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Dr. Sumi has been featured on podcasts, stages, and publications—including peer-reviewed scholarly journals—where she shares research-backed insights on trauma, burnout, and stress.
To book Dr. Sumi for a conference, speaking event, CE seminar, podcast, or other media appearance, learn more and reach out.
Podcast Guest
Quoted Expert
Live Events, Panels & Speaking
International Women’s Media Foundation Panel
Discussing the mental health toll of media work on journalists of color.
Kobre & Kim, LLP | “Making Sense of a World that Doesn’t”
Talk on chronic stress for attorneys and working parents.
The World Isn’t Okay and We’re Making PBJs
Podcast and Substack post about taking care of ourselves as parents and people during difficult times.
South Asian Journalists Association panel
Moderated conversation about mental health impact of pandemic reporting, particularly on South Asians.
Academic Publications
Raghavan, S., Hu, D., Rendon, K. & Akoto, M. (2025) Mental health, social capital and academic Success in first generation college students. American Journal of College Health.
Karasz, A., Raghavan, S., Maier, W., Kushid, A., and Ryder, A. (2023) Culture, class and situation: exploring the sick role in perinatal distress. Social Science and Qualitative Medicine.
Raghavan, S. & Sandandapitchai, P. (2020) The relationship between cultural variables and resilience to psychological trauma. Traumatology, advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000239.
Raghavan, S. & Sandanapitchai, P. (2019) Cultural predictors of resilience in a multinational sample of trauma survivors. Frontiers in Psychology: Cultural Psychology, 10, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00131 **
Raghavan, S. (2019) Cultural considerations in the assessment of survivors of torture: A review. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 21, 586-595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0787-5
Raghavan, S., Rosenfeld, B., & Rasmussen, A. (2017). Measurement invariance of the Brief Symptom Inventory in survivors of torture and trauma. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 32(11) https://doi.org/0886260515619750
Karasz, A., Raghavan, S., & Patel, V. (2016). ASHA: Using participatory methods to develop an asset-building mental health intervention for Bangladeshi immigrant women. Progress in Community Health Partnerships, 9(4), 501-512. https://doi.org10.1353/cpr.2015.0080
Raghavan, S., Rasmussen, A., Rosenfeld, B., & Keller, A. S. (2013). Correlates of symptom reduction in treatment-seeking survivors of torture. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 5(4), 377-383. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028118
Rasmussen, A., Nguyen, L., Wilkinson, J., Vundla, S., Raghavan, S., Miller, K., and Keller, A. (2010). Rates and impact of trauma and current stressors among Darfuri refugees in Eastern Chad. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80 (2), 227-236.
Reid, M., Palamar, J., Raghavan, S. and Flammino, F. (2007) Effects of Topiramate on cue induced craving and the response to a smoked cigarette in briefly abstinent smokers. Psychopharmacology, 192, 1, 147-158.
Book Chapters
Torres, A., Raghavan, S., & Perera, A. (2020) Cultural considerations in treating trauma related disorders in Benuto, L., Gonzalez. F., & Singer, J. (Ed). Cultural Factors in Behavioral Health: A Guide for the Helping Professional. New York: Springer.**
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