Lisa Rose Apramian (Armenian: Լիզա րոզ Աբրամիյան; also known as Dr. Lisa) is an Armenian-American author and director. She is most known for the documentary she wrote, directed, produced Not Bad for a Girl. The film was executive produced by Tina Silvey, co-produced by Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain, and Kyle C. Kyle (former drummer for Venus and the Razorblades and the Motels). The film focused on the women in rock, creativity and gender performance. It included grunge and women's rock movements such as Rock for Choice with Feminist Majority, the riot grrrl scene and musicians including artists such as L7, Babes in Toyland, Hole and the Lunachicks. Joan Jett is also interviewed. Apramian studied at the University of Southern California where she received a B.S. in psychology and a B.S. in Critical Gender Studies, a M.S. and Ph.D in Counseling Psychology and phenomenology. She currently facilitates workshops, teaches courses and conducts research. She occasionally engages in theatrical coaching. Two of her clients, Renee Humphrey and Alicia Witt, were awarded Jury Awards for best acting Sundance Film Festival, in Rafael Zelinsky's movie, Fun.

While shortly employed as an independent contractor at California Correctional Institutions, in Segregated Housing Units (SHU), studying the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, Gangaji, interviewing ex-convict, John Sherman about incorporating evolved teachings and inspired from consultations with the psychology staff at San Quentin State Prison, Dr Apramian was told and refused to falsify documents and illegally hold prisoners in the SHU indefinitely. The prison officials deemed her a threat and tried to intimidate her, by making allegations to her licensing board that Dr. Apramian engaged in dual relationships with prisoners in the SHU. A Dual relationship is an ambiguous term and includes acceptable, legal and ethical non-exploitive relationships. Read about positive dual relationshipsOfer Zur, Ph.D. (http://www.zurinstitute.com/dualconsensus.html). She consulted with Dr Offer Zur, Ph.D.; the nation's leader on psychologists and dual relationships. Dual relationships can be legal, ethical, beneficial and appropriate. PsychCrime lists her as being "convicted" because Dr Apramian felt it was NOT safe to defend nor address what they tried to make her do at that point in time. She was stalked and received threats. Apramian simply agreed to having "dual relationships" (letter writing), without defending the allegations, to preserve her and prisoners’ safety. She moved her attention to other prisons and gained knowledge and support. She became an advocate for disenfranchised prisoners. She wrote letters to our governor, assemblymen, congressmen for prison reform & challenged prisoners limited rights. She aligned with honest and disillusioned officials, prison support groups and lawyers that had previous success taking on officers. Dr Apramian sued a warden & officers. She challenged a good ole boy network, setting up fights and abusing state funds for financial compensation and placing bets on prisoner(s) for early retirement, falsifying records that would have devastating effects on prisoners' reputation with future officers, dishonest testimonies to bully and for profit, warden(s) having full knowledge but looking the other way, and ultimately holding prisoners indefinitely in the SHU causing PTSD, Prison Incarceration syndrome or SHU syndrome. Dr. Apramian endured and has been working on a book/film about this 11 yr journey.

Apramian moved on to help expose and research the eradication of FGM, spearheaded by LemonAid and the Amazonian Initiative Movement (AIM) in Sierra Leone as part of her global study on women’s evolving sexuality. Dr. Apramian weaves her experience as a holistic sex researcher and presentations with AASECT and SSSS (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2014 annual conferences) Her national women's study can be taken at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/enlightenedpilotsurvey. This will be a part of a much larger forthcoming story-in progress.