/AIDS in older women: unique challenges, unmet needs. In: Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.). 40. Jahrgang, Nr. 3, 4. August 2014, S. 85–98, doi:10.1080/08964289.2014.893983, PMID 25090361 (nih.gov [abgerufen am 4. Januar 2019]).
  • Philip Sayegh, Nicholas S. Thaler, Alyssa Arentoft, Taylor P. Kuhn, Daniel Schonfeld, Steven A. Castellon, Ramani S. Durvasula, Hector F. Myers, Charles H. Hinkin, Cornelia Duregger: Medication adherence in HIV-positive African Americans: The roles of age, health beliefs, and sensation seeking. In: Cogent Psychology. 3. Jahrgang, Nr. 1, 1. Februar 2016, doi:10.1080/23311908.2015.1137207, PMID 29104879.
  • Ramani S. Durvasula, Pamela C. Regan, Oscar Ureño, Lisa Howell: Frequency of Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Multi-Ethnic Female College Sample. In: Psychological Reports. 99. Jahrgang, Nr. 2, 31. August 2016, S. 418–420, doi:10.2466/pr0.99.2.418-420, PMID 17153810.
  • Alyssa M. Minnick, Fary M. Cachelin, Ramani S. Durvasula: Personality Disorders and Psychological Functioning Among Latina Women with Eating Disorders. In: Behavioral Medicine. 43. Jahrgang, Nr. 3, 2. August 2017, S. 200–207, doi:10.1080/08964289.2016.1276429.
  • Ramani S. Durvasula: Personality Disorders and Health: Lessons Learned and Future Directions. In: Behavioral Medicine. 43. Jahrgang, Nr. 3, 2. August 2017, S. 227–232, doi:10.1080/08964289.2017.1337403.
  • Christian E. Ogaugwu, Qiuying Cheng, Annabeth Fieck, Ivy Hurwitz, Ravi Durvasula: Characterization of a Lactococcus lactis promoter for heterologous protein production. In: Biotechnology Reports. 17. Jahrgang, März 2018, S. 86–92, doi:10.1016/j.btre.2017.11.010.
  • R Durvasula, J Kelly, A Schleyer, BD Anawalt, S Somani, TH Dellit: Standardized Review and Approval Process for High-Cost Medication Use Promotes Value-Based Care in a Large Academic Medical System. In: American health & drug benefits. 11. Jahrgang, Nr. 2, April 2018, S. 65–73, PMID 29915640.

Books

  • You Are WHY You Eat: Change Your Food Attitude, Change Your Life (January 1, 2013)
  • Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving A Relationship with a Narcissist (October 24, 2017)
  • Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are (October 31, 2017) – with Hillary L. McBride
  • Don’t You Know Who I Am: Staying Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility (2019)

References

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  1. ↑ a b c Ramani Durvasula. In: Good Reads. Abgerufen am 4. Januar 2019.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Psychology Today staff: Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. In: Psychology Today. Abgerufen am 4. Januar 2019.
  3. ↑ a b c Amy Novotney: On-air interventions. In: American Psychological Association. 42. Jahrgang, Nr. 3, März 2011, S. 54 (englisch, apa.org [abgerufen am 4. Januar 2019]).
  4. ↑ Committee on Socioeconomic Status Past Members. In: American Psychological Association. Abgerufen am 4. Januar 2019 (englisch).
  5. ↑ Amy Novotney: Reducing the risk. In: American Psychological Association. 40. Jahrgang, Nr. 9, Oktober 2009, S. 56 (englisch, apa.org [abgerufen am 4. Januar 2019]).
  6. ↑ Interview with Ramani Durvasula - Therapist & Clinical Psychologist. In: Careers in Psychology. Abgerufen am 4. Januar 2019.
  7. ↑ Vorlage:Cite podcast
  8. ↑ Sexual Disorientation. In: sexualdisorientation.com. Abgerufen am 4. Januar 2019.
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