Pre-doctoral Intern in Pediatric Psychology - Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Post-doctoral Fellow in Pediatric Psychology; Emphases in Cardiology, Hematology/Oncology - Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
BA in Neuroscience & Creative Writing - Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
MSc in Health Psychology - University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA
MA in Clinical Psychology, Child/Family Subspecialty - Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
PhD in Clinical Psychology, Child/Family Subspecialty - Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
Psychologist
Driscoll, C. F. B. & Holmbeck, G. N. (2023). Self-management in youth with spina bifida: Associations with parent factors in the context of a summer camp intervention. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 48(1), 51-66. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsac058.
Demianczyk, A. C., Driscoll, C. F. B., Karpyn, A., Shillingford, A., Kazak, A. E., & Sood, E. (2021). Coping strategies used by mothers and fathers following diagnosis of congenital heart disease. Child: Care, Health, & Development, 48(1), 129-138.. doi: 10.1111/cch.12913
Kritikos, T. K., Driscoll, C. F. B., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2021). Discrepancies in parent perceptions of child vulnerability in youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46(4), 392-403. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa115.
Stiles-Shields, C., Anderson, L., Driscoll, C. F. B., Ohanian, D. M., Starnes, M., Stern, A., Yunez, J., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2020). Technology usage and barriers to the use of behavioral intervention technologies in adolescents and young adults with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 13(4), 675-683.
Driscoll, C. F. B., Ohanian, D. M., Ridosh, M. M., Stern, A., Wartman, E. C., Starnes, M., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2020). Pathways by which maternal factors are associated with youth spina bifida-related responsibility. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45(6), 610-621. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa020.
Winning, A. M., Stiles-Shields, C., Driscoll, C. F. B., Ohanian, D. M., Crowe, A. N., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2020). Development of an observational parental scaffolding measure for youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45(6), 695-706.
Stern, A., Winning, A.M., Ohanian, D.M., Driscoll, C.F.B., Starnes, M., Glownia, K., & Holmbeck, G.H. (2020). Longitudinal associations between neuropsychological functioning and medical responsibility in youth with spina bifida: The moderational role of parenting behaviors. Child Neuropsychology, 26(8), 1026-1046. doi: 10.1080/09297049.1751098.
Driscoll, C. F. B., Murray, C. B., Holbein, C. E., Stiles-Shields, C., Cuevas, G., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2019). Camp-based psychosocial intervention dosage and changes in independence in young people with spina bifida. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 61(12), 1392-1399. doi:10.1111/dmcn.14250. Author-provided video commentary on this article can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caxzziwo9Fw
Stiles-Shields, C., Driscoll, C. F. B., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2019). Friendship quality over time in children and adolescents with spina bifida compared to their peers. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 44(5), 601-610. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsy111.
Stiles-Shields, C., Crowe, A. N., Driscoll, C. F. B., Ohanian, D. M., Stern, A., Wartman, E., Winning, A. M., Wafford, Q. E., Lattie, E. G., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2019). A systematic review of behavioral intervention technologies for youth with chronic health conditions and physical and intellectual disabilities: Implications for adolescents and young adults with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 44(3), 349-362. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsy097
Ohanian, D., Stiles-Shields, C., Afzal, K. I., Driscoll, C. F. B., Papadakis, J. L., Starnes, M., & Holmbeck, G. (2018). Cultural considerations for autonomy and medical adherence in a young Palestinian-American Muslim female with spina bifida: A longitudinal case study in a research context. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 6(4), 386-397.
Driscoll, C. F. B., Buscemi, J., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2018). Parental distress and stress in association with health-related quality of life in youth with spina bifida: A longitudinal study. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 39(9), 744-753.
Faulconbridge, L. F., Driscoll, C. F. B., Hopkins, C. M., Bailer Benforado, B., Bishop-Gilyard, C. T., Carvajal, R., Berkowitz, R. I., DeRubeis, R., & Wadden, T. A. (2018). Combined treatment for obesity and depression: A pilot study. Obesity, 26(7), 1144-1152. doi: 10.1002/oby22209.
Stern, A., Driscoll, C. F. B., Ohanian, D., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2018). A longitudinal study of depressive symptoms, neuropsychological functioning, and medical responsibility in youth with spina bifida: Examining direct and mediating pathways. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 43(8), 895-905.
Driscoll, C. F. B., Stern, A., Ohanian, D., Fernandes, N., Crowe, A. N., Ahmed, S. S., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2018). Parental perceptions of child vulnerability in families of youth with spina bifida: The role of parental distress and parenting stress. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 43(5), 513-524.
Holbein, C. E., Zebracki, K., Bechtel, C. F., Papadakis, J. L., Bruno, E. F., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2016). Milestone achievement in emerging adulthood: a longitudinal investigation of parental expectations in a sample of young people with spina bifida. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 59(3), 311-316.
Lennon, J. M., Murray, C. B., Bechtel, C. F., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2015). Resilience and disruption in observed family interactions in youth with and without spina bifida: An eight year, five wave longitudinal study. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 40(9), 943-955.
Faulconbridge, L. F., & Bechtel, C. F. (2014). Depression and disordered eating in the obese person. Current Obesity Reports, 3(1), 127-136.
Waldron, E. A., Janke, E. A., Bechtel, C. F., Ramirez, M., & Cohen, A. A. (2012). A systematic review of psychosocial interventions to improve cancer caregiver quality of life. Psycho-Oncology, 22(6), 1200-1207.
Stern, A., Amaral, S., Driscoll, C. F. B., Psihogios, A. M., Stiles-Shields, C., Zebracki, K., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2020). Spina bifida. In A. C. Modi & K. A. Driscoll (Eds.), Adherence and self-management in pediatric populations. (pp.235-261). San Diego, CA: Elsevier.
Stern, A., Amaral, S., Driscoll, C. F. B., Psihogios, A. M., Stiles-Shields, C., Zebracki, K., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2020). Spina bifida. In A. C. Modi & K. A. Driscoll (Eds.), Adherence and self-management in pediatric populations. (pp.235-261). San Diego, CA: Elsevier.
Holmbeck, G. N., Zebracki, K., Papadakis, J. L., & Driscoll, C. F. B. (2017). Spina bifida. In M. C. Roberts & R. G. Steele (Eds.) Handbook of Pediatric Psychology (5th ed.; pp 312-322). New York: Guilford.
2021, National Register of Health Service Psychologists Associate Credentialing Scholarship
2020, Illinois Spina Bifida Association Research Award – First Honorable Mention
2019, Student Poster Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology
2019, Illinois Spina Bifida Association Research Award – Second Honorable Mention
2018, APA Scholar Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology
2015-2019, Graduate Travel Award, Loyola University Chicago
2017-2019, Kobler Travel Award, Loyola University Chicago: Department of Clinical Psychology
2017, Graduate Student Travel Award, Loyola University Chicago: Department of Psychology
2016, Student Poster Award, Society of Pediatric Psychology
2014-2019, Graduate Research Assistantship, Loyola University Chicago
2014-2019, Merit-based Tuition Scholarship, Loyola University Chicago
2013, The Gary D. Foster Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Service, Initiative, and Teamwork as a Research Coordinator, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Center for Weight and Eating Disorders
2010-2011, Gelb Merit-Based Scholarship, University of the Sciences
2009-2010, Black Pyramid Senior Honor Society, Franklin & Marshall College
2009, Hackman Summer Research Grant, Franklin & Marshall College
2008-2010, Junto Honor Society, Franklin & Marshall College
2006-2010, Dean’s & Honor’s List, Franklin & Marshall College
2018-present, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
2018-present, Western Journal of Nursing Research
2018-present, Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
2018-present, Society of Pediatric Psychology
- 2021-2023, Founding Member and Outreach Subcommittee Chair
- 2021-present, Caregiver Wellbeing Special Interest Group