Research Interests
- Psychopharmacology
- Pain
- Emotion
Research Description
My research focuses on the complex interplay between psychosocial factors and pain perception, with particular attention to how these factors modulate the effectiveness of analgesic treatments. I am also interested in examining how various medications influence emotional and cognitive processes. To investigate these questions, I employ a multi-method approach that integrates pharmacological interventions, psychophysiological measures, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Education
Clinical Psychology, M.A., Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
Awards and Honors
Top Graduate Student Researcher Award, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, December 2022
Recent Publications
Gharavi, E., & Mischkowski, D. (2025). On the role of psychological and social factors in pharmacological analgesia: A psychosocial moderation hypothesis. Psychological review, 10.1037/rev0000536. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rev0000536
Gharavi Roudsari, E., Nasab, S. M. H. M., Ghavidel‐Parsa, B., Yazdi, F., & Moghadam, N. K. (2022). Personality and pain intensity in rheumatoid arthritis patients: The mediating role of pain catastrophizing and cognitive emotion regulation strategies. Personality and Individual Differences, 186, 111390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111390
Yazdi, F., Shakibi, M. R., Roudsari, E. G., Nakhaee, N., & Salajegheh, P. (2021). The effect of suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and back pain on sexual functioning and marital satisfaction in Iran. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 24(3), 373–379. https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-185x.14061