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Colette Gramszlo, PhD

Colette Gramszlo, PhD

Colette Gramszlo, PhD

Colette Gramszlo, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.


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About Colette Gramszlo, PhD

Titles

Pediatric Psychologist

Awards and Honors

2021, Top Poster Winner, 10th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative
2021, Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative Featured Early Career Researcher
2020, Nemours Biomedical Research Fellowship Grant
2020, Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference Student Poster Award
2018, Stanley A. Murrell Scientist-Practitioner Award
2017, Preliminary Qualifying Examination: Distinguished Pass
2016, University of Louisville Excellence in Research Award
2014-2016, University of Louisville Research Fellowship

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2019-present, Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative
2015-present, American Psychological Association
 - 2015-present, Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
 - 2015-present, Society of Pediatric Psychology
 - 2020-present, Society of Pediatric Psychology, Cardiology Special Interest Group, Newsletter and Website Editor

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial Positions

2019-present, Mentored ad-hoc reviewer, Journal of the American Heart Association
2018-present, Mentored ad-hoc reviewer, Journal of Pediatric Psychology
2018-present, Mentored ad-hoc reviewer, Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology

Education & training

Undergraduate Degree

BA in Psychology and Cognitive Science - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Graduate Degree

PhD in Clinical Psychology - University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
MA in Urban Bioethics - Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
MS in Clinical Psychology - University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Internship

Predoctoral Intern, Pediatric Psychology - Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE

Fellowship

Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Psychology - Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Pincus Foundation Fellow, Pediatric Urban Health - Center for Urban Bioethics, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Nemours Cardiac Center, Wilmington, DE

Publications

Publications

2022

Gramszlo, C., Karpyn, A., Christofferson, J., McWhorter, L., Demianczyk, A., Neely, T., Zyblewski, S., Shillingford, A., Kazak, A., & Sood, E. (2022). Education and preparation needs of parents following congenital heart disease diagnosis. American Journal of Perinatology.

Sood, E., Gramszlo, C., Perez Ramirez, A., Braley, K., Butler, S. C., Davis, J. A., ... & Kazak, A. E. (2022). Partnering With Stakeholders to Inform the Co-Design of a Psychosocial Intervention for Prenatally Diagnosed Congenital Heart Disease. Journal of patient experience, 9, 23743735221092488.

2021

Hildenbrand, A.K., Amaro, C.M., Gramszlo, C., Alderfer, M.A., Levy, C., Ragsdale, L., Wohlheiter, K., & Marsac, M.L.: Psychologists in Pediatric Palliative Care: Clinical Care Models within the United States. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 9(3): 229-241, 2021.

2020

Gramszlo, C., Karpyn, A., Christofferson, J., McWhorter, L., Demianczyk, A., Lihn, S., Tanem, J., Zyblewski, S., Boyle, E., Kazak, A., & Sood, E.: Supporting parenting during infant hospitalization for congenital heart disease. Cardiology in the Young 30(10): 1422-1428, 2020.

Gramszlo, C., Karpyn, A., Demianczyk, A., Shillingford, A., Riegel, E., Kazak, A., & Sood, E. : Parent perspectives on family-based psychosocial interventions for congenital heart disease. Journal of Pediatrics 2016: 51-57, January 2020.

Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)

2021

Driscoll, C. F. B., Christofferson, J., McWhorter, L. G., Demianczyk, A. C., Brosig, C. L., Jackson, E. A., Gramszlo, C., Zyblewski, S., Kazak, A. E., & Sood, E.: Parent preferences for psychosocial support following diagnosis of congenital heart disease. Poster presentation at Cardiology 2021, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Virtual Format). February 2021.

Gramszlo, C., Kenowitz, J., Delaplane, E., Del Grippo, E., Scialla, M., Kazak, A., & Sood, E.: Psychosocial Risk Assessment to Identify Families of Children with Congenital Heart Disease at Risk for Non-Adherence to Medical and Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up Care. Poster presentation at the 10th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative (Virtual Format).  November 2021.

2020

Gramszlo, C., Karpyn, A., Christofferson, J., McWhorter, L., Demianczyk, A., Neely, T.,  Zyblewski, S., Shillingford, A., Kazak, A., & Sood, E. : Education and preparation needs of parents following congenital heart disease diagnosis. Poster presentation at the Cardiology 2020: 23rd Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease, Lake Buena Vista, FL. February 2020.

Gramszlo, C., Karpyn, A., Christofferson, J., McWhorter, L., Demianczyk, A., Kazak, A., & Sood, E. : Supporting parenting during infant hospitalization: Recommendations from a crowdsourced study.  Poster presentation at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Dallas, TX (Virtual Format).  March 2020.

Wohlheiter, K., & Gramszlo, C.: Implementing a developmental screening program for children under five diagnosed with cancer.  Poster presentation at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR.  March 2020.

Gramszlo, C., Kenowitz, J., Delaplane, E., Del Grippo, E., Kernizan, D., Scialla, M., Kazak, A., & Sood, E.: Psychosocial Risk Assessment for Families of Infants with Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease.  Poster presentation at the 9th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative (Virtual Format).  November 2020.

Sood E, Gramszlo C, Perez Ramirez A, Braley K, Butler SC, Davis J, Divanovic AA, Edwards LA, Kasparian N, Kelly S, Neely T, Ortinau CM, Riegel E, Shillingford AJ, Kazak AE.: Co-Production of a Family-Based Psychosocial Intervention for Prenatally Diagnosed CHD Using Crowdsourcing. Poster presentation for the 9th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative (Virtual Format). November 2020.

Lectures by Invitation

2020

"Integrating Psychology into the Interstage Clinic." Presented with Del Grippo, E. as part of the Family CaRes Webinar, National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative. Jan 2020.

Editorials, Reviews, Chapters

2018

Woodruff-Borden, J., Lee, A. & Gramszlo, C.: Anxiety disorders. Adult psychopathology and diagnosis (8th ed.). D. C. Beidel & B.C. Frueh (eds.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2018.

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