Curriculum Vitae

Education & Training

- BA in Psychology with Honors, 2013, Washington University in St. Louis
- MD, 2018, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- Internship in Psychiatry, 2018-2019, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
- Residency in Psychiatry, 2019-2022, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Harbor Track resident
- Fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry, 2022-2023, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

Academic Appointments

- Voluntary Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Honors & Awards

- Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society, 2018
- Rappeport Fellowship, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL), 2022
- Chief Resident of Inpatient Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, 2021-2022
- Chief Resident of Forensic Psychiatry, UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, 2020-2021

Licensure & Certification

- Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry, 2022 - Present
- Physicians and Surgeons License, Medical Board of California, 2019 - Present
- Forensic Health Exams for Asylum Seekers, 2019 - Present
- DEA and Suboxone (buprenorphine) certification, 2019 - Present

Book Chapters

- Sones AC, Krasnoff M, Vicari M, Ames D. Assessment and Behavioral Change Strategies in Clinical Practice. In: Lifestyle Psychiatry: Using Exercise, Diet and Mindfulness to Manage Psychiatric Disorders, edited by D.L. Noordsy. Washington DC: American Psychiatric Publishing (2019):303-322.

Original Publications

- MacIntyre M, Sones AC, Li J, Darby WC, Weinstock R. From posts to protection: Ethical considerations regarding forensic psychiatrists and a duty to warn based on social media. Behavioral Sciences & the Law. 2024 Feb;2024:1-19.
- Sones AC, Fogelson DL, Glick ID, Shader RI. Untreated mental illness has created a national tragedy: A pandemic of homelessness. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2022 Mar;42(2):115-117.
- Ames D, Erickson Z, Geise C, Tiwari S, Sakhno S, Sones AC, Tyrrell CG, Mackay CRB, Steele CW, Van Hoof T, Weinreich H, Koenig HG. Treatment of moral injury in U.S. veterans with PTSD using a structured chaplain intervention. Journal of Religion and Health. 2021 Oct;60(5):3052-3060.
- MacIntyre MR, Darby WC, Sones AC, Li J, Leong GB, Weinstock R. Voluntary intoxication, homicide, and mens rea: Past, present, and future. Behavioral Sciences & the Law. 2021 Apr;39(2):150-169.
- Sones AC, Weinstock R, Darby WC, Shauer A. (2021, February 19). Therapists need clarity on duty to warn of patients’ violent threats. Daily Journal. https://dailyjournal.com.
- Ames D, Erickson Z, Youssef NA, Arnold I, Adamson S, Sones AC, Yin J, Haynes K, Volk F, Teng EJ, Oliver JP, Koenig HG. Moral injury, religiousity, and suicide risk in US veterans and active duty military with PTSD symptoms. Military Medicine. 2019;184(3-4):e271- e278.
- Sones AC, Masters C, Kang MR. Effort thrombosis: Venous thrombosis triggered by exercise. Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare. 2016;20.
- Baker MR, Tessier JM, Meyer HB, Sones AC, Sachinvala N, Ames D. Yoga-based classes for veterans with severe mental illness: Development, dissemination, and assessment. Federal Practitioner. 2015;32(10):19-25.
-Ketch RA, Rubin RT, Baker MR, Sones AC, Ames D. Art appreciation for veterans with severe mental illness in a VA Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center. Arts & Health. 2015, DOI: 10.1080/17533015.2015.1019700.
-Meyer HB, Katsman A, Sones AC, Auerbach DE, Ames D, Rubin RT. Yoga as an ancillary treatment for neurological and psychiatric disorders: A review. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2012;24(2):152-64.

Abstracts

- Bui AL, Sones AC, Dy LS, Tse L, Shaw L, Talley M, Marfisee M. “Creating a Student-Run Haven for Homeless College Students in Los Angeles: Bruin Shelter and a New Medical and Social Case Management Model.” Society of Student Run Free Clinics. Anaheim, CA. February 11, 2017.
- Sones AC. Combined index response for ptosis surgery: Nominal group technique. Oral presentation at: American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Spring Scientific Symposium; June 23, 2017; Vancouver, BC, Canada.
- Sones AC, Rootman D. “Critical pre-operative and post-operative factors in evaluating ptosis.” ASOPRS 47th Annual Fall Scientific Symposium. Chicago, IL. October 13, 2016.
- Sones AC, Masters C, Kang MR. “Effort Thrombosis: Venous Thrombosis Triggered by Exercise.” Society of Hospital Medicine: Hospital Medicine 2016. San Diego, CA. March 7, 2016.
- Sones AC, Masters C, Kang MR. “Effort Thrombosis: Venous Thrombosis Triggered by Exercise.” Society of General Internal Medicine: 2016 California-Hawaii Regional Meeting. San Francisco, CA. January 15, 2016.
- Sones AC, Tran A, Moreno T, Rootman D, Goldberg R. “Creating a Combined Response Index for Ptosis Surgery Outcomes.” 2014 Josiah Brown Poster Fair. Los Angeles, CA. July 24, 2014.
- Tran A, Sones AC, Moreno T, Rootman D, Goldberg R. “Effect of induced facial nerve palsy on eyelid position.” 2014 Josiah Brown Poster Fair. Los Angeles, CA. July 24, 2014.
- Erickson Z, Sones AC, Ames D. “Management of Antipsychotic Medication Associated Obesity.” Department of Psychiatry, November Grand Rounds. West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles CA. November 14, 2013.
- Sones AC, Meyer H, Ames D. “The Effects of Yoga on Biopsychosocial Parameters.” 2013 VA Mental Health Summit. VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA. August 21, 2013.
- Todorov A, Sones AC, Lynskey M, Krasteva D, Lazarov P, Nesheva E, Gergov G, Galabova A, Yankova E, Llujebova A, Nikolov M, Beltcheva O, Mitev V, Kaneva R, Kremensky I. “Genetic Epidemiology of Heroin Dependence in Bulgaria.” Initiative for Health Foundation. Sofia, Bulgaria. September 6, 2011.