Sonalee Joshi, PhD

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Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Postdoctoral Project Coordinator, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
Psychiatry Resident CBT Supervisor, Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Psychiatry

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Education:
BS (Biopsychology, Cognition, & Neuroscience)
University of Michigan, 2017.
MS (Clinical Science )
University of Michigan, 2019.
PhD (Clinical Science)
University of Michigan, 2023.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

evidence-based treatments for adults with anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma, and substance use disorders in outpatient, intensive outpatient, and inpatient settings

Description of Research Expertise

Research Aims:
1. Examine cognitive and neural mechanisms associated with processes underlying PTSD and anxiety
2. Investigate treatment outcomes and their related biological and behavioral markers in PTSD and anxiety
3. Elucidate transdiagnostic risk factors for PTSD, anxiety, and related disorders

Selected Publications

Joshi, S.A., Clark, D.A., Abelson, J.L., Duval, E.R.: Interactions Between Anxiety and Impulsive Dimensions are Differentially Associated with Experiential Avoidance. Journal of Mood and Anxiety Disorders 6: 100067, Jun 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2024.100067.

Joshi, S.A., Aupperle, R.L., Khalsa S.S. : Interoception in Fear Learning and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Focus 21(3): 266-277, Jul 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.20230007.

Whittaker, E., Dadabayev, A.R., Joshi, S.A., Rodriguez, C.I., Mukundae, P., Glue, P.: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of ketamine in the treatment of refractory anxiety spectrum disorders. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology 11, Dec 2021 Notes: DOI: 10.1177/20451253211056743.

Brislin, S. J., Martz, M. E., Joshi, S., Duval, E. R., Gard, A., Clark, D. A., Hyde, L. W., Hicks, B. M., Taxali, A., Angstadt, M., Rutherford, S., Heitzeg, M. M., & Sripada, C. : Differentiated nomological networks of internalizing, externalizing, and the general factor of psychopathology (‘p factor’) in emerging adolescence in the ABCD study. Psychological Medicine 52(14): 3051-3061, Oct 2021 Notes: DOI: 10.1017/S0033291720005103.

Dadabayev, A. R., Joshi, S. A., Reda, M. H., Lake, T., Hausman, M. S., Domino, E., & Liberzon, I. : Low Dose Ketamine Infusion for Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Chronic Pain: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial. Chronic Stress 4: 2470547020981670, Dec 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1177/2470547020981670.

Joshi, S. A., Duval, E. R., Sheynin, J., King, A. P., Phan, K. L., Martis, B., Porter, K. E., Liberzon, I., & Rauch, S. A. M. : Neural correlates of emotional reactivity and regulation associated with treatment response in a randomized clinical trial for posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychiatry Research- Neuroimaging 299: 111062, May 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2020.111062.

Joshi, S. A., Duval, E. R., Kubat, B., & Liberzon, I.: A review of hippocampal activation in post- traumatic stress disorder. Psychophysiology 57(1): e13357, Jan 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13357.

Duval, E. R., Joshi, S. A., Russman Block, S., Abelson, J. L., & Liberzon, I.: Insula activation is modulated by attention shifting in social anxiety disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 56: 56-62, May 2018 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.04.004.

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