Elvin Thomaseo Burton, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Psychologist II, Health & Wellbeing Program / CHOP-Penn Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Health & Wellbeing Program
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3550 Market Street, Room 3051
burtonet@chop.edu
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3550 Market Street, Room 3051
burtonet@chop.edu
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-5313
Email:
burtonet@chop.edu
burtonet@chop.edu
Publications
Education:
BS (Psychology)
Jackson State University, 2003.
MS (Clinical Psychology)
Purdue University, 2006.
MPH (Public Health - Community Health Concentration)
Purdue University, 2009.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
Purdue University, 2011.
Permanent linkBS (Psychology)
Jackson State University, 2003.
MS (Clinical Psychology)
Purdue University, 2006.
MPH (Public Health - Community Health Concentration)
Purdue University, 2009.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
Purdue University, 2011.
Selected Publications
Ramos-Velez, C.M., Eddington, A.R., Davis, S., McKenzie, K., Burton, E.T.: Integrating behavioral considerations into pediatric GLP-1 treatment: A proposed clinical framework. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV. May 2026.Burton, E.T., Ramos-Velez, C.M., McKelvey, N.J., Estrada, E., Prout Parks, E., Eddington, A.R.: Ready for the challenge: Navigating the evolving landscape of GLP-1s for pediatric obesity treatment. Journal of Pediatric Psychology Feb 2026.
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 40(2): 157-167, Feb 2026.
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
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.
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.
Jhe, G.B., Egbert, A., Ievers-Landis, C.E., Chaves, E., Genuario, K., Santos, M., & Burton, E.T.: GLP-1 receptor agonists for treatment of pediatric obesity: Behavioral health considerations. Childhood Obesity Apr 2025.
Prout Parks, E., Kumanyika, S., Moore, R.H., Burton, E.T., Khalil, T., Lewis, L.M., Barg, F.K., Pool, A.C., Bruton, Y., Sarwer, D.B., Kazak, A.E.: 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.
Burton, E.T., Codner, M., Harrison, A., & James, C. : “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.
Burton, E.T.: Psychological Disorders. Introduction to Psychology, Second Edition. M. Altman (eds.). Top Hat Publishing, Toronto, 2025 Notes: first edition published in 2017.