Colette Gramszlo
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Pediatric Psychologist, Pediatric Health and Behavior Program, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Clinical Director, Pediatric Health and Behavior Program, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA (Cognitive Science, Psychology)
Johns Hopkins University, 2013.
MS (Clinical Psychology)
University of Louisville, 2016.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
University of Louisville, 2019.
MA (Urban Bioethics)
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 2022.
BA (Cognitive Science, Psychology)
Johns Hopkins University, 2013.
MS (Clinical Psychology)
University of Louisville, 2016.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
University of Louisville, 2019.
MA (Urban Bioethics)
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 2022.
Post-Graduate Training
Predoctoral Intern, Pediatric Psychology , Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, 2018-2019.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Psychology, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, 2019-2020.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nemours Cardiac Center, Wilmington, DE , 2020-2022.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 2020-2022.
Permanent linkPredoctoral Intern, Pediatric Psychology , Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, 2018-2019.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Pediatric Psychology, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, 2019-2020.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nemours Cardiac Center, Wilmington, DE , 2020-2022.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, 2020-2022.
Selected Publications
Jong, K., & Gramszlo, C.: Improving Pediatric Psychology Services in a Multidisciplinary Severe Asthma Clinic: Feedback from a Youth Advisory Council, Providers, and Caregivers. Poster Presentation at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA April 2024.Jennifer L. Butcher, Laurel Bear, Cheryl L. Brosig Soto, Colette Gramszlo, Erica Sood, and Samantha Butler: Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. APA Handbook of Pediatric Psychology, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, and Developmental Science 2024.
Emily Marshall BS, Colette Gramszlo, PhD, Alejandra Perez Ramirez, MPH, Katherine Braley, MD, Samantha C. Butler, PhD, Jo Ann Davis, CPNP-AC, Allison A. Divanovic, MD, Lindsay A. Edwards, MD, Nadine Kasparian, PhD, Sarah Kelly, PsyD, Cynthia M. Ortinau, MD, Amanda J. Shillingford, MD, Anne E. Kazak, PhD, ABPP, Erica Sood, PhD : Interpersonal Relationships after a Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease: Social Stressors and Supports. Poster Presentation at the 8th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery August 2023.
Alioto, A., David, J.G., Gramszlo, C.: Feasibility of a brief biofeedback protocol to train self-regulation in pediatric patients. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology April 2023.
Gramszlo, C., Girgis, H., Hill, D., & Walter, J. K.: Parent communication with care teams and preparation for family meetings in the paediatric cardiac ICU: a qualitative study. Cardiology in the Young 2023.
Nigam P., Gramszlo C., Srivastava S., Sood E.: Experiences of Fetal Care, Social Support, and Emotional Functioning During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Women Carrying a Fetus with Congenital Heart Disease. Cardiology in the Young 2023.
Gramszlo C, Karpyn A, Christofferson J, McWhorter LG, Demianczyk AC, Neely T, Zyblewski S, Shillingford A, Kazak AE, Sood E.: Meeting Parents' Needs for Education and Preparation following Congenital Heart Disease Diagnosis: Recommendations from a Crowdsourced Study. Am J Perinatol Sep 2022.
Sood E, Gramszlo C, Perez Ramirez A, Braley K, Butler SC, Davis JA, Divanovic AA, Edwards LA, Kasparian N, Kelly SL, Neely T, Ortinau CM, Riegel E, Shillingford AJ, Kazak AE.: Partnering With Stakeholders to Inform the Co-Design of a Psychosocial Intervention for Prenatally Diagnosed Congenital Heart Disease. J Patient Exp 9: 23743735221092488, Apr 2022.
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.
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.