Molly Faye Davis, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Psychologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
2716 South Street
8th floor, Room 8360
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
Philadelphia, PA 19147
8th floor, Room 8360
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Office: 267-425-0721
Email:
davismf@chop.edu
davismf@chop.edu
Education:
B.A. (Psychology)
Emory University, 2012.
M.S. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Georgia, 2014.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Georgia, 2019.
Permanent linkB.A. (Psychology)
Emory University, 2012.
M.S. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Georgia, 2014.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Georgia, 2019.
Selected Publications
Jones, JD, Penney C, Davis M, Figueroa, J, & Young JF : Geospatial indices of neighborhood resources and depression screening in pediatric primary care. Symposium presented at the Developing and Researching Advanced Models of Integrated Primary Care Conference September 2025.Figueroa J, Reagan S, Jones JD, Davis MF, Alexander E, Young JF, & Schwartz, KTG: Recruitment for a comprehensive suicide prevention initiative in primary care: assessing equity in methods and demographic factors influencing participation. Poster presented at the Developing and Researching Advanced Models of Integrated Primary Care Conference, Wilmington, DE. September 2025.
Jones JD, Davis M, Reagan S, Hatkevich C, Leonard J, Schwartz KTG, Figueroa, J & Young JF: Predicting adolescent depression and suicide risk based on preadolescent behavioral health screening in primary care. Academic Pediatrics 25(6): 102833, August 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2025.102833. Epub 2025.
Dysart G, Young JF, Davis M, & Jones JD: Associations between the Pediatric Symptom Checklist and depression diagnoses in a school-based telehealth prevention trial. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN May 2025.
Young JF, Jones JD, Schwartz KTG, So A, Dysart GC, Kanine RM, Gillham JE, Gallop R & Davis M: Telehealth-Delivered Depression Prevention: Short-Term Outcomes from a School-Based Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 93(4): 213-225, April 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1037/ccp0000913. Epub 2024 Oct 31.
Davis M, Dysart GC, Kelly S, Young JF: Adapting Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training to prevent adolescent depression in pediatric primary care Poster Presentation, Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Meeting, New York March 2025.
Wood SM, Fiks AG, Schwartz KTG, Davis M, Dowshen N, Pressman N, Richardson H, Odunaiya E, Croom M, Bauermeister J, Gross R, Young J: Feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity of the TAKE Steps HIV prevention intervention. Poster presented at the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Meeting, Baltimore, MD March 2025.
*Jones JD, *Long EE, Hankin BL, Gallop R, Davis MF & Young JF.: Personalized depression prevention reduces dependent stressors among adolescents: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 54(1): 113-126, Jan-Feb 2025 Notes: *Denotes co-first authors. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2023.2188562. Epub 2023 Mar 20.
Davis M, So A, Dysart GC, Schwartz KTG, Kanine RM, Jones JD, Wolk CB, & Young JF : Implementation Determinants and Outcomes of a Telehealth-Delivered Depression Prevention Program American Journal of Psychotherapy 2025 Notes: In Press.
Schwartz KTG, Davis M, Stepp S, Goldstein T, Biernesser C, Vaughn-Coaxum R, Radovic A, Melhem N, Young J, Brent D : Implementation of a light-touch prevention program for teens at risk for suicide. Symposium presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Philadelphia, PA November 2024.