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Colleen A. Maxwell, PhD

Colleen A. Maxwell, PhD

Colleen A. Maxwell, PhD

(She/Her)

Colleen A. Maxwell, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist with Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of expertise: Coping with medical diagnosis/treatment, Pediatric pain management, Anxiety, Obsessive compulsive disorder

Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, Main Building


215-590-7555

About Colleen A. Maxwell, PhD

Titles

Pediatric Psychologist

Awards and Honors

2022, Temple University Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant
2022, Temple University Faculty Commendation
2012-2015, Saint Louis University Presidential Scholarship
2012-2015, Saint Louis University Dean’s List

Leadership and Memberships

2023-present, APA Division 54, Society of Pediatric Psychology
2019-present, Society for Implementation Research Collaboration
2017-present, ABCT Dissemination and Implementation Science Special Interest Group
2016-present, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
2016-present, APA Division 53, Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2019, Journal of Adolescent Research, Ad-hoc reviewer

Education & training

Undergraduate Degree

BA in Psychology and Spanish - Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Graduate Degree

MA in Clinical Psychology - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
PhD, Clinical Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Internship

Pre-doctoral Internship - Clinical Child Psychology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Post-doctoral Fellowship - Center for Mental Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Team affiliations

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Publications

Publications

2023

Kendall P.C., Ney, J.S., Maxwell, C.A., Jakubovic, R.J., McKnight, D., Baker, S. (2023). Adapting CBT for youth anxiety: Flexibility, within fidelity, in different settings. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1067047. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1067047 

Kendall P.C., Maxwell, C.A., Jakubovic, R.J., Ney, J.S., McKnight, D., Baker, S. (2023). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for youth anxiety: How does it fit within community mental health? Current Psychiatry Reports, 25(1), 13-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-022-01403-7 

2022

Patel, Z.S., Philips, D., Casline, E., Aarons, G.A., Maxwell, C.A., Ginsburg, G.S., Ehrenreich-May, J., Jensen-Doss, A.  (2022). Who participates in effectiveness research? A comparison of effectiveness trial clinicians to national survey samples on attitudes towards evidence-based practice. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 49(5), 899-908. https://doi-org/10.1007/s10488-022-01202-5 

2021

Maxwell, C.A., Ehrhart, M.G., Williams, N.T., Moore, T.M., Kendall, P.C., & Beidas, R.S. (2021).  The organizational financial context of publicly-funded mental health clinics: Development and preliminary psychometric evaluation of the Agency Financial Status Scales. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 48, 780-792. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-021-01128-4

Crane, M. E., Phillips, K. E., Maxwell, C. A., Norris, L. A., Rifkin, L. S., Blank, J. M., Sorid, S. D., Read, K. L., Swan, A. J., Kendall, P. C., & Frank, H. E. (2021). A qualitative examination of a school-based implementation of computer-assisted cognitive-behavioral therapy for child anxiety. School Mental Health, 13(2), 347-361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-021-09424-y

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