Gilly
Koritzky
Gilly Koritzky
- Campus: Anaheim, CA
- Department: Clinical Psychology
- Institution: The Chicago School
- Address: 2400 East Katella Avenue Anaheim, CA 92806
- Office Phone: 714-922-9622
Biography
Gilly Koritzky, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and department faculty in the Clinical Psychology Psy.D. program. She covers basic science topics, teaching such courses as Physiological Psychology, Cognitive and Affective Processes, Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Statistics and Research Methods.
Dr. Koritzky earned her Ph.D. in the Behavioral Sciences (cognitive psychology / decision-making) from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. She then worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the Brain and Creativity Institute in the University of Southern California (USC), where she conducted neuropsychological research. She published several peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals such as Behavioral Decision Making, Behavior Modification, Obesity and NeuroImage.
Recipient of several teaching awards, Dr. Koritzky has taught cognitive psychology, statistics and research methods, and introductory psychology at the University of Southern California, California State University, Long Beach, and Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Education History
Degree Institution Year Ph.D. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa, Israel 2010 M.Sc. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa, Israel 2007 B.A. University of Haifa , Haifa, Israel 2004 Professional Memberships
Role Organization Member The Obesity Society Member Society for Judgment and Decision Making Member The European Association for Decision Making Presentations
Title Location Date Predictors of Frontline Healthcare Providers' Anxiety and Guideline Adherence Following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Western Psychological Association (WPA) annual conference Portland, OR April 2022 The Effect of the Academic Decathlon on Social-Emotional Well-Being, Self-Efficacy, and Academic Achievement. Western Psychological Association (WPA) annual conference Portland, OR April 2022 Motivations to Play and Mental Health in Video Game Players. Western Psychological Association (WPA) annual conference. Portland, OR April 2022 Homelessness and Race as Predictors of Stigma against Men with Serious Mental Illness. American Psychological Association (APA) annual convention Virtual August 2021 Fulfilled, But Not Full: A Qualitative Investigation of Infertility in Mexican-American Women. American Psychological Association (APA) annual convention Virtual August 2021 The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and Daily Living Skills following Acquired Brain Injury. American Psychological Association (APA) annual convention Virtual August 2021 Protective Factors Against Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease. Association of Psychological Science (APS) 33rd Annual Convention May 2021 The Dark Triad in a Sample of College Women. Western Psychological Association (WPA) 100th annual convention San Francisco, CA October 2020 Early Separation-Individuation Difficulties as Risk Factor for Suicidality. American Psychological Association (APA) annual convention Washington, DC August 2020 Social-Media Use and Self-Perceived Social Connectedness Among Deployed Service Members. Association of Psychological Science (APS) 32nd Annual Convention. Chicago, IL May 2020 Smart Technology Doesn't Seem to Improve Learning of Everyday Skills in Young Adults with Autism. American Psychological Association (APA) annual convention Chicago, IL Aug 2019 The Undeserved Consequences of Weight Bias in the US Military.Obesity Week - Annual Meeting of the Obesity Society Nashville, TN Nov 2018 Service Members Prefer a Psychotherapist who is a Veteran. Association of Psychological Science (APS) 30th Annual Convention San Francisco, CA May 2018 The biggest loser thinks long-term: Recency as a predictor of success in weight management. Obesity Week - Annual Meeting of the Obesity Society Los Angeles, CA Nov 2015 Obese men and women differ in brain activation patterns related to decision-making. Obesity Week - Annual Meeting of the Obesity Society Boston, MA Nov 2014 Predicting success in weight-management based on decision-making style: The role of recency. Obesity Week - Annual Meeting of the Obesity Society Atlanta, GA Nov 2013 The role of prefrontal-brain activation location in decision-making: making decisions based on recent information. SPUDM 24 (Subjective Probability, Utility and Decision Making) Barcelona, Spain Aug 2013 The neural pathways responsible for loss of self-control when facing tempting foods. The 19th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping Seattle, WA Jun 2013 The role of prefrontal-brain activation location in decision-making: making decisions based on recent information. The 33rd Annual Conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making Minneapolis, MN Nov 2012 Pursuing gain or avoiding loss? Underlying characteristics of addictive behavior – the case of adolescent smoking. The 32nd Annual Conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making Seattle, WA Nov 2011 Obesity in men and in women: not the same story? Evidence from studies of decision-making and impulsivity.SPUDM 23 (Subjective Probability, Utility and Decision Making) Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom Aug 2011 Obesity in men and in women: not the same story? Evidence from decision-making studies. The 31st Annual Conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making St. Louis, MO Nov 2010 On the robustness of description- and experience-based decision tasks to social desirability. SPUDM 22 (Subjective Probability, Utility and Decision Making) Rovereto, Italy Aug 2009 Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise Eating Disorders/Obesity Behavioral Treatment Obesity Psychology Subdisciplines - Cognitive Psychology Research Design/Methodology Quantitative Inquiry Statistics Publications
Chapter Pozzi, A., Hedges, L. E., Koritzky, G., MacMillin, M. (2020). Separation-Individuation Difficulties as Risk Factor for Suicide.. In https://www.freepsychotherapybooks.org/ebook/separation-individuation-difficulties-as-risk-factor-for-suicidality/: International Psychotherapy.
Koritzky, G., Luria, A. & Yechiam, E. (2011). A model of the initial stages of drug abuse: From reinforcement learning to social contagion. In Ebstein, R.P. & Chew S.H. (Ed.) From DNA to Social Cognition (pp. 185-201). : John Wiley & Sons, Inc..
Journal Ganz, A., Yamaguchi, C., Parekh, B., Koritzky, G. & Berger. S. (2021). Military culture and its impact on mental health and stigma. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, ,
Gruebnau, K., Berger, S., Parekh, B., & Koritzky, G. (2021). Polyamory: A Study of Love Multiplied. Journal of Addiction and Psychology, 4 (2),
Christian, A., Parekh, B., & Koritzky, G. (2020). Bias and discrimination against men with overweight in the military. Health Psychology Open, 7 (2),
Johnson, T.S., Ganz, A., Berger, S., Ganguly, A., & Koritzky, G. (2018). Service Members Prefer a Psychotherapist who is a Veteran. Frontiers in Psychology, 9 , 1068.
Koritzky, G., Rice, C., Dieterle, C., & Bechara, A. (2015). The Biggest Loser Thinks Long-Term: Recency as a Predictor of Success in Weight Management. Frontiers in Psychology, 6 , 1864.
Koritzky, G., Dieterle, C., Rice, C., Jordan, K. & Bechara, A. (2014). Decision-making, sensitivity to reward, and attrition in weight-management. Obesity, 22 , 1904–1909.
Brevers, D., Koritzky, G., Noël, X., & Bechara, A. (2014). Cognitive processes underlying impaired decision-making under uncertainty in gambling disorder. Addictive Behaviors, 39 , 1533–1536.
Koritzky, G., He, Q., Xue, G., Wong, S., Xiao, L., & Bechara, A. (2013). Processing of time within the prefrontal cortex: recent time engages posterior areas whereas distant time engages anterior areas. Neuroimage, 72 , 280-286.
Xiao, L., Koritzky, G. Johnson, C.A., & Bechara, A. (2013). The Cognitive processes underlying affective decision-making predicting adolescent smoking behaviors in a longitudinal study. Frontiers in Psychology, 4 , 685.
Koritzky, G., Yechiam, E., Bukay, I., & Milman, U. (2012). Obesity and risk taking: A male phenomenon. Appetite, 59 , 289–297.
Koritzky, G. & Yechiam, E. (2011). On the value of non-removable reminders for behavioral modification: An Application to nail-biting (Onychophagia). Behavior Modification, 35 , 511-530.
Koritzky, G. & Yechiam, E. (2010). On the robustness of decision tasks to social desirability. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 23 , 83-99.
Media Exposure
Appearance “The Question” – Readers’ questions answered by experts in various fields; in the Russian language. October, 2015. http://thequestion.ru/questions/46836/zachem-ya-gryzu-nogti-i-kak-mne-otuchit-sebya-ot-etogo#/follow/fb