Select Press & Media

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.

Below is a curated selection of select press and media. To quote Dr. Sumi in a publication, please reach out. To book Dr. Sumi for a conference, speaking event, continuing education seminar, podcast, or other media appearances, please, learn more and reach out.

Live Events & Speaking

Publications

Quoted Expert

Podcast Guest

Quoted Expert

Seema Magazine | Discussing the mental health of South Asians during the pandemic.

Clean Plates | How to Deal When the News is Overwhelming

Live Events, Panels & Speaking

International Women’s Media Foundation Panel

Discussing the mental toll on journalists of color.

Kobre & Kim, LLP “Making Sense of a World that Doesn’t” | Talk on chronic stress for attorneys and working parents Talk on chronic stress for attorneys and working parents.

The World Isn’t Okay and We’re Making PBJs

South Asian Journalists Association panel

International Women’s Media Foundation Panel

Academic Publications

In preparation

Raghavan, S., Karasz, A., Maier, W., Kushid, A., and Ryder, A. Understanding perinatal distress in two distinct cultural groups: A qualitative analysis.***

Karasz, A., Raghavan, S., Maier, W., Kushid, A., and Ryder, A. Culture, class and situation: exploring the sick role in perinatal distress.***

In review

Karasz, A. and Kushid, A., Maier, W., Raghavan, S., and Ryder, A.(revision). When distress becomes disorder: The context and impact of disease attributions for symptoms of social origin

Published

Raghavan, S., Hu, D., Rendon, K. & Akoto, M. (2024) Community Heals: Lessons from Qualitative Narratives in First Generation College Students. Journal of American College Health.https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2409670

Raghavan, S. & Sandandapitchai, P. (2020) The relationship between cultural variables and resilience to psychological trauma. Traumatology. 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.**