Education and Training

Internship

Pre-doctoral Internship - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Post-doctoral Fellowship - Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Undergraduate Degree

BS - Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Graduate Degree

PhD in Clinical Psychology - Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

Titles and Academic Titles

Pediatric Psychologist

Assistant Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2020

Jouriles, E., Krauss, A., Sargent, K., Grych, J., Cascardi, M., O’Leary, D.K., Murphy, C., & Rosenfield, D. (2020). College students’ feelings of campus connectedness, party safety behavior and intervening to prevent sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Psychology of Violence. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000284

2019

Yule, K., Murphy, C., & Grych, J. (2019). Adaptive functioning in high-risk preschoolers: Caregiver practices beyond parental warmth. Journal of Child and Family Studies. doi: 10.1007/ s10826-019-01660-w

Murphy, C. & Miller, V. (2019). Concurrent and longitudinal associations among parenting style, responsibility, and adherence in youth with cystic fibrosis. Children’s Health Care. doi: 10.1080/02739615.2019.1616295

2018

Caiozzo, C.N., Yule, K., & Grych, J. (2018). Caregiver behaviors associated with emotion regulation in high risk preschoolers. Journal of Family Psychology, 32, 565-574. doi.org/10.1037/fam0000425

Schiltz, H.K., McVey, A.J., Barrington, A., Haendel, A., Dolan, B., Willar, K., Pleiss, S., Karst, J.S., Vogt, E., Murphy, C., Gonring, K., Van Hecke, A. (2018). Behavioral inhibition and activation as a modifier process in autism spectrum disorder: Examination of self-reported BIS/BAS and alpha EEG asymmetry. Autism Research, 11, 1653-1666. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2016:

2017

Schiltz, H.K., McVey, A.J., Magnus, B., Dolan, B.K., Willar, K.S., Pleiss, S., Karst, J., Meyer Carson, A., Caiozzo, C., Vogt, E., & Van Hecke, A. (2017). Examining the links between challenging behaviors in youths with ASD and parental stress, mental health, and involvement: Applying an adaptation of the family stress model to families of youth with ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47, 1-12, doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3446-0

Schiltz, H., McVey, A., Haendel, A., Dolan, B., Willar, K., Pleiss, S., Karst, J., Carson, A., Caiozzo, C., Vogt, E., Yund, B., & Van Hecke, A. (2017). Changes in depressive symptoms among adolescents with ASD completing the PEERS® social skills intervention. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47(11), 1-10, doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3396-6

Jouriles, E., Sargent, K., Salis, K., Caiozzo, C., Rosenfield, D., Cascardi, M., Grych, J., O’Leary, D., & McDonald, R. (2017). TakeCARE, a video to promote bystander behavior on college campuses: Replication and extension. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/0886260517718189

McVey, A., Schiltz, H., Haendel, A., Dolan, B., Willar, K., Pleiss, S., Karst, J., Carson, A., Caiozzo, C., Vogt, E., & Van Hecke, A. (2017). Brief Report: Does gender matter in intervention for ASD?: Examining the impact of the PEERS® social skills intervention on social behavior among females with ASD. Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 47, 2282-2289. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3121-5

2016

Caiozzo, C., Houston, J., & Grych, J. (2016). Predicting aggression in late adolescent romantic relationships: A short-term longitudinal study. Journal of Adolescence, 53, 237-248. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.10.012

McVey, A.J., Dolan, B., Willar, K.S., Pleiss, S., Karst, J., Casnar, C.L., Caiozzo, C., Vogt, E., Gordon, N.S., & Vaughan Van Hecke, A. (2016). A replication and extension of the PEERS® for Young Adults social skills intervention: Examining effects on social skills and social anxiety in young adults with autism spectrum disorder. Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46, 3739-3754. doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2911-5

Jouriles, E. N., McDonald, R., Rosenfield, D., Levy, N. Sargent, K. S., Caiozzo, C., & Grych, J. H. (2016). TakeCARE, a video bystander program to help prevent sexual violence on college campuses: Results of two randomized controlled trials. Psychology of Violence, 6, 410-420. doi: 10.1037/vio0000016

2015

Merrill, L., Mittal, L., Nicoloro, J., Caiozzo, C., Maciejewski, P. & Miller, L.J. (2015). Screening for bipolar disorder during pregnancy. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 18 579-583. doi:10.1007/s00737-015-0527-y

Posters and Presentations

2021

Murphy, C., Rohan, J. (2021, April) Management of Early Childhood Development in the Context of Pediatric Cancer. Poster to be presented at the virtual Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Convention

2019

Murphy, C., Alderfer, M.A., Wetherington Donewar, C., Ewing, J., Katz, E., Muriel, A., Rohan, J. (2019, April). Examination of Psychosocial Outcomes across Race, Ethnicity, and Income for Pediatric Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and their Parents. Poster presented at the Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA.

Yule, K., Murphy, C., Grych, J. (2019, March). Preschoolers’ Socioemotional Adjustment: The Role of Emotion Coaching and Emotion Regulation. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

2018

McVey, A. J., Schiltz, H. K., Dolan, B. K., Pleiss, S. S., Willar, K. S., Karst, J. S., Carson, A. M., Murphy, C., Van Hecke, A. V. (2018, November). The durability of improvements in social behavior and social anxiety among youth with autism receiving a social skills treatment. Poster to be presented at the 52nd annual convention for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Washington, DC.

McVey, A. J., Schiltz, H. K., Dolan, B. K., Pleiss, S. S., Willar, K. S., Karst, J. S., Carson, A. M., Murphy, C., Van Hecke, A. V. (2018, November). The durability of improvements in social behavior and social anxiety among youth with autism receiving a social skills treatment. Poster submitted to the 52nd annual convention for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Washington, DC.

McVey, A. J., Schiltz, H., Haendel, A., Dolan, B., Willar, K., Carson, A., Mata-Greve, F., Caiozzo, C., Van Hecke, A. V. (2018, May). Examining the influence of age on social skills intervention outcomes: Does age moderate social improvements in ASD? In A. Gerber (Chair), Psychosocial and demographic moderators of intervention outcomes for youth and young adults with ASD. Symposium to be presented at the 17th annual meeting of the International Society for

Autism Research (INSAR), Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Caiozzo, C., & Miller, V.A. (2018, April) Examining the role of children’s self-efficacy in the relationship between parenting and adherence in type 1 diabetes. Poster presented at the Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.

Invited Lectures

2019

Murphy, C. (2019). “Managing Pediatric Chronic Pain.” Presentation provided to Primary Care Supervision group at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Richmond, VA.

2018

Murphy, C. (2018). “Oral and Poster Presentations” Presentation given to the Leadership in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Seminar at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

Awards and Honors

2019, Massey Cancer Prevention Center Travel Award
2018, Leadership in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Travel Award
2018, Society for Pediatric Psychology Student Travel Award
2018, Exemplary Research, The Diabetes Special Interest Group
2018, Exemplary Methods/Statistics Award, The Pediatric Research/Innovative Statistical Methodology (PRISM) Special Interest Group
2013-2018, Marquette University Graduate Student Research Travel Award
2010, Graduated magna cum laude, with Distinction in Research in Social Science
2009-2010, Cornell University Agriculture and Life Sciences Honor Society
2008-2009, Cornell University Dean’s List of Academic Excellence

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2015-present, Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, Ad-hoc reviewer
2015-present, Development and Psychopathology, Ad-hoc reviewer
2015-present, The Journal of Early Adolescence, Ad-hoc reviewer
2015-present, Developmental Psychology, Ad-hoc reviewer
2015-present, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, Ad-hoc reviewer
2015-present, Journal of Adolescence, Ad-hoc reviewer

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2016-present, Society for Pediatric Psychology
2012-present, American Psychological Association