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Elvin Thomaseo Burton, PhD

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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Psychologist II, Health & Wellbeing Program / CHOP-Penn Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
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Department: Psychiatry
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21 7 MS 20 (Clinical Psychology) c
2a Purdue University, 2006.
21 8 MPH 3b (Public Health - Community Health Concentration) c
2a Purdue University, 2009.
21 8 PhD 20 (Clinical Psychology) c
2a Purdue University, 2011.
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Selected Publications

158 Burton, E.T., Floyd, A.L., Gretkierewicz, S., Huit, T.Z., Laguerre, K., Chen, D., Kahhan, N., & Duncan, C.L.: Moving from poster to publication: Actionable steps for the field of pediatric psychology. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology Jun 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1177/21694826251330637 14

150 Cook, J.L., Keenan-Pfeiffer, M.E., Berlin, K.S., Weatherall, Y.Z., & Burton, E.T.: Multicultural orientation-informed focused acceptance and commitment therapy in adolescent bariatric surgery: A pragmatic trial. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology May 2025.

110 George-Jones, J., Prout Parks, E., & Burton, E.T. : Shared Decision Making for Pediatric Patients Seeking GLP-1s for Obesity. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ. Apr 2025.

111 Jhe GB, Egbert A, Ievers-Landis CE, Chaves E, Genuario K, Santos M, Burton ET: GLP-1 receptor agonists for treatment of pediatric obesity: Behavioral health considerations. Childhood Obesity Apr 2025.

176 Prout Parks E, Kumanyika S, Moore RH, Burton ET, Khalil T, Lewis LM, Barg FK, Pool AC, Bruton Y, Sarwer DB, Kazak AE: The moderating effect of coping on stress and childhood obesity-related health behaviors among non-Hispanic Black caregivers. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Apr 2025.

5e Burton, E.T., Codner, M., Harrison, A, & James, C. df : “Dying to be beautiful?”: Advancing body image and mental health research and action in the Caribbean. Caribbean Journal of Psychology 17(1), 2025 Notes: doi: 10.37234/CJP.2025.u1000157.

18d Harris, K.K., Christman, B.D., Hillegass, W.B., Lim, C.S., Burton, E.T., Afshan, S., Liu, X., Sandridge, S.W., Welsch, M., Zhang, L., Sandlin, R., Grayson, B., & Gamble, A.: Obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors among pediatric patients at a Mississippi academic medical center. American Journal of Health Promotion 2025.

197 Kamody, R.C., Thurston, I.B., & Burton, E.T.: Acceptance-based skill acquisition and cognitive reappraisal in a culturally responsive treatment for binge eating in adolescence. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Eating Disorders: State of the Research and Future Directions. Brown, Wisniewski, & Anderson (eds.). Taylor & Francis, 2025.

113 Burton, E.T.: Treatment and Management of Psychological Disorders. Introduction to Psychology, Second Edition. M. Altman (eds.). Top Hat Publishing, Toronto, 2025 Notes: first edition published in 2017.

f7 Burton, E.T.: Psychological Disorders. Introduction to Psychology, Second Edition. M. Altman (eds.). Top Hat Publishing, Toronto, 2025 Notes: first edition published in 2017.

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