Kara Braunstein West, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Psychologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Education:
BS (Psychology)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), 2014.
MA (Psychology)
College of William and Mary, 2016.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
University of Georgia, 2022.
Permanent linkBS (Psychology)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), 2014.
MA (Psychology)
College of William and Mary, 2016.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
University of Georgia, 2022.
Selected Publications
Lefkowitz, D.S., Triplett, K., Schneider, L., West, K., Anton, C., Rea, K. E., ... & Cousino, M. K. : A consensus-based framework for the psychosocial evaluation of pediatric candidates for cardiothoracic transplant and ventricular assist devices. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 44(4), 2025.Zeman, J., Suveg, C., West, K.B. : Chapter 3: Developmental psychopathology: Basic principles. Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding (6th edition). J. Maddux & B. Winstead (eds.). Taylor & Francis, September 2024.
West, K.B., Plevinsky, J., Amaral, S., Laskin, B., Lefkowitz, D.S.: Predicting psychosocial risk in pediatric kidney transplantation: An exploratory cluster analysis of the Pediatric Transplant Rating Instrument. Pediatric Transplantation 27(2): e14454, March 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1111/petr.14454. Epub 2022 Dec 14.
Rea, K.E., West, K.B., Dorste, A., Christofferson, E.S., Lefkowitz, D., Mudd, E., Schneider, L., Smith, C., Triplett, K., McKenna, K. : A systematic review of social determinants of health in pediatric organ transplant outcomes. Pediatric Transplantation 27(1): e14418, February 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1111/petr.14418. Epub 2022 Nov 1.
Suveg, C., West, K.B., Wilbanks, J.: Parenting children with anxiety and depression. Handbook of Parenting: Interdisciplinary Research and Application. A.S. Morris & J. M. Smith (eds.). Cambridge University Press, Page: 425-445, December 2022.
Cushman, C., West, K.B., Davis, M., LaMotte, J., Eaton, C., Gutierrez-Colina, A., Blount, R., Suveg, C.: The role of executive functioning, healthcare management, and self efficacy in college students’ health-related quality of life. Journal of American College Health 70(8): 2356-2364, November-December 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1862128. Epub 2021 Jan 5.
Thomassin, K., Jacob, M. L., West, K.B., Hale, M.E., & Suveg, C.: Problems in emotion regulation in child and adolescent anxiety disorders section: Diagnostic components of child and adolescent anxiety disorders. Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders (2nd edition). D. McKay & E.A. Storch (eds.). Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Page: 191-202, November 2022 Notes: doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14080-8_13.
West, K.B., Roche, K., White, R., Hale, M., Suveg, C.: Predictors of latent class trajectories of depressive symptoms in Latina mothers. Journal of Family Psychology 36(4): 545-554, June 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1037/fam0000957. Epub 2022 Jan 13.
Jones, A., West, K.B., & Suveg, C.: Anxiety in the school setting: A framework for evidenced-based practice. School Mental Health 11: 21649561211068805, January 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1177/21649561211068805.
West, K.B., Roche, K.M., White, R.M.B., Suveg, C.: Predictors of latent class trajectories of internalizing symptoms in Latinx adolescents. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 49(12): 1593-1605, December 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10802-021-00854-5. Epub 2021 Jul 31.