Gwendolyn M Lawson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Roberts Building, 8291
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2716 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2716 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Education:
B.A. (Human Biology)
Stanford University, 2009.
M.A. (Psychology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Ph.D. (Psychology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
Permanent linkB.A. (Human Biology)
Stanford University, 2009.
M.A. (Psychology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2012.
Ph.D. (Psychology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2017.
Description of Clinical Expertise
I am a licensed clinical psychologist, with clinical expertise in assessment and intervention for youth externalizing disorders as well as youth anxiety disorders, and strong experience in working on multidisciplinary teams.Description of Research Expertise
I have research expertise and interest in the areas of school mental health and implementation science.Selected Publications
Lawson,G.M., Owens, J.S., Mandell, D.S., Tavlin, S., Rufe, S., So, A., & Power, T.J. : Barriers and Facilitators to Teachers’ Use of Behavioral Classroom Interventions. School Mental Health 14(4): 844-862, December 2022.Lawson G.M., Owens J.S., Mandell D.S., Tavlin S., Rufe S., & Power T.J. : Exploring teachers’ intentions to use behavioral classroom interventions Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health 9(1): 78-86, 2024.
Lawson G.M., Mandell D.S., Tomczuk, L., Fishman, J., Marcus, S.C., & Pellecchia, M. : Clinician intentions to use the components of parent coaching within community early intervention systems. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 50: 357–365, 2023.
Pennoti R, Lawson G, Mautone, JA, Rosenquist R, Rubin D, Young J: Building and sustaining programs for school-based behavioral health services in K-12 schools. CHOP Policy Lab White Paper April 2022.
Tavlin, S., Linn D., Power, T., & Lawson, G. : Teacher perspectives on the student-teacher relationship with students with ADHD: Perceived impact on use of positive behavioral interventions. Poster presentation at the ADHD Research and Practice Exchange of the ABCT ADHD Special Interest Group. Virtual. November 2021.
Lawson, G: How Can Community-partnered Research Help Schools & Teachers Support Students with ADHD? CHOP Policy Lab Blog Post October 2021.
Lawson, G., Mandell, D. Owens, J. S., Tavlin, S., Rufe, S., & Power, T. : Malleable Determinants of Teachers’ Use of Evidence-Based Behavioral Interventions in the Classroom. Poster presentation at the 14th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health. Virtual. December 2021.
Connors, E., Lawson, G., Wheatley-Rowe, D., & Hoover, S: Exploration, preparation and implementation of standardized assessment in a multi-agency school behavioral health networ. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 48(3), 2021.
Locke, J., Lawson, G. M., Beidas, R. S., Aarons, G. A., Xie, M., Lyon, A. R., Stahmer, a., Seidman, M., Frederick, L., Oh, C., Spaulding, C., Dorsey, S. & Mandell, D. S. : Individual and organizational factors that affect implementation of evidence-based practices for children with autism in public schools: a cross-sectional observational study. Implementation Science 14(1), 2019 Notes: Online only.
Lawson, G. M., McKenzie, M. E., Becker, K. D., Selby, L., & Hoover, S: The common elements of evidence-based social emotional learning programs. Prevention Science 20(4): 457-467, 2019.