Refereed Journal Articles
* Students
1. Raman, J., Spirou, D*., Jahren, L., & Eik-Nes, T. T. (2020). The Clinical Obesity Maintenance Model: A Theoretical Framework for Bariatric Psychology. Frontiers in endocrinology, 11, 563. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.00563
2. Spirou, D*., Smith, E., Wood, K*., & Raman, J. (2020). The clinical obesity maintenance model: a structural equation model. Eating and weight disorders : EWD, 10.1007/s40519-020-01034-y. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-01034-y
3. Spirou, D*., Raman, J., & Smith, E. (2020). Obesity Reviews. Psychological outcomes following surgical and endoscopic bariatric procedures: A systematic review
4. Gilbert, M*., Raman, J., & Sui, Zhixian. (2019). Cognitive remediation-enabled cognitive behaviour therapy for obesity: a case series. Eating and Weight Disorders
5. Cohn, I*., Raman, J., & Sui, Zhixian (July 2019). Patient motivations and expectations prior to bariatric surgery: A qualitative systematic review. Accepted -Obesity Reviews (IF: 8.483)
6. Sui, Z, Raman, J., Han, B., Burchell, T., Coogan, S.C.P., Brennan, B., Sartoretto, A. Recent trends in intensive treatments of obesity: Is academic research matching public interest? Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 May;15(5):766-776. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.01.009. Epub 2019 Jan 24. PMID: 30737150.
7. Raman, J., Hay, P., Tchanturia, K., & Smith, E. A Randomised Controlled Trial of Manualized Cognitive Remediation Therapy in Adult Obesity. Appetite. 2017 Dec 23. pii: S0195-6663(16)30844-3. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.12.023.
8. Raman, J., Smith, E., & Hay, P. (2013). The Clinical Obesity Maintenance Model: An Integration of Psychological Constructs including Mood, Emotional Regulation, Disordered Overeating, Habitual Cluster Behaviours, Health Literacy and Cognitive Function. Journal of Obesity, vol. 2013, Article ID 240128, 9 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/240128
9. Smith, E., Hay, P., Raman, J. (2015). Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Obesity. In Kate Tchanturia (Eds.), Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) for Eating and Weight Disorders, (pp. 176-191). Hove, East Sussex: Routledge.
10. Raman, J., Hay, P., & Smith, E. (2014). Manualised Cognitive Remediation Therapy for adult obesity: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 15 (2014), p. 426.
11. Burton, A. L., Hay, P., Smith, E., Raman, J., Swinbourne, J., Touyz, S., & Abbott, M. J. (2015). Investigating the clinical utility of the Eating Beliefs Questionnaire: Validity, reliability and the results of a Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Journal of Eating Disorders, 3(Suppl 1), O51. http://doi.org/10.1186/2050-2974-3-S1-O51.
12. Rouel, M., Raman, J., Hay, P., & Smith, E. Validation of the Behavioural Rating Inventory of Executive Function – Adult Version (BRIEF-A) in the obese with and without binge eating disorder. Eating Behaviors 23 (2016) 58–65
13. Allom, V., Mullan, B., Smith, E., Hay, P., & Raman, J. (2018). Breaking bad habits by improving executive function in individuals with obesity. BMC Public Health, 18, 505. http://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5392-y
14. Peng W, Mu Y, Hu Y, Li B, Raman J, Sui Z. Double Burden of Malnutrition in the Asia-Pacific Region-A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2020 Mar;10(1):16-27. doi: 10.2991/jegh.k.191117.002. PMID: 32175706; PMCID: PMC7310807
15. Chandra, S*., Calvert, F., Sui, Z., & Raman, J. Perceived barriers and enablers to healthy eating and physical activity in endoscopic bariatric patients: a qualitative study. Eating and Weight Disorders
16. Trine T. Eik-Nes, KariAnne Vrabel, Jayanthi Raman, Melinda Rose Clark*; Kjersti Hognes; Berg. A group intervention for individuals with obesity and comorbid binge eating disorder: results from a feasibility study, Frontiers in Endocrinology (Accepted Oct 2021).
17. Spirou, D*., Raman, J., Leith, M., Collison, J., Hay, P & Smith, E. The Validity and Reliability of the Grazing Questionnaire in an Obesity with and without Binge Eating Disorder. Eating and Weight Disorders
18. Kneebone, I., Van Zanden, B., Raman, J., Das, N. Relaxation and related therapies for people with multiple sclerosis (MS): A systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation
19. Catania, J*., Spirou, D*., Raman, J. Loss of control as a transdiagnostic feature in obesity-related eating behaviours: A systematic review. Obesity Review
Recent Conference & Workshop Presentations
1. Invited main speaker at the Public Mental Health Round Table organized by the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, one of the top-ranking public research universities in China- 24 Sep 2021
2. ANZAED Conference, August 2021: Shipp, M., Raman, J., Rahimi-Golkhandan, S., Berthoz, S., Swendsen, J., & Schweitzer, P. Investigating the effects of self-monitoring through ecological momentary assessment in obesity related eating behaviours: A Pilot Study. Poster Presentation (Accepted).
3. Symposium Presentation on Cognitive Remediation for Eating Disorders: EDRS 2018 Sydney, Australia: http://edresearchsociety.org/2018/program-full.php?dayshow=2&displayday=2
4. Academy of Eating Disorders ICED 2017 (Prague, 2017): Raman, J., Glastras, S., Lam, L., Hay, P., Tchanturia, T., Smith, E., (May 2017). Temptation, Habit, Weight Loss and Cardio-Metabolic Health in Obesity: A Pilot Trial-CR-CBT (Cognitive Remediation Enabled Cognitive Behavioural Therapy- Poster).
5. Raman, J., Glastras, S., Lam, L., Hay, P., Tchanturia, T., Smith, E. (May 2017). Temptation, Habit, Weight Loss and Cardio-Metabolic Health in Obesity: A Pilot Trial-CR-CBT (Cognitive Remediation Enabled Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). ANZEAD 2017 (Sydney) Oral
6. Raman, J., Glastras, S., Lam, L., Hay, P., Tchanturia, T., Smith, E., (May 2017). Temptation, Habit, Weight Loss and Cardio-Metabolic Health in Obesity: A Pilot Trial-CR-CBT (Cognitive Remediation Enabled Cognitive Behavioural Therapy). Eating Disorders and Obesity – (Gold Coast) Oral
7. Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Obesity- A full day workshop for practicing clinicians, Ultimo, Sydney- September 2017.
Awards & Grants
2020 Research Excellence Award (as part of the EDBI group)- Western Sydney University
2019 Ainsworth Medical Research Innovation Fund (CI: Prof. Hay)- I am a co- investigator and the lead for the CRT experimental arm of the study in this project. AUD 45,000.
2018 Senior collaborator -An international research project funded by the French Ministry of Health PHRC-N 2018 (Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique National 2018, OBESADEM: 406 719 €).
2018 NPI Small Research Grant (Competitive, CI): AUD 10,000
2014 NSW Institute of Psychiatry Training Fellowship (2014: AUD 100,000)
2014 Diabetes Australia Research Trust for PhD study (2014: AUD 60,000, CI: Dr.Smith).
2014-2015 NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship offered (AUD 51,539.00).
2016 UTS grant (AUD 10,000)
2017 Charity Funding (Mr Desirazu: AUD 15,000)
2018 Finalist: Fast-tracked to AMP Tomorrow Fund AUD 43,000