Sonya B. Norman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
UCSD Department of Psychiatry
Phone #: 619 725 3584
Fax #: 619 497 6686
E-mail: snorman@ucsd.edu

Biography 
Dr. Norman received her B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and Russian from Vassar College, her M.A. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Rhode Island, and her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Stanford University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the University of San Diego/V.A. San Diego Healthcare Systems. After receiving her Ph.D., Dr. Norman completed a postdoctoral fellowship focusing on neurobiology of trauma in women at UCSD. She then received a Veteran’s Administration associated investigator award to study health and functioning in individuals who have experienced psychological trauma. She is currently the Principal Investigator of an NIAAA-funded career development award. 

Research Focus
Dr. Norman’s research primarily involves etiology, assessment, and treatment of co-occurring PTSD and alcohol and/or substance use disorders. Dr. Norman holds a k-award from NIAAA to develop a psychotherapeutic treatment for victims of intimate partner violence who are experiencing PTSD symptoms and have an alcohol use disorder. Other interests include the impact of psychological trauma on treatment outcomes for dually diagnosed patients, physical health and functioning in PTSD spectrum disorders, and treatment of anxiety disorders in primary care.

Clinical Focus 
Dr. Norman is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in behavioral medicine, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapies, and the treatment of anxiety and trauma-related disorders. She is particularly interested in interventions that help individuals with anxiety and co-occurring alcohol and/or substance use disorders.

Selected Publications:

• Tate, S.R., Norman, S.B., McQuaid, J.R. Brown, S.A.  (In Press).  Health Characteristics of Substance Dependent Veterans with and without Trauma History.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 
• Norman, S.B. Davidson, J.T., & Stein, M.B.  (In Press).  Profiling Posttraumatic Functional Impairment.  The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.
• Norman, S.B., Hami-Cissell, S., Means-Christensen, A.J., Stein, M.B. (2006).  Development and Validation of an Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS).  Depression and Anxiety, 23(4), 245-249.
• Norman, S.B., Means-Christensen, A.J., Craske, M.G., Sherbourne, C.D., Roy-Byrne, P.P., Stein, M.B.  (2006).  Associations between Psychological Trauma and Physical Illness in Primary Care.  Journal of Traumatic Stress, 19(4), 461-470.
• Norman, S.B., Norman, G.J., Rossi, S.R., & Prochaska, J.O. (2006).  Identifying High- and Low-Success Smoking Cessation Subgroups Using Signal Detection Analysis.  Journal of Addictive Behaviors, 31(1), 31-41.
• Norman, S.B. & Lang, A.J. Anxiety Sensitivity in Chronic Illness (2005).  Depression and Anxiety, 21(4), 154-160.