Madhabika B. Nayak, Ph.D.

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Madhabika B. Nayak, Ph.D.

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Madhabika Nayak is an associate scientist with significant international experience. Before joining ARG, she served on the faculty at Kuwait University and as a consultant and staff member at various research organizations in India.

Her research, clinical, and teaching interests pertain to health issues, including interpersonal violence and cultural factors that affect both drinking and health. Nayak's recent work has focused on problematic and risky drinking and relationships in the contexts of alcohol use, interpersonal violence, and health.

In 2003, she completed two small pilot studies in India on alcohol patterns and health outcomes and was co-investigator on the India component of a 30-country study on gender and alcohol (GENACIS). A more recently completed National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)-funded collaborative research project on HIV risk and drinking patterns in Goa, India has extended her work in India on alcohol use and health outcomes.

Nayak completed her undergraduate training in psychology at India's Delhi University and received her doctorate in clinical psychology at Northern Illinois University in 1994. She then completed specialized training in the assessment and treatment of victims of crime at the Medical University of South Carolina. She has been licensed as a clinical psychologist in the state of California since 2003.

Selected Publications

Resnick, H., Monnier, J., Holmes, M., Seals, B., Nayak, M., Walsh, J., Weaver, T., Acierno, R. & Kilpatrick, D. (2002). Rape-related HIV risk concerns among recent rape victims. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17, 746-759.

Duvvury, N., Nayak, M.B. & Allendorf, K. (2002). Links between masculinity and violence: aggregate analysis. In: Domestic Violence in India: Exploring strategies, promoting dialogue (pp. 58-76). Washington, DC; International Center for Research on Women.

Wolfe, D. A., Nayak, M. B. & Hassan, F. (2003). Child abuse in peacetime. In B. L. Green, M. J. Friedman, J. de Jong, S. D. Solomon, T. M. Keane, J. A. Fairbank, B. Donelan, & E. Frey-Wouters (Eds.), Trauma Interventions in War and Peace: Prevention, practice, and policy (pp. 75-104). Kluwer Academic/Plenum.

Duvvury. N. & Nayak, M.B. (2003). The role of men in addressing domestic violence: insights from India. Development, 46(2), 45-50.

Gupta, R., Nayak, M., Khoursheed, M., Roy, S. & Behbehani, A.I. (2003). Pain during mammography: impact of breast pathologies and demographic factors. Medical Principles and Practices, 12, 180-183.

Nayak, M.B., Byrne, C.A., Martin, M.K. & Abraham, A.G. (2003). Attitudes toward violence against women: a cross-nation study. Sex Roles, 49, 333-342.

Nayak, M.B., & Ramalingaswami, P. (2000). Educational opportunities for children. India’s unique challenges. The International Journal of Educational Policy, Research and Practice,1, 39-54. (Invited contribution to a special issue on global child advocacy.)

Nayak, M.B. & Al-Yattama, M. (1999). Victim assault history as a factor in depression during pregnancy. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 94, 204-208.

Nayak, M.B., Resnick, H.S. & Holmes, M. (1999) Treating health concerns within the context of childhood sexual assault: A case study. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 12, 101-109.

Nayak, M.B. & Milner, J.S. (1998) Neuropsychological functioning: Comparison of parents at high- and low-risk for child physical abuse. Child Abuse and Neglect, 22, 687-703.

Grants Information

Epidemiology of Alcohol Problems, NIAAA P50 AA05595, Principal Investigator/Director: Thomas K. Greenfield, Ph.D.: Component 7: Pilots; Pilot 4. (Year 23) Assessing Alcohol Use and Relation Problems: Examination in two samples in India, Project Director: Madhabika Nayak, Ph.D.

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