Abby Demianczyk, PhD

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Abby Demianczyk, PhD, is a psychologist in the Cardiac Center and the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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

Education and Training

Internship

Child Clinical/Pediatric Psychology - Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA

Fellowship

Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Psychology - Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington DE

Undergraduate Degree

BA in Psychology - Arcadia University, Glenside PA

Graduate Degree

PhD in Clinical Psychology - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

MA in Clinical Psychology - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Titles and Academic Titles

Psychologist

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

Demianczyk, A. C., Jenkins, A. L., Henson, J. M., & Conner, B. T. (2014). Psychometric evaluation of BIS/BAS in a diverse sample of undergraduates. Journal of Personality Assessment, 96(5), 485-494.

Books

Chapters

Hampton, A. S., Seelbach, A. C., Morrison, A. S., Conner, B. T., Urada, D., & Longshore, D. (2010). The role of motivation in drug treatment completion. In Criminal Justice Treatment Study (pp. 53-63). Los Angeles, CA, US: UCLA.

Posters and Presentations

2016

Demianczyk, A. C., Noeder, M., Ryan, J., Sood, E. (2016, August) Psychosocial Risk Factors Associated with Delayed Cardiac Care for Children with Congenital Heart Disease. Poster submitted to the 2016 Convention of the American Psychological Association. 

2014

Demianczyk, A. C., Gadow, K. D., & Drabick, D.A. (2014, April). Impact of Perinatal HIV infection and Family Environment on Impairment among Youth. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, San Diego, California.

Demianczyk, A. C., & Drabick, D.A. (2014, November). Psychological Outcomes Associated with the Experience of Microaggressions. Poster presented at the 48th Annual Convention of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Awards and Honors

2016, APA Convention Student Poster Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology

2012, Faculty Commendation of Excellence, Temple University

2012, College of Liberal Arts Travel Award, Temple University

2011, Early Career Travel Award, National Institute of Drug Abuse/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

2011, College of Liberal Arts Travel Award, Temple University

2010, Faculty Commendation of Excellence, Temple University

2010, College of Liberal Arts Travel Award, Temple University

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2017, Reviewer, SPP Annual Conference Student Poster Award

2016, Reviewer, APA 2016 Convention submissions to Division 54

2015, Ad-hoc Reviewer, Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology

Academic and Institutional Committees

2017 – present, CHOP Cardiac Center Psychosocial Committee

2016 – present, National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

National

2016 – present, Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcomes Collaborative (CNOC)

2014 – present, Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP; APA Division 54)

2014 – present, Pennsylvania Psychological Association (PDA)

2009 – present, American Psychological Association (APA)

Academic and Institutional Committees

2017 – present, CHOP Cardiac Center Psychosocial Committee

2016 – present, National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative

2015 – present, Society of Pediatric Psychology Cardiology Special Interest Group