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Christina Holbein, PhD

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
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Pediatric Psychologist, Specialty in Gastroenterology – Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
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Department: Psychiatry
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13 Education:
21 7 BS 17 (Psychology) c
32 The Ohio State University, 2008.
21 7 MA 51 (Clinical Psychology; Specialty: Child and Family Clinical Psychology) c
32 Loyola University Chicago, 2012.
21 8 PhD 51 (Clinical Psychology; Specialty: Child and Family Clinical Psychology) c
32 Loyola University Chicago, 2016.
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Selected Publications

16e Winnick, J., Chancey, L., Buzenski, J., Holbein, C., Focht, D., Korte, C., & Meadows, T.: Youth with inflammatory bowel disease: Depression, functional impairment, and school accommodations. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO. August 2025.

184 Psihogios, A.M., Ahmed, A., Holbein, C.E., & West, A.W.: Pediatric treatment adherence. APA Handbook of Pediatric Psychology, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, and Developmental Science. M. Bornstein & P. Shah (eds.). American Psychological Association, Page: 27-47, June 2025 Notes: doi.org/10.1037/0000414-002.

158 Wilkes, C., Holbein, C., & Turner, E.: Utilizing hospital-wide grant funding to promote cultural humility training amongst a pediatric gastrointestinal psychosocial team. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. April 2025.

18b Mayer-Brown, S., Wilkes, C., Holbein, C., Turner, E., & Baber, K.: Biopsychosocial treatment for pediatric patients with comorbid GI diagnoses and ARFID. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), Hollywood, CA. November 2024.

15e Holbein, C.: Closing the gaps in self-management for young adults with spina bifida: Sociodemographic, condition-specific, and neuropsychological factors. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 66(10): 1269-1270, October 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1111/dmcn.15938. Epub 2024 Apr 29.

162 Koven, M., & Holbein, C: Identifying disparities in gastroenterology psychology referrals and equitable access to care among pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2024.

1ad Turner, E., Rodriguez, K.O., Holbein, C.E., Fussner, L., Wilkes, C., Szabo, M., Baber, K., Piccoli, D.: Enhancing biopsychosocial care for disorders of gut-brain interaction: 10-year growth of an integrated pediatric gastroenterology psychology program. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 11(4): 415-422, November 2023 Notes: doi/10.1037/cpp0000497.

1ca Rodriguez, K., Holbein, C., Fussner, L., Baber, K., Wilkes, C., Szabo, M., Piccoli, D., & Turner, E.: Enhancing biopsychosocial care in pediatric gastroenterology: 10-year growth of an integrated GI Psychology program. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), San Diego, CA. October 2023.

14b Lockwood, K. (Host), Collins, J., & Holbein, C. (Guests).: Psychology-based interventions help kids with chronic pain (No. 124) [Audio podcast episode]. In Primary Care Perspectives: Podcast for Pediatricians. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. May 2022.

162 Holbein, C., Andorko, N., & Turner, E. : Pediatric psychology consultation and intervention for children with very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) and their families. Poster presented at the Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ Apr 2022.

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