Izabela Milaniak, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Attending Psychologist, Anxiety Behaviors Clinic, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Lead CBT Clinic, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Training Team
Instructor, University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology, Graduate Studies, Clinical Psychology PhD Program
Training Director , CHOP, DCAPBS, Psychology Externship Training Program
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
4601 Market St.
Philadelphia, 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
4601 Market St.
Philadelphia, 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
milaniaki@chop.edu
milaniaki@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Psychology)
The College of New Jersey, 2012.
MA (Psychology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Permanent linkBA (Psychology)
The College of New Jersey, 2012.
MA (Psychology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2015.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2020.
Selected Publications
Izabela Milaniak, Molly Seltzer, Amanda Riisen, Stephanie Davidson, Yesenia Marroquin, Jennifer Dee, Tami Benton, Lara Dowd, Sara Barton, Angela Anderson: All About Anxiety: What Teens and Young Adults Should Know. CHOP Social Media Accounts May 2025.Katie McPherson, with interview from Izabela Milaniak: I Didn’t Expect Joey From Love is Blind To Give Us Legit OCD Representation, But Here We Are. Scary Mommy March 2025.
Milaniak, I., Davidson, S., Leewiwatanakul, B., & Benton, T. D.: The Impact of COVID on Adolescent Anxiety: Trends, Clinical Considerations, and Treatment Recommendations. Pediatric Clinics of North America 71(4), August 2024.
Davidson SM, Milaniak I, Arshad SH, Xanthopoulos M. : Day at the museum: An experiential bias intervention. Medical Education August 2024.
Senior CJ, Carroll I, Diaz-LePage A, Milaniak I, Zambrana K, Malkoff A, Marchante-Hoffman A, Hughes-Reid C, Hatchimonji D. : Family Language Preference, not Provider-Family Language Concordance, Predicts Integrated Psychology Treatment Engagement in a Spanish-English Bilingual Clinic. Journal of Developmental Pediatrics 45(3), May 2024.
Izabela Milaniak: 6 things mental health experts wish parents knew about raising kids with anxiety. Fortune Well April 2024 Notes: https://fortune.com/well/article/parenting-tips-raising-kids-anxiety/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic&utm_content=fortunewellanxietyarticle&utm_campaign=dcapbs.
Williamson, A. A., Milaniak, I., Watson, B., Cicalese, O., Fiks, A. G., Power, T. J., Barg, F. K., Beidas, R. S., Mindell, J. A., & Rendle, K. A.: Early childhood behavioral sleep intervention in urban primary care: Perspectives from caregiver and clinician stakeholders. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 45(8): 933-945, 2020.
Milaniak, I. & Jaffee, S.R.: Childhood socioeconomic status and chronic inflammation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 78: 161-176, May 2019.
Milaniak, I. & Jaffee, S.R.: Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Chronic Inflammation: A Meta-analysis. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. April 2018.
Feiring, C., Milaniak, I., Simon, V. A., & Clisura, L.: Gender and negative emotion during narratives about romantic conflict: Links to conflict strategies. Journal of Relationships Research 8: e7, May 2017 Notes: Online only. doi: 10.1017/jrr.2017.9.