Molly Faye Davis, PhD

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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
Office: 267-425-0721
Education:
B.A. (Psychology)
Emory University, 2012.
M.S. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Georgia, 2014.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Georgia, 2019.
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Selected Publications

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.

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 April 2025 Notes: In Press, doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2025.102833.

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 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Meeting 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.

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.

Teresi GI, Davis M, Williamson AA, Merranko J, Young JF, & Goldstein TR: Sleep disturbances are associated with depressive symptoms and suicidality among adolescents in pediatric primary care. JAACAP Open November 2024 Notes: In Press, doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.2024.11.004.

Jones JD, Davis M, Schwartz KTG, Dysart GC, So A, Kanine RM, Reagan S, Gillham JE, & Young JF : The kids aren’t alright: High level of need for mental health services identified during a school-based depression prevention trial. Symposium presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Philadelphia, PA November 2024.

Jamison J, Brady M, Fang A, Bùi T, Benjamin Wolk C, Davis M, Beidas RS, Young JF, Mautone JA, Jager-Hyman S, Becker-Haimes EM: A qualitative examination of clinician anxiety about suicide prevention and its impact on clinical practice. Community Mental Health Journal 61: 568–575, October 2024.

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