Lisa Rose Apramian ( hy, Լիզա րոզ Աբրամիյան), also known as Dr. Lisa, is an
Armenian-American
Armenian Americans ( hy, ամերիկահայեր, ''amerikahayer'') are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or partial Armenian ancestry. They form the second largest community of the Armenian diaspora after Armenians in ...
psychologist and
filmmaker
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...
most notable as the director, writer, and producer of the documentary film ''
Not Bad for a Girl
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''.
Career
Apramian studied at the
University of Southern California
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where she received a B.S. in psychology, a B.S. in Critical Gender Studies, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and phenomenology.
Apramian served as a psychological consultant for the 1994 Rafal Zielinski film ''Fun'' which received two special Jury awards from the
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,6 ...
.
See also
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List of female film and television directors
This is a list of female film and television directors. Their works may include live action and/or animated features, shorts, documentaries, telemovies, TV programs, or videos.
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* Jennifer Abbott (Canada)
* Sarah Abbott (Canada
* Jen ...
References
External links
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Enlightened Sexuality Pilot Survey - Dr Lisa Apramian Ph.D. (2008)
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Riot grrrl
Living people
University of Southern California alumni
American documentary film directors
American women writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women
American women documentary filmmakers