Sugandha K. Gupta-Louis

Sugandha Kumar Gupta-Louis, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology of Yeshiva University in the Clinical Psychology with Health Emphasis PhD Program. She is a licensed clinical psychologist committed to serving vulnerable communities affected by chronic illness.

Education and Training:

Postdoctoral Training in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine, The Miriam Hospital and Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
Clinical Internship at Rush University Medical Center (Health Track)
PhD in Health Psychology and Clinical Science, The Graduate Center City University of New York
MA in Psychology, Hunter College, City University of New York
BS in Health Sciences (Public Health) and Psychology (Double Major), Stony Brook University

Gupta, S. K., Mazza, M. C., Hoyt, M. A., & Revenson, T. A. (2020). The experience of financial stress among emerging adult cancer survivors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 38(4), 435-448. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2019.1707928
Gupta-Louis, S.K., Wang, Z., Zoeter, D.E., Shahrokni, R.A., & Hoyt, M.A. (2025). The “Listen In” Approach: A Novel Early-Phase Method to Inform Intervention Adaptation. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-025-10413-7
Starks, T.J., Howe, K., Gupta-Louis, S.K., Hillesheim, J.R., Cain, D., & Robles, G. (2026). Discrimination, relationship quality, and the mental health of sexual minority men in relationships: A test of the psychological mediation hypothesis. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000898

Gupta, S.K., Dellucci, T. V., Stewart, J. L., & Starks, T. J. (2021). Perceived risk, optimistic bias, and united action: A socio-ecological examination of COVID-19 prevention behaviors among sexual minority men. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, 8(2), 201-212. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000489

von Ash, T., O’Hagan, B., Gupta-Louis, S.K., Dunsiger, S., Toure, F., Bohlen, L.C., Benitez, T.J., Murphy, C.M., Pindus, D.M., Brown, C.S., & Marucs, B.H. (2025). Leveraging youth sports to deliver a physical activity intervention to mothers: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a pilot trial. AJPM Focus. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focus.2025.100465
von Ash, T., Gupta-Louis, S.K., O’Hagan, B., Onu, M., Dunsiger, S., Maxwell, Z., ... & Marcus, B. H. (2026). An Open Pilot Trial of a Physical Activity (PA) Intervention Designed to Address Barriers Experienced by Hispanic and Black Mothers. Rhode Island Medical Journal, 109(7), 18-26.

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