Author
Lavita Nadkarni, PhD
2 articles
Dr. Lavita Nadkarni is Director of Forensic Studies and Professor at the University of Denver's Graduate School of Professional Psychology (GSPP), where she teaches graduate level students and provides clinical supervision to doctoral students who conduct forensic assessments for community members who are legally involved and underserved. She has been teaching, consulting, and presenting on issues related to forensic psychology for more than 25 years. Dr. Nadkarni is a well regarded scholar and has served as the Associate Editor and Editor of the Psychotherapy Bulletin (2008-2013), Associate Editor for Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (2018-present), has been a manuscript and book reviewer for numerous journals and publishers, and has been a proposal reviewer for Division 29 and Division 41 multicultural awards and conference presentations. She has a small forensic private practice.
Considerations for Adolescent Mothers: Trauma-Informed and Integrated Care
Adolescent pregnancies and teen birth rates are shown to be correlated with significant physical, emotional, and social risks in the United States (Mickler & Tellestrup, 2025) and in many countries across the world. In 2019, 21 million pregnancies were reported in women aged 15 to 19 years worldwide with approximately 50% of the pregnancies reported […]
Emma N. Jalili, MA + 2 more
May 6, 2026
Counseling Baby Reindeer: Insight into Male Stalking Victimization and Guidance for Treatment
In early 2024, the world was captivated by the release of the miniseries Baby Reindeer (De Greef et al., 2024). Richard Gadd’s dramatization of his real-life experience with a female stalker. The series follows a fictionalized version of Gadd (Donny Dunn), a struggling comedian and local bartender in England who encounters a lonely woman named […]
Emma N. Jalili, MA + 1 more
December 18, 2024