Matthew Lerner, PhD

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Psychologist, Eating Disorders Assessment and Treatment Program, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry

Contact information
Center for Advanced Behavioral Healthcare
4601 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19139
Education:
BS (Psychology)
University of Georgia, 2004.
BA (Spanish)
University of Georgia, 2004.
MS (Psychology)
Florida State University , 2012.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
Florida State University , 2019.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Family Based Treatment for Anorexia
Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD
CBT for Depression

Selected Publications

Lonigan, C.J., Spiegel, J.A., Goodrich, J.M., Morris, B.M., Osborne, C.M., Lerner, M.D., Phillips, B.M.: Does Preschool Self-Regulation Predict Later Behavior Problems in General or Specific Problem Behaviors? J Abnorm Child Psychol 45(8): 1491-1502, November 2017 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10802-016-0260-7.

Lerner, M.D., Lonigan, C.J.: Bidirectional relations between phonological awareness and letter knowledge in preschool revisited: A growth curve analysis of the relation between two code-related skills. J Exp Child Psychol 144: 166-83, April 2016 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2015.09.023. Epub 2015 Dec 30.

Lonigan CJ, Lerner MD, Goodrich JM, Farrington AL, Allan DM: Executive function of Spanish-speaking language-minority preschoolers: Structure and relations with early literacy skills and behavioral outcomes. J Exp Child Psychol 144: 46-65, April 2016 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2015.11.003. Epub 2015 Dec 17.

Allan, D.M., Allan, N.P., Lerner, M.D., Farrington, A.L., Lonigan, C.J.: Identifying unique components of preschool children's self-regulatory skills using executive function tasks and continuous performance tests. Early Childhood Research Quarterly 32: 40-50, February 2015 Notes: doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2015.02.001.

Lerner MD, Lonigan CJ: Executive Function Among Preschool Children: Unitary Versus Distinct Abilities. J Psychopathol Behav Assess 36(4): 626-639, December 2014 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10862-014-9424-

Lonigan CJ, Allan NP, Lerner MD: Assessment of Preschool Early Literacy Skills: Linking Children's Educational Needs with Empirically Supported Instructional Activities. Psychol Sch 48(5): 488-501, May 2011 Notes: doi: 10.1002/pits.20569.

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