Kevin G. Lynch, PhD

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Associate Professor of Biostatistics in Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry

Contact information
3535 Market Street, #5099
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-7707
Education:
B.Sc. (Mathematics)
University College, Galway, Ireland , 1988.
M.Sc. (Mathematics and Statistics)
University College, Galway, Ireland , 1989.
M.A. (Statistics)
Yale University , 1990.
Ph.D (Statistics)
Yale University , 1997.
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Description of Research Expertise

biostatistics

Selected Publications

Pham C, Lynch KG, McKay, J, and Ertefaie A: Sensitivity analysis for constructing optimal regimes in the presence of treatment non-compliance. Electronic J Statistics 19: 2005-2120, 2025.

Becker-Haimes E, Mandell DS, Kuo P, Lynch KG, Brady M, Young S, and Creed T: BEhavioral Nudges to Enhance Fidelity in Telehealth Sessions (BENEFITS): Protocol for developing and pilot testing a telehealth tool to improve CBT implementation JMIR Research Protocols 14: e76035, 2025.

Vest BM, Wray LO, Hull LE, Lynch KG, Chapman SR, Thase ME, Ramsey C, Simonetti J, Oslin DW : The perceived value of pharmacogenetic testing in the treatment of depression: Mixed methods results from the PRIME Care Study. Psychiatric Services. (eds.). 76(6): 589-597, 2025.

Sheline YI, Thase M, Hembree E, Balderston N, Nichie F, Batzdorf A, Makhoul W, and Lynch KG : Neuroimaging Changes in Major Depression with Brief Computer-Assisted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Compared to Waitlist. Molecular Psychiatry 30: 3579–3587, 2025.

Brown LA, Lynch KG, Gehrman P, Farabaugh D, and Mayinja L., and , Bredemeier K: Suicidal ideation, cognitive control and sleep in Veterans in a residential treatment facility: A pilot study. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 55(2): e70011, 2025.

Kranzler HR, Stone A, Schichman S, Griffin LM, Pfeifer J, Lynch KG, and Oslin DW: Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and Interleukin 1- β RNA Levels as Predictors of Antidepressant Treatment Response in Major Depression. Psychopharmacology Bulletin 55(1): 8-25, 2025.

Teferi M, Patel M, Casalvera A, Lynch KG, Makhoul W, Deng Z-D, Oathes DJ, Sheline Y, and Balderston NL: Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation to the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex May Increase Potentiated Startle in Healthy Individuals Neuropsychopharmacology. Neuropsychopharmacology 49: 1619-1629, 2024.

Nitchie F, Casalvera A, Teferi M, Patel M, Lynch KG, Makhoul W, Sheline Y, and Balderston NL: The maintenance of complex visual scenes in working memory may require activation of working memory manipulation circuits in the dlPFC: a preliminary report. Mental Health Science 2(3): e61, 2024.

Sheline YI, Makhoul W, Batzdorf A, Nitchie F, Lynch KG, Cash R, and Balderston NL: Accelerated Intermittent Theta-Burst Stimulation and Treatment-Refractory Bipolar Depression. A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry 81(9): 936-941, 2024.

Casalvera A, Goodwin M, Lynch KG, Teferi M, Patel M, Grillon C, Ernst M, and Balderston NL : Threat of shock increases distractor susceptibility during the short-term maintenance of visual information. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 19(1): nsae036, 2024.

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Last updated: 10/27/2025
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