CCC Education & Research

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for Organizations & Professionals

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CCC Education & Research​

CCC Education and Research is the teaching and research division of the Center for Cognition and Compassion, dedicated to advancing the science of brain, behavior, and clinical practice. We bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world application, developing innovative tools, training programs, and evidence-based resources that serve organizations and professionals, and the communities they support.

Our Experts

Our clinical teaching faculty and researchers have an established track record serving on scientific advisory boards for educational, health, and technology companies, providing clinical consultation for organization, and supporting organization needs through education and research initiatives. We collaborate with educational, healthcare, and technology organizations to support their training, R&D, and assessment needs.

Research & Development Services

Tool Development

– Scale Creation & Validation
– Clinical Protocol Design
– Digital Assessment
– Treatment Outcome Tools

Technology Integration

– AI-assisted Diagnosis & Treatment
– Mobile apps
– Telehealth Adaptability

Program Development

– Curriculum Design & Outcome
– Training Modules
– Research Methods & Statistics

CCC Research & Development Services

Educational Technology (EdTech) Companies

Product Development & Validation ▼
  • Cognitive load and engagement metrics testing
  • Learning effectiveness and outcome studies
  • Assessment tool development and validation
  • Accessibility and neurodiversity consulting
  • Age-appropriate interface design research
User Experience Research ▼
  • Cognitive usability and memory testing
  • Executive function impact assessments
  • Curriculum impact analysis

Technology Companies

Advisory Board & Committee Services ▼
  • Advisory and consultant roles on company boards and committees
  • Expert guidance on product development and clinical applications
Product & Emerging Tech ▼
  • Virtual/augmented reality applications
  • Gamification of behavioral and cognitive training
  • Wearable technology integratio

Partner With Us

We collaborate with universities, healthcare systems, technology companies, and community organizations to advance science and practice. Contact us to explore partnership opportunities, join a research committee, or discuss how we can support your organization's mission.

Publications & Presentations

Book

  1. Ramezani, A. (2025). Picture CBT (Preliminary Edition). Cognella Academic Publishing, San Diego, CA. https://store.cognella.com/85021-1a-001

Journal and Book Chapter Publications

  1. Ramezani, A., Hugg, L., Zachariah, N., & Yousif, J. (2024 accepted, print on April 2026). Motivational Interviewing. In Primary Care Psychiatry (3rd edition). Taylor & Francis.
  1. Zachariah, N., Hugg, L., Brewster, K., Sidhu, A., Ramezani, A. (2025). Relationship Between Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Cardiovascular Risk, Psychology and Neuroscience. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-90587-001
  1. Herman, T., Ramezani, A., Lackner, R., Marchand, W. R., Perez, D., O’Conno, A., Bettmann, J. E. (2025). Veterans’ Engagement in Mindfulness Practices Following Intervention. Psychological Services,. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40587321/
  1. Ramezani, A., Brewster, K., Yousif, , Fazeli Dehkordi, N., and Alvani A (2025): Case Series of Neuropsychological Assessment of Afghans in the United States: Healthy, Malingering, and Impaired Profiles. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2025.2501667
  1. Sohn, L., & Ramezani, A. (2024). Treatment considerations for co-occurring post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 59(3).
  1. Ramezani, A. (2024). Moral Crises in Clinical and Forensic Assessment. Coloring Psychoanalysis, Issue 1. Online forum.
  1. Ramezani, A., Emodi, N., Vuong, J., Montero, M.S., Andrade Jr., A.L., and Rockers, D. (2024). Ebb and Flow: Transference, Presence, and Oneness. Coloring Psychoanalysis, Issue 1. Online forum.
  1. Ramezani, A., Alvani, S. R., Levy, P. T., McCarron, R., Sheth, S., and Emamirad, R. (2022). Paroxysmal dyskinesia and electrodermal volatility: The role of mindfulness, self-compassion and psychophysiological interventions. Applied neuropsychology. Adult, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2022.2060749
      • First integrative intervention, mindfulness and compassion, application to Paroxysmal Dyskinesia
  1. Ramezani, A. Johnson, M., Alvani, S. R., Odor, A., and Hosseinpoor, S. (2022). The P3-model of perioperative psychological preparation: Pre-surgical and pre-medical procedural psychological preparation and psychophysiological interventions. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 222, 207468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2022.107468
  1. Model Developed: The P3-model of perioperative psychological preparation
  1. Ramezani, A., Zamora, E., Ramezani, A., and Montero, M. S., (2022). Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Iranian American, Persian (Farsi) Speaking Individual: Clinical and Forensic Considerations. In Irani, F. (2022). Cultural Diversity in Neuropsychological Assessment Developing Understanding through Global Case Studies. ISBN 9780367509262.
  1. Ramezani, A., Tigranyan, S., Seyed Alvani, R., Ramezani, A., and Oliveira, C. (2022). Neuropsychological Evaluation of the Afghan, Dari-Persian (Dari-Farsi) Speaking Individual: Clinical and Forensic Considerations. In Irani, F. (2022). Cultural Diversity in Neuropsychological Assessment Developing Understanding through Global Case Studies. ISBN 9780367509262.
  1. Ramezani, A., Alvani, R., Saleh, M.I., Alameddine, L.R. (2021). Healthy and clinical meta-data and aggregated mini-mental status exam scores for the Persian speaking population. Current Psychology, 1-14. DOI:10.1007/s12144-021-01998-9.
  1. Lew, S.T., DeMartini, J.M., Zamora, E.A., and Ramezani, A. (2021). Psychopharmacology and Integrative Health: Combined Treatment of Psychiatric and Neurocognitive Conditions. In Luu, B, Kayingo, G, Hass, V. Advanced Pharmacology for Prescribers. Springer Publishing Co.
  1. Ramezani, A., Alvani, S. R., Alameddine, L. R., Mohajer, L. (2020). Neuropsychology and neuroanatomy of code switching: test development and application. Psychological Studies, 65(9). DOI:10.1007/s12646-019-00548-5.
      • Formula: Interference formula developed for code-switching paradigm.
  1. Ramezani,, Alvani, S.R., Lashai, M., Rad, H., Houshiarnejad, A., Razani, J., Cagigas, X. (2019). Case study of an Iranian-American neuropsychological assessment in the surgical setting: role of language and tests. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. 1-6. DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2019.1706517.
  1. Ramezani, A., Johnson, M., Gilbert, C., Prasad, R. (2019). Biofeedback Applications for the Management of Medical, Psychiatric, and Neurocognitive Conditions in the Primary Care Setting. In DeMesa, C., McCarron, R., Copenhaver, D., & Fishman, S. Lippincott Primary Care Pain Management.
  1. Ramezani, A. Reed, M., Aria, L., Tybuski, M. (2019). Somatization. In DeMesa, C., McCarron, R., Copenhaver, D., & Fishman, S. Lippincott Primary Care Pain Management (e-book has corrected authorship).
  1. Henderson, S. & Ramezani, A. (2019). Motivational Interviewing. In DeMesa, C., McCarron, R., Copenhaver, D., & Fishman, S. Lippincott Primary Care Pain Management.
  1. Prasad, R., Ramezani, A., McCarron, R., Malcore, S., (2019). Psychiatric Treatment. In Khelemsky, Y., Gritsenko, K., and Malhotra, A. Academic Pain Medicine: A Practical Guide to Rotations, Fellowship, and Beyond. Springer Science.
  1. Prasad, R., Azizoddin, D., Ramezani, A. (2019). Pain psychology evaluation. Bonica’s Management of Pain, 5th Edition. Ballantyne, J.C., Fishman, S.M., and Rathmell, J.P., Eds. Wolters Kluwer Health.
  1. Ramezani, A., Valasquez, G. A., Rasuli, S., Knowles, L. (2018). Neuroanatomical and Neurocognitive Functions of the Structure of the Mind: Clinical and Teaching Implications. Current Opinions in Neurological Science, 2(6), 567-584.
      • Conceptualization Developed: Clinical and Teaching Concept of Neuroanatomy and Neuocognition of Id, Ego, and Superego
  1. Ramezani, A., Roberto, L.K., Andrade Jr., A.L, DeMesa, C., Carver, R., Raheel, A. Khan, R.A., Aria, L., Rockers, D., Barry, L., Rasmussen, C., Malekafzali, S., Aurora, M.A., Cohen, C., Rogers, C.G., Lloyd, S. (2018). Taking on a Community Solutions Process (Co-Solve) to the Pain and Opioid Epidemic: A Multi-disciplinary and Multi-institute Pain Panel and Community Response in Sacramento, California. Californian Journal of Health Promotion, 16, 2, 66-73.
      • Model Developed: Community Solution Process (Co-Solve)
  1. Wander, L., Prasad, R., Ramezani, A., Malcore, S., & Kern, R. (2018). Core Competencies for the Emerging Specialty of Pain Psychology. American Psychologist. doi: 10.1037/amp0000330.
      • Model Developed: Pain Psychology Competency
  1. McCarron, R. M., Ramezani, A., Koebner, I., & Sheth, S. J. (2017). Integrated chronic pain and psychiatric management. In Feinstein, R., Connelly, J.V., Feinstein, M.S., (2017). Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care. Oxford University Press.
      • Model Developed: Integrative Behavioral Pain Medicine (IBPM) Model
  1. Sitzer, T., Jackson, S., Ramezani, A., Johnson, M., Ramezani, A., Romero, L., and Furukawa, E. (2017). Expanding psychophysiological applications part 3: Integrating stress inoculation training and heart rate variability in psychological and neurological trauma. The Action Potential, 33 (2), 12-16.
  1. Delgado, C., Singh, N., Ramezani, A., & Reed, M. (2017). Pain medicine in the psychiatric patient population. In McCarron, R. M., Xiong, G. L., Keenan, C. R., Nasrahlla, H. A. (2017). Study Guide: Preventive medicine in psychiatry. American Psychiatric Association Publishing.
  1. Johnson, M., Ramezani, Sitzer, T., and Ramezani, A. (2017). Expanding psychophysiological applications part 2: Neurofeedback and optimal cognitive performance. The Action Potential, 33 (1), 12-18.
  1. Ramezani, A. (2016). Teaching pain psychology and neuropsychology: What do medical trainees want to learn? Journal of Psychology and Clinical Psychiatry, 6(8), 1-4.
      • Teaching Syllabus Developed: Pain Psychology for Trainees
  1. Ramezani, A., Rockers, D. M., Wanlass, R. L., McCarron, R. M. (2016). Teaching behavioral medicine professionals and trainees an elaborated version of the Y-Model: Implications for the integration of cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, and motivational interviewing. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 26(4), 407-424.
  1. Model Developed: Behavioral Medicine Y-Model to integrate MI, Psychodynamic, and CBT
  1. Stayner, S. R., Ramezani, A., Prasad, R., & Mahajan, G. (2016). Chronic Pain Management for Patients with Psychiatric Illness. Current Psychiatry, 15 (2), 27-33.
  1. Ramezani, A. Johnson, M. Edmondson, N. Ramezani, A., Sitzer, T. & Romero, L. (2016). Expanding psychophysiological applications part 1: Biobehavioral interventions for optimal performance and function. The Action Potential, 32(3), 8-15.
  1. Duff, K. & Ramezani, A. (2015). Regression-based normative formulae for the RBANS for older adults. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 30(5), 1-5.
      • Norms Formula Developed: RBANS demographic adjusted equation
  1. Ramezani, A., McCarron, R. M., Lashai, B., & Lenaerts, M. E. P. (2015). Head pain and psychiatric illness: Applying the biopsychosocial model to care. Current Psychiatry, 14(9), 12-26.
  1. Thames, A. D.,Foley, J. M., Wright, M. J., Panos, S. E., Ettenhofer, M., Ramezani, A., Streiff, V., El-Saden, S., Goodwin, S., Bookheimer, S. Y., & Hinkin, C. H. (2012). Basal ganglia structures differentially contribute to verbal fluency: evidence from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected adults. Neuropsychologia, 50 (3), 390-395.
  1. Thames, A. Becker, B. W., Marcotte, T., Hines, L., Foley, J., Ramezani, A., Singer, E., Castellon, S. A., Heaton, R., & Hinkin, C. H. (2010). Depression, cognition, and self-appraisal of functional abilities in HIV: Examination of subjective appraisal versus objective performance. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 25, 224-243.
  1. Abbas, K., Mikler, A. R., Ramezani, A. & Menezes, S. (2005). Computational epidemiology: Bayesian disease surveillance. Proceedings of the International Conference on Bioinformatics and its Applications. Series in Mathematical Biology and Medicine, 8, 95-106.