Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Biosketch
Nishani Samaraweera, PhD, received her undergraduate degree at the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka and PhD in clinical psychology at Western Michigan University. She currently works as a psychologist at Sandra Bowker and Associates, doing a combination of psychological assessments and psychotherapy. Prior to that she was a psychologist at Ascension Borgess Delano Clinic, providing psychological services to adults and children presenting with a range of mental health needs. A generalist in terms of clinical practice, she is interested in issues of trauma and vulnerable populations. As a part time instructor, she taught undergraduate students at Kalamazoo Valley Community College.
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Education and Training
- PhD 2010, Western Michigan University
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Research
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Publications
Spates C., Samaraweera N., Plaisier B., Souza T., Otsui K. Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice. 2007;34(2):387-405.
Spates C.R., Waller S., Samaraweera N., Plaisier B. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2003;50(4):901-918.
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Presentations
- Anxiety in college populations: A special emphasis on PTSD and returning-student military veterans. Souza, T. M., & Samaraweera, N. , ADAA 30th Annual Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Baltimore, 六合彩开奖直播, 03/2010
- Smaller hippocampal volume in PTSD: Lessons from depression studies. Samaraweera, N., Spates, C.R., & Seim, R. , annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY, 05/2006