Sonakshi Negi, M.A.

Sonakshi Negi.
  • Graduate Student
  • Graduate Research Assistant
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Biography —

Sonakshi is a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. She graduated summa cum laude from George Mason University with a B.A. in Psychology and concentrations in Clinical and Health Psychology. In her free time, Sonakshi enjoys yoga, painting, and spending time with her friends and family.

Education —

B.A. in Psychology, George Mason University
M.A. in Clinical Psychology, University of Kansas

Research —

Sonakshi’s research interests include classification, assessment, and treatment of eating disorders. She is also interested leveraging technology to making eating disorder treatment more accessible.

Selected Publications —

Negi S, Thomeczek MT, Chen Y, Sharma AR, Forbush KT. 2023. Compensatory eating disorder and full threshold DSM eating disorders: A comparison of eating-disorder-related psychiatric impairment and symptomatology. Eating Behaviors. DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101823.

Negi S, Benau E, Strowger M, Grammer AC, Timko CA. 2022. Internalization of the thin ideal mediates the role of acculturation in disordered eating in South and South East Asian women. Frontiers in Psychology. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.843717

Johnson SN, Negi S, Chen Y, Thomeczek ML, Forbush KT. 2023. Severity, Impairment, and Symptom Frequency of Atypical Anorexia Nervosa versus Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Eating Disorders. DOI: 10.1002/eat.23989

Thomeczek ML, Chen Y, Negi S, Johnson-Munguia S, L’Insalata A, Rasheed S, Like E, McDonald J, Forbush KT. 2024. Associations between weight discrimination, eating-disorder-related impairment, and eating-disorder treatment interest. International Journal of Eating Disorders. DOI: 10.1002/eat.24277

Forbush KT, Christensen KA, Thomeczek ML, Gould SR, Chapa DAN, Richson BN, Perko VL, Ayres J, Chen Y, Negi S. 2023. The Building Healthy Eating and Self-Esteem Together for University Students (BEST-U) Mobile App to Treat Eating Disorders in University Students: User-Centered Research Design and Feasibility Study. JMIR Formative Research. DOI: 10.2196/43504

Bohrer BK, Chen Y, Christensen KA, Forbush KT, Thomeczek ML, Richson BN, Chapa DAN, Jarmolowicz DP, Gould SR, Negi S, Perko VL, Morgan RM. 2023. A Pilot Multiple-Baseline Study of a Mobile Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Eating Disorders in University Students. International Journal of Eating Disorders. DOI: 10.1002/eat.23987