John D. Herrington, PhD

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John D. Herrington, PhD, is a Psychologist in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Internship

Internship in Clinical Psychology - Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

Fellowship

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Undergraduate Degree

BA - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Graduate Degree

PhD in Clinical Psychology - University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign, IL

MPhil in Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, MA

Titles and Academic Titles

Clinical Psychologist

Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2016

Edgar, James C., Fisk IV, Charles L., Liu, S., Pandey, J., Herrington, J.D., Schultz, R.T., & Roberts, P.L.: Translating adult electrophysiology findings to younger patient populations: difficulty measuring 40 Hz auditory steady-state responses in typically developing children and children with autism spectrum disorder. Dev Neurosci. 2016;38(1):1-14. Epub 2016 Jan 6.

2015

Pugliese, C.E., Kenworthy, L., Hus Bal, V., Wallace, G.L., Yerys, B. E., Maddox, B. B., White, S. W., Popal, H., Armour, A. C., Miller, J., Herrington, J. D., Schultz, R. T., Martin, A., Anthony, L.: Replication and Comparison of the Newly Proposed ADOS-2, Module 4 Algorithm in ASD without ID: A Multi-site Study. J Autism Dev Disord. 2015 Dec;45(12):3919-31.

Kerns, C.M., Maddox, B.B., Kendall, P.C., Rump, K., Berry, L., Schultz, R.T., Souders, M.C., Bennett, A., Herrington, J., Miller, J.: Brief measures of anxiety in non-treatment-seeking youth with autism spectrum disorder. Autism. 2015 Nov;19(8):969-79. Epub 2015 Jan 29.

Chevallier, C., Parish-Morris, J., McVey, A., Rump, K., Sasson, N. J., Herrington, J. D., Schultz, R. T.: Measuring social attention and Motivation in Autism Spectrum Disorder using eye-tracking: Stimulus type matters. Autism Res. 2015 Oct;8(5):620-8. Epub 2015 Jun 10.

Herrington, J.D., Riley, M.E., Grupe, D.W., Schultz, R.T.: Successful facial recognition is associated with increased prefrontal cortex activation in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 45(4): 902-910, April 2015.

Edgar, J.C., Heikan,K., Chen,Y.-H., Herrington, J.D., Chow, V.Y., Lui, S., Bloy, L., Huang, M.-X., Pandey, J., Cannon, K.M., Qasmieh, S., Schultz, R.T., Roberts, T.P.L.: Resting-state alpha in autism spectrum disorder and alpha associations with thalamic volume. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 45(3), March 2015.

2014

Kerns, C.M., Kendall, P.C., Berry, L., Souders, M.C., Franklin, M.E., Schultz, R.T., Miller, J., Herrington, J.D.: Traditional and atypical presentations of anxiety in youth with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 44(11): 2851-2861, June 2014.

Gossen, A., Groppe, S.E., Winkler, L., Kohls, G., Herrington, J.D., Schultz, R.T., Gründer, G., Spreckelmeyer, K.N.: Neural evidence for an association between social proficiency and sensitivity to social reward. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 9(5): 661-670, May 2014.

Guy, L., Souders, M., Bradstreet, L., Delussey, C., Herrington, J.D: Brief report: Emotion regulation and respiratory sinus arrhythmia in autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 44(10): 2614-2620, April 2014.

Abstracts

2015

Pugliese C.E., Kenworthy, L., Wallace, G.L., Yerys, B.E., Maddox B.B., White, S.W., Popal, H., Armour, A.C., Miller, J., Herrington, J.D., Schultz, R.T., Martin, A., Anthony, L.G.: Replication of the newly proposed ADOS-2 Module 4 Algorithm in an independent sample. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL, USA 2015.

Latterner, L., Pandey, J., Wolf, J., Klaiman, C., Herrington, J.D., Schultz, R.T.: Firm Evidence for Facial Identity Recognition Deficits in ASD Using a Task with No Memory Component. Presented at the 14th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Salt Lake City, UT May 2015.

Herrington, J.D., Pandey, J., Rump, K., Worley, J., Kerns, C.M., Schultz, R.T., Miller, J.: Co-Occurring Anxiety Disorders Are Uniquely Associated with Decreased Amygdala Volume in ASD. Presented at the 14th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Salt Lake City, UT May 2015.

Bartley, G.K., Liu, H.S., Herrington, J.D., Yerys, B.E., Detre, J.A., Schultz, R.T.: Cerebral Blood Flow Biomarkers of Autism during a Passive Viewing Task. Presented at the 14th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Salt Lake City, UT May 2015.

2014

Yerys, B.E., Schultz, R.T., Antezana, L.D., Herrington, J.D. : Cognitive Control and Negative Affect: A Dimensional Approach to Self-Regulation in Autism and Other Childhood Psychopathologies and Developmental Disorders. Presented at the 13th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA May 2014.

Rump, K., Worley, J., McVey, A., Guy, L., Kerns, C.M., Dingfelder, H., Yerys, B.E., Franklin, M.E., Schultz, R.T., Herrington, J.D., Miller, J. : Anxiety, Distress, and Repetitive Behaviors in ASD, Anxiety Disorder, and Typical Development. Presented at the 13th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA May 2014.

McVey, A., Guy, L., DeLussey, C.M., Worley, J., Rump, K., Dingfelder, H., Chevallier, C., Kohls, G., Schultz, R.T., Miller, J., Herrington, J.D. : Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder Is Associated with Abnormal Prefrontal Cortex Activity. Presented at the 13th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA May 2014.

Kerns, C.M., Rosen, T., Herrington, J.D., Miller, J., Schultz, R.T., Connell, J.E.: The Role of Hypersensitivity in Anxiety and Specific Phobia in ASD. Presented at the 13th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA May 2014.

Kerns, C.M., Lerner, M.D., White, S.W., Kendall, P.C., Herrington, J.D., Miller, J., Franklin, M.E., Ollendick, T.H., Wood, J.J., Ginsberg, G., McLeod, B., Compton, S., Piacentini, J.: Is it anxiety and does it matter? Exploring the manifestations and costs of anxiety and other symptoms of distress in youth with ASD. Presented at the 13th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA May 2014.

Guy, L., Souders, M.C., DeLussey, C.M., Kerns, C.M., Herrington, J.D. : Comparison of RSA during a Relaxation Task Between ASD, Anxiety, & Controls. Presented at the 13th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA May 2014.

Edgar, J.C., Chen, Y., Herrington, J.D., Chow, V.Y., Bloy, L., Pandey, J., Schultz, R.T., Roberts, T.P.L. : Regionally Specific Resting-State Alpha Oscillatory Abnormalities Predict Clinical Impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Presented at the 13th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA May 2014.

Chevallier, C., Parish-Morris, J., Rump, K., Herrington, J.D., Schultz, R.T. : Measuring Contextualized Social Attention Using Eyetracking: A Promising Behavioral Biomarker of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Presented at the 13th Annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA May 2014.

Books

Chapters

Mazefsky, C.A., Herrington, J.D.: Autism and Anxiety: Etiologic Factors and Transdiagnostic Processes. Handbook of Autism and Anxiety. Davis III, T.E., White, S.W., Ollendick, T.H. (eds.). Springer, Page: 91-106, 2014.

South, M., Herrington, J.D., Patterson, S.J. : Neuroimaging in autism spectrum disorders  The Autisms: Molecules to Model Systems. Powell, C.M., Monteggia, L.M. (eds.). Oxford University Press, 2012.

Herrington, J.D., Schultz, R.T.: Neuroimaging of developmental disorders. Understanding Neuropsychiatric Disorders : Insights from Neuroimaging. Shenton, M., Turetsky, B. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Herrington, J.D., Koven, N.S., Heller, W., Miller, G.A., Nitschke, J.B.: Frontal asymmetry in emotion, personality, and psychopathology: Methodological issues in electrocortical and hemodynamic neuroimaging. The Neuropsychology of Mental Illness. Wood, S., Pantelis, C. (eds.). 2009.

Herrington, J.D., Sutton, B., Miller, G.A.: Data-file formats in neuroimaging: Background and tutorial. Handbook of Psychophysiology. Caccioppo, J., Tassinary, L., Berntson, G. (eds.). Page: 859-866, 2007.

Herrington, J.D., Koven, N.S., Miller, G.A., Heller, W.: Mapping the neural correlates of dimensions of personality, emotion and motivation. Biology of Personality and Individual Differences. Canli, T. (eds.). Page: 133-158, 2006.

Posters and Presentations

Herrington, JD. "Brain, Behavior, and Treatment: Understanding Anxiety in ASD," Autism Next Steps Symposium, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Awards and Honors

2010, Junior Investigator, National Science Foundation Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center

2005, Scheiderer Memorial Award for Outstanding Research or Scholarship by a Clinical Psychology Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

1997, Golden Key National Honor Society

1999, Rotary Foundation International Scholarship

1997, Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor|

1997, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

 

Editorial and Academic Positions

Ad-Hoc Reviewer

2015-Present, Journal of Neuroscience

2015-Present, Brain and Behavior

2015-Present, Cerebral Cortex

2015-Present, Human Brain Mapping

2014-Present, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

2013-Present, Brain and Cognition

2013-Present, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

2011-Present, Journal of Neuroscience

2011-Present, PLOS One

2011-Present, Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience

2008-Present, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

2010-Present, NeuroImage

2008-Present , Neuropsychologia

Academic and Institutional Committees

2008-Present, Scientific Review Committee, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Leadership and Memberships

International

2007-Present, Organization for Human Brain Mapping (Member)

2010-Present, Society for Neuroscience (Member)

2014-Present, International Society for Autism Research (Co-Chair, Panel on Brain Function)

National

2014-Present, National Institute of Health, Child Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities Study Section (Ad Hoc Panel Member)