Her general research interests are in the scientific exploration of the mechanisms of mind-body treatments, optimization of, and individual factors in treatment response.ĭr. She also focuses and collaborates on the neural effects of mind-body therapies and medication in geriatric depression with Dr. Her interest in science-based holistic health approaches has led her to work with Dr. She was certified as a yoga teacher in 2016 and gained experience teaching yoga, breathing and meditation in different types of environments. She has worked in the past with a variety of healthy patient populations investigating cognition, pain, and (neuro-)psychiatric symptoms. Her expertise is in the field of neuroimaging and non-invasive electric brain stimulation. After completing her BSc in biological psychology and MSc by research in neuropsychology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, she earned her PhD (DPhil) at the Department of Experimental Psychology and the Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain (FMRIB) at the University of Oxford in England. Postdoctoral Scholarsīeatrix is a postdoctoral scholar at the Department of Geriatric Psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute. That, and the people - I love meeting and talking to people about their projects and working closely with them to understand and visualize their data. I have also worked in other fields such as environmental health and kinesiology, and I even have experience modeling stock markets! This variety is precisely what makes me passionate about statistics. I am fascinated by early neuroimaging and genomic biomarkers of these disorders that can be useful for designing preventive and treatment approaches. I concentrate on data from medicine, public health, and biology in particular, I have developed and applied novel statistical methods in mood disorders, Alzheimer's disease, memory and aging, traumatic brain injury, pediatric epilepsy, learning and communication disorders, and schizophrenia. I am an applied biostatistician - I design studies, formulate hypotheses, do power calculations, analyze data, interpret and report results and write grants. A primary focus of her current research includes targeting imaging predictors and correlates of rapidly acting therapeutic response in depressive disorders. Narr's research has centered on using multimodal imaging, including structural, functional and diffusion imaging and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1HMRS) to advance understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms associated with depression, schizophrenia and other complex psychiatric conditions in adults and children. Katherine Narr is a Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA and a faculty member of the Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center, a neuroimaging program and resource within the UCLA School of Medicine.
Psychiatry Residency Program Sepulveda, CA 35Total Filled Spots.ĭr. UCLA-San Fernando Valley/VA Greater Los Angeles. Sign In Residency Navigator / Psychiatry. Read reviews and see ratings from program alumni. Webinar URL Webinars The 3Ds of Geriatric Psychiatry. Psychiatry, UCLA-San Fernando Valley Psychiatry Training Program, 2008-2011 Internship Psychiatry, UCLA-San Fernando Valley Psychiatry Training Program, 2007-2008 Degree Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, DO, 2007. Geriatric Psychiatry Psychiatry Department Affiliation: Psychiatry. She received her Degree of Master of Science in Clinical Research from UCLA in 2004. Lavretsky performed her residency in Psychiatry at UCLA-San Fernando Valley Residency Program, followed by the UCLA Fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry, and the national VA Research Fellowship in Neurosciences. After receiving her Medical Degree from the Moscow Medical Institute, Dr. She has developed an elective rotation in clinical research for Medical Students at UCLA.
Her current research studies include an NIMH-funded randomized trial of methylphenidate augmentation of citalopram to improve clinical and cognitive outcomes in geriatric depression, and the NCCAM funded study of complementary use of Tai-Chi to improve antidepressant response in geriatric depression, as well as a meditation study for family dementia caregivers, and a study of milnacipran for treatment of pain in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis. She received the 15 Career Development awards from NIMH and other prestigious research awards. Helen Lavretsky is a Professor In-Residence in the Department of Psychiatry at UCLA, a geriatric psychiatrist with research interest in geriatric and caregiver depression, as well as complementary and alternative medicine and mind-body approaches to treatment and prevention of mood and cognitive disorders in older adults.