Izabela Milaniak, PhD

Locations: Center for Advanced Behavioral Healthcare
Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)
Psychology - Nemours Children’s Hospital, Wilmington, DE
Psychology - Nemours Children’s Hospital, Wilmington, DE
BA in Psychology - The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
PhD in Clinical Psychology - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
MA in Clinical Psychology - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Psychologist
Williamson, A. A., Milaniak, I., Watson, B., Cicalese, O., Fiks, A. G., Power, T. J., Barg, F. K., Beidas, R. S., Mindell, J. A., & Rendle, K. A. (2020). Early childhood behavioral sleep intervention in urban primary care: Perspectives from caregiver and clinician stakeholders. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45(8), 933-945.
Milaniak, I. & Jaffee, S.R. (2019). Childhood socioeconomic status and chronic inflammation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 78, 161-176.
Segerstrom, S. C. (2019). What’s the meaning of this? Childhood socioeconomic status, inflammation, and meta-analysis. Editorial in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
Milaniak, I., Cecil, C.A.M., Relton, C., Guant, T., McCardle, W., Barker, E.D. & Jaffee, S.R. (2017). Oxytocin Receptor gene (OXTR) DNA methylation and resilience to prenatal environmental risk. Developmental Psychopathology, 29(5), 1663-1674.
Feiring, C., Milaniak, I., Simon, V. A., & Clisura, L. (2017). Gender and negative emotion during narratives about romantic conflict: Links to conflict strategies. Journal of Relationships Research, 8, e7.
Milaniak, I.,* Watson, B.,* Jaffee, S.R. (2015). Gene-environment interplay and substance use: A review of recent findings. Current Addiction Reports, 4(2), 1-8.
Milaniak, I., & Widom, C.S. (2015). Does child maltreatment increase risk for perpetrating multiple types of violence? Psychology of Violence, 5(3), 246-255.
Carroll, I., LePage, A., Senior, C., Radcliff, Z., Milaniak, I., Flatley, C., Donati, M., Lewis, A., Cutuli, J., Hughes-Reid, C., & Hatchimonji, D. (2022, August 4-6). Racial/ethnic congruence: Pediatric integrated primary care and Black/African American families. [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Senior, C., Carroll, I., LePage, A., Hughes-Reid, C., Cutuli, J. J., Lewis, A., Flatley, C., Milaniak, I., & Hatchimonji, D. (2022, April). Examining access and engagement of Spanish-speaking families in pediatric integrated primary care [Poster presentation]. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, United States.
Milaniak, I. (July 2021). Using Chart Review for Quality Improvement Projects in Primary Care. Current. Lecture for Department of Integrated Behavioral Health at Nemours Children’s Hospital.
Milaniak, I. (June 2021). Current Trends and Experience in the Clinical Job Market. Lecture for psychology pre-doctoral psychology interns at Nemours Children’s Hospital.
Milaniak, I. (May 2021). Is there BetterHelp? Ethical Implications of Therapy Apps. Lecture for psychology postdoctoral fellows at Nemours Children’s Hospital.
Milaniak, I. (July 2020). Quality Improvement Possibilities in Adolescent Medicine: Screening for Suicidal Risk. Lecture for psychology interns at Nemours Children’s Hospital.
2020, Diane J. Willis Award for Outstanding Article in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology
2018, Pennsylvania Psychological Foundation’s Student Education Award; Matthew Small Education Award
2018, Polish and Slavic Federal Credit Union; Graduate Student Award
2016, Pulaski Scholarship for Advanced Studies Program
2015, Kosciuszko Foundation Graduate Scholarship
2012, Psychology Departmental Honors
2012, The College of New Jersey Honors Program
2011, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
2011, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2010, Psi Chi Honor Society
2010, Polish and Slavic Federal Credit Union; Undergraduate Award
2008, Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar Award
Aggression and Violent Behavior
Scientific Reports
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
Family Partners Program, Co-Clinical Director
American Psychological Association (APA)
Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Division 53 of APA
Association of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (ABCT)