Lisa Marianne Najavits

Background

Najavits, Lisa Marianne was born on January 24, 1961 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Joseph Samuel and Magdalena Najavits.

Education

Bachelor cum laude, Columbia University, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1990.

Career

Public policy intern, New York City Board Education, 1983; research assistant, Payne Whitney Clinic, New York City, 1983-1985; research rater Center for Psychotherapy Research, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1986-1988; research assistant, McLean Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts, since 1990; project director, assistant psychologist, McLean Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, since 1992; assistant professor, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, since 1992. Psychological examiner Assessment and Cons. for Schools, Nashville, 1988-1989;project consultant Vancerbilt U., Nashville, 1991. Presenter American Psychiatric Association, New Orleans, 1990, APA, Boston, 1990, Atlanta, 1988, Society for Psychotherapy Research, Pittsburgh, 1993, Wintergreen, Virginia, 1990, Santa Fe, 1994, Toronto, Canada, 1989, Lyons, France, 1991, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, 1994, among others.

Achievements

• Lisa Marianne Najavits has been listed as a noteworthy Clinical psychologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Society for Psychotherapy Research.

Interests

• Avocations: movies, travel, cooking.

Connections

Father:

Joseph Samuel Najavits

Mother:

Magdalena Najavits