Candace Killian-Farrell, PhD, LCSW

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Candace Killian-Farrell, PhD, LCSW, is a behavioral health consultant for the Healthy Minds/Healthy Kids Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of Expertise: Integrated primary care, Trauma and adversity, Stress and mental health, Anxiety, Parenting and behavioral disorders, Assessment and diagnosis, Quality improvement
Locations: Primary Care, Media; Primary Care, Springfield
Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Internship

Social Work - Community Counseling and Mediation, Brooklyn, NY
Social Work - Employee Assistance Program Consortium, New York, NY

Fellowship

Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Board Certification

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Undergraduate Degree

BA in Psychology - Clemson University, Clemson, SC

Graduate Degree

PhD in Social Work - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
MSW - Columbia University, New York, NY

Titles and Academic Titles

Behavioral Health Consultant, Healthy Minds/Healthy Kids Program

Assistant Training Director, Social Work Fellowship

Departments and Services

Research Interests

Pediatric integrated primary care
Developmental trauma
Stress and developmental mental health
Trauma and perinatal depression
Diagnostic and symptom conceptualization

Publications

Papers

2022

Corr, R., Glier, S., Bizzell, J., Pelletier-Baldelli, A., Campbell, A., Killian-Farrell, C., & Belger, A. : Triple Network Functional Connectivity During Acute Stress in Adolescents and the Influence of Polyvictimization. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. March 2022.

2021

Corr, R., Glier, S., Bizzell, J., Pelletier-Baldelli, A., Campbell, A., Killian-Farrell, C., & Belger, A. : Stress-related hippocampus activation mediates the association between polyvictimization and trait anxiety in adolescents. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience nsab129, December 2021.

Lombardi, B.M., Bledsoe, S.E., Killian-Farrell, C., Lanier, Paul.,& Skinner, A. C. : Child and adolescent polyvictimization and depressive symptoms in young adults. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 36(21-22), 2021.

2020

Killian-Farrell, C., Rizo, C. F., Lombardi, B., Meltzer-Brody, S., & Bledsoe, S. E. : Traumatic Experience, Polyvictimization, and Perinatal Depression in a Diverse Sample of Adolescent Mothers. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 35(23-24), 2020.

2018

Bledsoe, S. E., Wike, T., Killian-Farrell, C., Lombardi, B. M., Bellows, A., Sommer, A. R., & Sheely, A.: Feasibility of treating depression in pregnant adolescents using brief interpersonal psychotherapy. Social Work in Mental Health. 16(3): 252-65, 2018.

2017

Bledsoe, S. E., Rizo, C. F., Wike, T., Killian-Farrell, C., Wessel, J., Bellows, A., & Doernberg, A. : Pregnant adolescents' perceptions of depression and psychiatric services in the United States. Women and Birth. 30(5), 2017.

2016

O'Brien, J., White, K. &, Wu, Q., & Killian-Farrell, C. : Mental Health and Behavioral Outcomes of Sexual and Non-Sexual Abuse among Child Welfare-Involved Youth. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. 25(5): 483-503, 2016.

2014

Wike, T., Bledsoe, S. E., Manuel, J., Despard, M., Bellamy, J., & Killian-Farrell, C. : Evidence-based practice in social work: Opportunities and challenges for clinicians. Clinical Social Work. 42(2): 161-70, 2014.

2013

Bledsoe-Mansori, S. E., Bellamy, J. L., Wike, T., Grady, M., Dinata, E., Killian-Farrell, C. & Rosenberg, K.: Agency-university partnerships for evidence-based practice: A national survey of schools of social work. Social Work Research. 37(3): 179-93, 2013.

Meltzer-Brody, S., Bledsoe-Mansori, S. E., Pollard, N. P., Killian, C., Hamer, R., Jackson, C., Wessel, J., Thorp, J.: A prospective study of perinatal depression and trauma history in minority adolescents. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 208(3), 2013.

Awards and Honors

2016-2018, National Research Service Award (NRSA), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2015-2016, UNC Royster Society of Fellows - Jesse Ball DuPont Dissertation Fellowship, The Graduate School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2013-2014, APPLES Internship Curriculum Fellowship Grant, Carolina Center for Public Service, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2012, First Place Award, Social Sciences Division - University Research Day, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2011-2013, Jane H. Pfouts Research Grant, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2010-2014, Sam and Betsy Reeves Fellowship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2000, Summa Cum Laude, Clemson University

Editorial and Academic Positions

Academic and Institutional Committees

2021-present, Quality Improvement Rotation Director/Supervisor, Social Work Fellowship

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2010-present, Society for Social Work and Research