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Clinical Staff Bios

Nuwan Jayawickreme , Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., 2010
University of Pennsylvania

Nuwan Jayawickreme, Ph.D.,is a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania . He received his B.A. in Psychology and English from Gettysburg College in 2004, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2010 from the University of Pennsylvania, where he worked under the mentorship of Edna B. Foa, Ph.D. Dr. Jayawickreme recently completed his pre-doctoral clinical internship at Montefiore Hospital in New York City. His research interests include post-traumatic stress disorder, cultural variations in the experience and expression of psychopathology and dissemination of empirically-supported treatments. He has received grants from the American Psychological Association and the Asia Foundation for his research. Dr. Jayawickreme specializes in treating anxiety and mood disorders.

Selected Publications

Jayawickreme, N., Jayawickreme, E., Atanasov, P., Goonasekera, M.A., & Foa, E.B. (2012, March 19).  Are culturally specific measures of trauma-related anxiety and depression needed? The case of Sri Lanka. Psychological Assessment. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/a0027564

Jayawickreme, E., Jayawickreme, N., & Goonasekera, M.A. (in press). Using focus group methodology to adapt measurement scales and explore questions of well-being and mental health: The case of Sri Lanka. Intervention: International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict.

Jayawickreme, N., Jayawickreme, E.,& Foa, E. B. (in press). Trauma and culture: Using the individualism-collectivism construct to understand cultural differences in posttraumatic stress disorder. In K. M. Gow and M. J. Celinski (Eds.), Wayfinding Through Life's Challenges: Coping and Survival. New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Jayawickreme, E., Jayawickreme, N., & Seligman, M.E.P. (in press). From victims to survivors: The positive psychology of refugee mental health. In K. M. Gow and M. J. Celinski (Eds.), Mass Trauma: Impact and Recovery Issues. New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Williams, M., Jayawickreme, N., Sposato, R., & Foa, E. B. (2012). Race-specific associations between trauma cognitions and symptoms of alcohol dependence in individuals with comorbid PTSD and alcohol dependence. Addictive Behaviors, 37, 47-52.

Jayawickreme, N., Yasinski, C., Williams, M.,& Foa, E. B. (2012). Gender-specific associations between trauma cognitions, alcohol cravings, and alcohol-related consequences in individuals with comorbid PTSD and alcohol dependence. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 26, 13-19.

Jayawickreme, E., Jayawickreme, N.,& Miller, E. (2010). Triumphalism, fear and humiliation: The psychological legacy of Sri Lanka’s civil war. Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, 208-222.

Jayawickreme, N., Jayawickreme, E., Goonesekara, M.,& Foa, E. B. (2009). Distress, well-Being and war: Qualitative analyses of civilian interviews from north-eastern Sri Lanka and validation of culturally-sensitive measures of well-being and distress. Intervention: International Journal of Mental Health, Psychosocial Work and Counselling in Areas of Armed Conflict, 7, 204-222.

Jayawickreme, N., Jayawickreme, E.,& Goonasekera, M. (2009). Distress, well-being and war: Qualitative analysis of civilian interviews from north-eastern Sri Lanka and validation of culturally-sensitive measures of well-being and distress. Well-Being and Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: University of Colombo, SPARC.

Blank, M.,& Jayawickreme, N. (2009). Fear circuitry disorders reconsidered: Review of “Stress-induced and fear circuitry disorders: Advancing the research agenda for DSM-V” by Dennis S. Charney, Paul. J. Sirovatka, Darrel A. Regier,& Gavin Andrews. PsycCritiques – Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 54.

Golec de Zavala, A., Cichocka , A., Eidelson, R. J.,& Jayawickreme, N. (2009). Collective narcissism as an individual difference variable and its social consequences. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 1074-1096.