Irina Livitz, PhD
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Psychiatry




I am a licensed clinical health psychologist with expertise as a clinician, training director, supervisor, researcher and teacher.

I have worked in a variety of settings include colleges, medical centers, and primary care. My areas of clinical specialty include management of mood and anxiety disorders, women's health and chronic pain and illness.

I have a strong commitment and passion for training the next generation of psychologists. As a director of training, I help coordinate and administer the practicum program in primary care at the Cambridge Health Alliance. I also serve as the primary supervisor to practicum trainees.

As a researcher, my work has focused on understanding motivations for change as well as ways to support women's health throughout the lifespan. Current research projects include examining trauma among healthcare workers, as well as ways to expanding screening and services within women's healthcare settings.

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

iCite Website       Copy PMIDs To Clipboard

  1. Greig A, Benedetto E, Livitz I, Huang H. Lessons Learned from the Rapid Implementation of Telehealth Group Psychotherapy at a Safety-Net Health System in the U.S. Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Jan 31; 15(2). PMID: 40001785; DOI: 10.3390/bs15020154;
     
  2. France CR, France JL, Himawan LK, Fox KR, Livitz IE, Ankawi B, Slepian PM, Kowalsky JM, Duffy L, Kessler DA, Rebosa M, Rehmani S, Frye V, Shaz BH. Results from the blood donor competence, autonomy, and relatedness enhancement (blood donor CARE) randomized trial. Transfusion. 2021 Sep; 61(9):2637-2649. PMID: 34224590; DOI: 10.1111/trf.16577;
     
  3. Livitz IE, France CR, France JL, Fox KR, Ankawi B, Slepian PM, Kessler DA, Rebosa M, Shaz BH. An automated motivational interview promotes donation intention and self-efficacy among experienced whole blood donors. Transfusion. 2019 Sep; 59(9):2876-2884. PMID: 31198990; DOI: 10.1111/trf.15402;
     
  4. France CR, France JL, Carlson BW, Himawan LK, Kessler DA, Rebosa M, Shaz BH, Madden K, Carey PM, Slepian PM, Ankawi B, Livitz IE, Fox KR. A motivational interview promotes retention of blood donors with high internal motivation. Transfusion. 2017 Oct; 57(10):2433-2439. PMID: 28671277; DOI: 10.1111/trf.14203;
     
  5. Woody A, Hamilton K, Livitz IE, Figueroa WS, Zoccola PM. Buccal telomere length and its associations with cortisol, heart rate variability, heart rate, and blood pressure responses to an acute social evaluative stressor in college students. Stress. 2017 May; 20(3):249-257. PMID: 28482730; DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2017.1328494;
     
  6. Livitz IE, Fox KR, Himawan LK, France CR. A brief motivational interview promotes internal motivation to donate blood among young adults with and without a prior donation history. Transfusion. 2017 Jun; 57(6):1527-1535. PMID: 28394024; DOI: 10.1111/trf.14073;
     
  7. France CR, France JL, Carlson BW, Kessler DA, Rebosa M, Shaz BH, Madden K, Carey PM, Fox KR, Livitz IE, Ankawi B, Slepian PM. A brief motivational interview with action and coping planning components enhances motivational autonomy among volunteer blood donors. Transfusion. 2016 Jun; 56(6 Pt 2):1636-44. PMID: 26826054
     

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 7 publications over 5 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2017

YearPublications
20161
20173
20191
20211
20251


2011 Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY: Summa Cum Laude
Contact for Mentoring:

Livitz's Networks
Click the "See All" links for more information and interactive visualizations
Concepts
_
Similar People
_
Same Department