Colleen F. Bechtel Driscoll, PhD
About Colleen F. Bechtel Driscoll, PhD
Titles
Psychologist
Awards and Honors
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
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2018-present, Society of Pediatric Psychology
- 2021-2023, Founding Member and Outreach Subcommittee Chair
- 2021-present, Caregiver Wellbeing Special Interest Group
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
Ad Hoc Reviewer
2018-present, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
2018-present, Western Journal of Nursing Research
2018-present, Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BA in Neuroscience & Creative Writing - Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Graduate Degree
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
Internship
Pre-doctoral Intern in Pediatric Psychology - Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Fellowship
Post-doctoral Fellow in Pediatric Psychology; Emphases in Cardiology, Hematology/Oncology - Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Publications
Publications
2023
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.
2021
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.
2020
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.
2019
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
2018
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.
2016
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.
2015
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.
2014
Faulconbridge, L. F., & Bechtel, C. F. (2014). Depression and disordered eating in the obese person. Current Obesity Reports, 3(1), 127-136.
2012
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.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2020
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.
2018
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.
2017
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.