Updated January 2026

Elizabeth Duraney, Ph.D.

  • Fisher, M.E., Phansikar, M., Teng, J., McPherson, N., Duraney, E.J., McKenna, M., Shankar, A.,…Prakash, R.S. (2025). Effects of mindfulness training on sustained attention and mind-wandering in older adults: Results from the HealthyAgers randomized controlled trial. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf235

    Cawood, C., Schreiber, A., Duraney, E. J. (2025). Factors associated with treatment retention and symptom trajectories for veterans in dialectical behavior therapy. Psychotherapy Research, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2025.2556843

    Duraney, E. J.,* Phansikar, M.,* & Prakash, R. S. (2025). Psychosocial correlates of adherence to mind-body interventions. Prevention Science, 26, 839-848. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-025-01810-1

    Duraney, E. J.,* Phansikar, M.,* Manglani, H. R., Shankar, A., Andridge, R., Nicholas, J., Petosa, R., Prakash, R. S. (2024). TRACking Health Behavior in People with Multiple Sclerosis (TRAC-MS): Intervention fidelity and effects on behavioral and neural correlates of working memory. Rehabilitation Psychology, 70(3), 227-239. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000578

    Manglani, H. R.,* Phansikar, M.,* Duraney, E. J., McKenna, M., Canter, R., Nicholas, J. A., & Prakash, R. S. (2023). Physical activity and sedentary behavior: Associations with cognitive functioning in MS. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 79, 104963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2023.104963

    Whitmoyer, P. R., Fisher, M. E., Duraney, E. J., Isaacowitz, D., Manzler, C., & Prakash, R. S. (2023). Age differences in emotion regulation strategy use in daily life. Aging and Mental Health, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2256245

    Fisher, M. E., Duraney, E. J., Friess, K., Whitmoyer, P., Andridge, R., & Prakash, R.S. (2022). Trait mindfulness and emotion regulation responsiveness to negative affect in daily life. Mindfulness, 13, 2796-2811. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01996-3

    Duraney, E. J., Fisher, M. E., Manglani, H. R., Andridge, R. R., Nicholas, J. A., & Prakash, R. S. (2022). Impact of mindfulness training on emotion regulation in multiple sclerosis: Secondary analysis of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Rehabilitation Psychology, 67(4), 449-460. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000456

    Prakash, R.S., Manglani, H.R., Duraney, E. J., Shankar, A., Fisher, M., Janssen, A., Petosa, R., Andridge, R., Nicholas, J. (2022). TRACking health behaviors in people with Multiple Sclerosis (TRAC-MS): Study protocol and description of the study sample. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communication, 30, 101006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2022.101006

    Prakash, R. S., Fountain-Zaragoza, S., Fisher, M., Gbadeyan, O., Andridge, R., Kiecolt-Glaser, J., Manglani, H.R., Duraney, E.J., ... & Canter, R. (2022). Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction to improve attentional control in older adults (HealthyAgers trial). BMC geriatrics, 22(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03334-7

    Manglani, H. R., Fisher, M. E., Duraney, E. J., Nicholas, J. A., & Prakash, R. S. (2022). A promising cognitive screener in multiple sclerosis: The NIH toolbox cognition battery concords with gold standard neuropsychological measures. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 28(11), 1762-1772. https://doi.org/10.1177/13524585221088731

    Duraney, E. J., Schirda, B., Nicholas, J. A., & Prakash, R. S. (2022). Trait mindfulness, emotion dysregulation, and depression in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 59, 103651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2022.103651

    Schirda, B., Duraney, E., Lee, H. K., Manglani, H. R., Andridge, R. R., Plate, A., ... & Prakash, R. S. (2020). Mindfulness training for emotion dysregulation in multiple sclerosis: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Rehabilitation psychology, 65(3), 206-218. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/rep0000324

    Under Review

    Prakash, R., Phansikar, M., Fisher, M.E., Dove, S., Andridge, R., Scharre, D., Wright, K.D., Head, E., O’Callaghan, C., Meyerson, Q. K., Duraney, E.J.,…Malhas, R. (in press). Feasibility of internet-based mind-body training (iMBT) for adults with subjective cognitive decline: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols.

    *Indicates co-first authors

  • Duraney, E. J., Van Til, K., Cawood, C. (2025, May). Unpacking DBT pre-treatment: Correlates and relationship to treatment outcome. Poster presented at the annual Silverman Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.

    Duraney, E. J., Fisher, M. E., Prakash, R. S. (2023, February). Exploring predictors of adherence to a brief 4-week mindfulness training. Poster presented at the International Society for Contemplative Research, San Diego, CA, United States.

    Fisher, M. E., Duraney, E. J., Canter, R., McPherson, N., Prakash, R. S. (2023, February). Mindfulness-based stress reduction and emotion regulation strategy preferences among older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Poster presented at the International Society for Contemplative Research, San Diego, CA, United States.

    Phansikar, M., Duraney, E. J., Manglani, H. R., Shankar, A., Andridge, R., Nicholas, J., Petosa, R., Prakash, R. S. (2023, April). Efficacy of a digital health intervention on increasing physical activity and water intake, and improving working memory, among people with multiple sclerosis. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, United States.

    Duraney, E. J., Fisher, M., Schirda, B., & Prakash, R.S. (2020, November). Impact of mindfulness training on daily use of emotion regulation strategies in multiple sclerosis: Secondary analysis of a pilot randomized controlled trial. Poster presented at the Mind & Life Contemplative Research Conference, Virtual.

    Fisher, M. E., Duraney, E., & Prakash, R.S. (2020, November). Fluid cognition moderates the link between mindfulness and emotion regulation strategy use in older adults. Poster presented at the Mind & Life Contemplative Research Conference, Virtual.

    Herring, E., Fountain-Zaragoza, S., Boron, B., Prakash, R. S. (2019, May). Neural correlates of emotion regulation in multiple sclerosis. Poster presented at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Seattle, WA, United States.

    Herring, E., Schirda, B., Nicholas, J., Prakash, R. S. (2018, May). Mindfulness and emotion dysregulation in multiple sclerosis. Poster presented at the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, Nashville, TN, United States.

    Boron, B., Herring, E. J., Fountain-Zaragoza, S., Prakash, R. S. (2018, April). Neural correlates of emotion regulation. Poster presented at the Ohio State Denman Undergraduate Conference, Columbus, OH, United States.

    Murray, L., McCoy, M. G., Nebl, P., Herring, E. & Gordon, A. K. (2017, April). The bargain-hunting hypothesis: What does your shopping style say about you? Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, United States.

    Garrett-Ruffin, S., & Herring, E. J. (2015, October). Exploring relationships between electroencephalogram (EEG) theta/beta ratios, empathy, reward sensitivity and anxiety. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, United States. Garrett-Ruffin, S., Herring, E. J. & Doughtry, E. (2015, April). Exploring the relationship between electroencephalogram (EEG) and affective states. Poster presented at the Northwest Ohio Undergraduate Symposium for Research and Scholarship, Bowling Green, OH, United States.

    Garrett-Ruffin, S., & Herring, E. J. (2015, February). Exploring relationships between electroencephalogram (EEG) theta/beta ratios, empathy, reward sensitivity and anxiety. Poster presented at Research in Psychiatry, Psychology and Behavioral Science, Toledo, OH, United States

  • Duraney, E. J., Freeman, D., Hart-Derrick, V., Van Til, K., Weeks, T., Barnes, S., Cawood, C. Davis, M. (2026). Impact of dialectical behavior therapy skill use on symptoms and behaviors: A diary card analysis. Oral communication accepted for presentation at the meeting of the North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, Toronto Canada.

    Duraney, E. J., Van Til, K., Phansikar, M., Weiss, E., Cawood, C. (2026). Suicide as a predictor of DBT pre-treatment time: Lessons learned in a naturalistic Veterans DBT program Oral communication accepted for presentation at the Suicide Research Symposium meeting, virtual.

    Rbeiz, K. S., Schaffer, M., Loya, J., Duraney, E. J., Kalakovic, S., Cawood, C., Conigliaro, A. Davis, M. (2026). Borderline personality disorder diagnosis: Variability of symptom across sexual and non-sexual trauma. Oral communication accepted for presentation at the North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, Toronto, Canada.

    Phansikar, M., Fisher, M., Duraney, E. J., Teng, J., Shanker, A., McKenna, M., Aghamoosa, S. Andridge, R., Prakash, R. S. (2026). HealthyAgers: Results from a mindfulness-based randomized controlled trial in older adults. Symposium accepted for presentation at the 54th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Philadelphia, PA.

    Duraney, E. J., Van Til, K., Cawood, C. (2025). Unpacking DBT pre-treatment: Lesson learned in a naturalistic Veterans DBT program. Oral communication presented at the VA Ann Arbor Health Care System Research Fair, Ann Arbor, MI.

    Cawood, C., Schreiber, A., Duraney, E. J. (2025). Factors associated with treatment retention and symptom trajectories for veterans in dialectical behavior therapy. Oral communication presented at the meeting of the Suicide Research Symposium, virtual.

    Phansikar, M., Fisher, M., Duraney, E. J., McPherson, N., Andridge, R., Prakash, R.S. (2025) Efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction for improving everyday cognitive functioning in healthy older adults: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Live research spotlight presented at the Annual Meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA.

    Manglani, H. R., Fisher, E. M., Duraney, E. J., Nicholas, J. A., Prakash, R. S. (2021). What is the clinical utility of the NIH toolbox cognition battery in multiple sclerosis? Oral communication presented at the annual meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. Virtual.

    Prakash, R. S., Manglani, H. R., Duraney E. J., Andridge, R. (2020). Cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: Comparison of MACFIMS with the NIH cognitive toolbox. Oral communication presented at the annual meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers. Virtual.

    Herring, E. J. & Gordon, A. K., Oral Presenter (2016). Role of humor production and receptivity in relationship satisfaction. Oral communication presented at the Undergraduate Symposium for Research and Scholarship, Bowling Green, OH.