Gayle Chesley, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Psychologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Section Co-Chief, Pediatric Psychology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
354 Children's Seashore House
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
354 Children's Seashore House
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2674267388
Education:
BS
University of Illinois, 1999.
MA
The University of Southern Mississippi, 2002.
PhD
The University of Southern Mississippi, 2004.
Permanent linkBS
University of Illinois, 1999.
MA
The University of Southern Mississippi, 2002.
PhD
The University of Southern Mississippi, 2004.
Description of Clinical Expertise
I have expertise in pediatric psychology, specializing in rehabilitation and inpatient consultation-liaison psychology.Selected Publications
Jeannette M. Iskander, Jason Kreuzman, Meagan Watson, Gayle Chesley, Karen Zeribi, Amanda Hopper, Tamara Powell, Laura Simon, Aaron D. Fobian: Provider Perspectives of Barriers to Delivering Care for Pediatric Functional Neurological Disorder: A Thematic Analysis. Pediatric Neurology 165: 68-73, 2025.Gayle Chesley and Debra Lefkowitz: Building Bridges: A Pilot to Boost Engagement Among Pediatric Psychologists. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2025.
Iskander, Jeannette; Kreuzman, Jason; Zeribi, Karen; Hopper, Amanda; Fobian, Aaron; Simon, Laura and Chesley, Gayle; and Watson, Meagan : Provider Perspectives of Barriers to Care for Pediatric Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder: A Thematic Analysis. Poster presented at the 5th International Talk on Functional Neurologic Disorder. Verona, Italy. June 2024.
Richa Aggarwal Dutta, Leela Morrow, Debra Lefkowitz, and Gayle Chesley : Improving DEI Recruitment Efforts in Academic Medicine: Highlighting the Process, Barriers, and Ongoing Efforts within an Institution. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference April 2024.
Ana-Sophia Ross, PhD; Laura Haley Simon, MD; Gayle Chesley, PhD; Kate Berghuis, PhD; Whitney Guerry, PhD: FNSD Care Continuum and Disposition Determination at an Academic Medical Center: A Case Series Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference April 2024.
Watson, Meagan; Kreuzman, Jason; Zeribi, Karen; Iskander, Jeannette; Hopper, Amanda; Simon, Laura; Chesley, Gayle; and Fobian, Aaron: The Current State of Pediatric Functional Neurological Disorder Treatment in the United States. Pediatric Neurology. Elsevier, 2024 Notes: In Press.
Wade SL, Walsh K, Slomine B, Davis K, Heard C, Maggard B, Sutcliffe M, VanTubergen M, McNally K, Deidrick K, Kirkwood M, Lantagne A, Ashman S, Scratch S, Chesley G, Kerner B, Johnson A, Cirincione L and Austin C: Widespread Clinical Implementation of the Teen Online Problem-Solving Program: Progress, Barriers, and Lessons Learned. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Science 3, February 2023.
Chesley, G. & Robins, P.: Impact of Hospitalization and Acute Medical Care on Children and Families. Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics (5th ed.). Feldman, Elias, Blum, Jimenez, and Stancin (eds.). Elsevier, Page: 615-620, 2023.
Chesley, G., Gillett, D, Wagner, W: Verbal and nonverbal metaphor with children counseling. Journal of Counseling and Development 84(4): 399-411, 2008.
Chesley, G. & Wagner, W.: Adults’ attitudes towards multiracial children. Journal of Black Psychology 29(4): 463-480, 2003.