Amar Mandavia Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/centers/core/sprint/starrs-ls.cfm

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Greater New York City Area

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Psychology intern at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Massachusetts Mental Health Center

Bronx, New York, United States

Provided services in: Psychological Assessment, Neuropsychological Assessment, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Regulation Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Clinical Intakes, and Supervisor Training

Manhattan, New York, United States

• Provided individual psychotherapy for adult veterans with PTSD, severe mood and anxiety disorders, and character disorders, utilizing a variety of treatment approaches, including long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy, short-term Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT), Formulation-Based CBT, and CBT-I• Conducted cognitive and personality assessments for psycho-diagnostic purposes, writing integrative reports, and providing feedback to veterans• Conducted neuropsychological assessment of veterans with Traumatic-Brain Injuries, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease, and strokes • Co-leaded weekly Systems theory informed insight-oriented group on dual-diagnosis inpatient unit• Attended weekly individual supervision for psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and psycho-diagnostics assessment cases• Attended weekly group supervision for neuropsychological assessment and inpatient group • Attended weekly didactic seminars focused on theory and practice of psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral therapies

• Led a systematic review of reviews to identify appropriate behavioral measures of sexual risk behaviors to be implemented in HPTN studies• Conducted review and factor analysis of active HPTN studies to identify psychometrically valid measures of sexual risk behaviors• Conducting a multi-study factor analysis of 12 HPTN studies to identify psychometric properties of sexual risk behavioral measurement items

• Conduct psychological and occupational assessment for adults seeking mental health services in a private practice setting• Administered tests assessing cognitive functioning, executive functioning, memory, & personality using standardized clinician-administered tools and projective tests

• Instructor for undergraduate Developmental Psychopathology course for 35 students• This class aims to provide students with a foundational understanding of developmental psychopathology

• Provide weekly individual psychotherapy services, in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Prolonged Exposure, to veterans and veteran family members suffering from mood, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders• Maintained a caseload of up to three individual psychotherapy patients presenting with PTSD and co-occurring disorders• Conduct weekly unstructured intakes and standardized diagnostic assessments, using the CAP-5 and MINI, for adult clients seeking services at the clinic• Attended weekly individual and group supervision and didactic seminars with psychologists focused on aspects in the treatment and assessment of PTSD and co-occurring disorders• Prepare and present on active cases during bi-weekly case conference • Provide consultation to assess psychiatric symptoms and brief cognitive-behavioral interventions at bedside to recently traumatized adult patients admitted to the medical inpatient unit• Receive live in-room supervision and consultation during bedside assessment and intervention• Provide manualized weekly individual Prolonged-Exposure therapy to victims of burn injuries in an outpatient setting as a part of RCT.• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams consisting of psychology, social work, surgery, physical therapists, and nursing staff to discuss new admissions, discharge planning, risk assessment, and overall clinical status of patients admitted to the inpatient burn unit

• Aided in the creation and adaptation of an online survey assessing the attitudes and beliefs regarding the implications of the NIH Precision Medicine/All of Us Initiative upon individuals with physical and mental disabilities• Monitored data collection and prepared data for subsequent analysis • Prepared manuscripts for publication in Genetics in Medicine and Public Health Genomics

Involved in projects such as the China psychosis and cognition study; Culture and suicide qualitative study; Assist in stigma measure development for RedeAmericas Global Hub; Qualitative study examining depression and stigma; Run quantitative analysis for RCT conducted in Chile through the Global Hub initiative

• Responsible for identifying and gathering assessment tools to examine the impact of brain education upon stress, quality of life, community stigma towards mental illness, substance use, sense of security, depression, and community resilience• Trained research assistant to conduct field interviews in rural communities in Costa Rica• Help implement Brain Education intervention to adolescent and adult community members in Costa Rica

New York, New York

New York, New York

New York, New York

• Created program evaluation and research reports for government and private clients (e.g. schools and NGOs).• Conducted scientific literature reviews and qualitative data analysis (i.e. Coding interviews for program evaluation)

-Recruiting participants from the Grady Memorial Hospital primary care, OB/GYN, and diabetes clinics-Administering informed consent and explaining study procedures for a civilian PTSD study.-Independently interviewing participants about sensitive subjects such as abuse (sexual, physical, emotional), life-threatening experiences, current living situation, and current psychopathology-Medical data entry

Responsible for conducted literature reviews and providing creative feedback on current research topics.Ran experiments and protocols for a study conducted to measure the effectiveness of cognitive defusion strategies and thought distraction strategies on coping with negative self-referential thoughts. Used SPSS and M plus to analyze data setsPrepared a research paper (submitted for publication) and poster presentations on findings from experiments previously conducted. Hands on research experience in Community Psychology on Skin Bleaching in Tanzania. Conducted literature searches, assisted in literature reviews, qualitative data analysis, grant writing and manuscript preparation.

• Tutored students taking introductory and advanced statistics and research methods courses though the Psychology Departmental Stats and Method Tutoring Center • Managed the tutor center’s online activities such as registering students, resolving issues with canceled appointments and trouble-shooting problems and improving the Stats and Method Tutoring Center

Responsible for teaching adults basic math skills in preparation for the GED. Assist the teacher in facilitating in-class activities and help plan the course curriculum.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Clinical Psychology

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Clinical Psychology

Activities and Societies: Clinical and Counseling Psychology Program Student Senate RepresentativeCommunications Coordinator.

Bs, Psychology, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology Golden Key International Honor Society Member of Delta Epsilon Iota.

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