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
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
Davidson, S., Milaniak, I., Arshad, S., Xanthopoulos, M.: Day at the Museum: An Experiential Bias Intervention. Medical Education 2024.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), 2024.
Izabela Milaniak: 6 things mental health experts wish parents knew about raising kids with anxiety. Fortune Well 2024 Notes: https://fortune.com/well/article/parenting-tips-raising-kids-anxiety/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic&utm_content=fortunewellanxietyarticle&utm_campaign=dcapbs.
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), 2024.
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.
Milaniak, I. & Jaffee, S.R.: Exposure to Violence: The Impact of Poly-victimization on Indicators of Health in Young Adulthood. Poster presented at the Society for the Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX. April 2017.
Milaniak, I., Cecil, C.A.M., Relton, C., Guant, T., McCardle, W., Barker, E.D. & Jaffee, S.R.: Oxytocin Receptor gene (OXTR) DNA methylation and resilience to prenatal environmental risk. Developmental Psychopathology 29(5): 1663-1674, 2017.