Chitra Raghavan conducts research on power dynamics in intimate partner abuse, sexual assault, sex trafficking and related traumatic outcomes. Dr. Raghavan obtained her doctorate in Clinical and Community Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and furthered her postdoctorate training at Yale University. She is a professor of psychology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York and the Director of the Forensic Mental Health Counseling Program. In her role she created and oversees the Advanced Certificate of Victim Studies and the Victim Track specialization contained within the Forensic Mental Health Counseling degree. She is a practicing psychologist and is a sought after expert witness in court cases involving intimate partner violence, sex trafficking, coercive control, trauma, and trauma bonding. Her research and testimony has created case law in New York State.
