Mai El-Khoury, Ph.D.

Degree

Ph.D. Clinical Psychology    

Title

Clinical Psychologist

Description of Practice/Services Offered

Individual psychotherapy, Adults
Specialties: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, PTSD, Anxiety disorders, Cross-cultural psychology

Areas of Research

Intimate partner violence, trauma, stress and coping

Professional Education

Duke University (B.A., Psychology and English)
The George Washington University (Ph.D., Clinical Psychology)

Credentials/Board Certification

NY State Licensed Psychologist

Publications

  1. Dutton, M.A., El-Khoury, M., Murphy, M., Somberg, R., & Bell, M. (In press).  Women’s responses to intimate partner violence: Major advances and new directions.  In B. Pinsof & Lebow, J. (Eds.), Family Psychology: A conceptual and methodological handbook.  New York: Oxford University Press.
  2. El-Khoury, M., Dutton, M.A., Goodman, L., Engel, L., Belamaric, R., Murphy, M. & Somberg, R. (2004).  Ethnic differences in battered women’s help-seeking strategies: A focus on mental health and spirituality.  Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Vol. 10, No. 4, 383–393.  
  3. Belamaric, R., Dutton, M.A., Goodman, L., El-Khoury, M., Engel, L. & Murphy, M. (2002).  The role of family structure in battered women’s threat appraisal and re-abuse.  Family Violence and Sexual Assault Bulletin, 18 (3), 15-21.

 Presentations

  1. El-Khoury, M., Anise, A., Kaltman, S., Demeo, K., & Dutton, M. (November, 2004).  Predictors of battered women’s use of intimate partner violence.   Paper presentation at the 132nd Annual American Public Health Association Conference, Washington DC.  
  2. El-Khoury, M., Dutton, M.A., & Goodman, L. (August, 2003).  In her own words: Battered women’s use of IPV.  Poster session presented at the 2003 American Psychological Association annual convention, Ontario, Canada.
  3. El-Khoury, M., Dutton, M.A., Goodman, L., Belamaric, R., Murphy, M. & Somberg, R. (2001, December).  Racial differences in battered women’s help-seeking strategies: Mental health and spirituality.  Poster session presented at the 17th Annual Meeting for the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  4. Engel, L., Belamaric, R., El-Khoury, M., Murphy, M., Dutton, M.A., & Goodman, L. (2001, December).  Case studies of victims of intimate partner violence.  Poster session presented at the 17th Annual Meeting for the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  5. Belamaric, R., Dutton, M.A., Goodman, L., El-Khoury, M., Engel, L. & Murphy, M. (2001, July).  The relationships between family structure and battered women’s violence victimization and subjective risk appraisal.  Poster presented at the 7th International Family Violence Research Conference, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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