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Rhonda C. Boyd
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Psychologist, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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Associate Director, Child and Adolescent Mood Program, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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Assistant Director, Youth Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Research Center, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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Department: Psychiatry
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Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
2f The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
40 3440 Market Street, Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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2f The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
40 3440 Market Street, Suite 200
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Office: (215) 590-3945
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rboyd@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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Education:
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21 9 M.A. 17 (Psychology) c
2b University of Iowa, 1995.
21 a Ph.D. 17 (Psychology) c
2b University of Iowa, 1998.
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21 a B.Sc. 17 (Psychology) c
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21 9 M.A. 17 (Psychology) c
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21 a Ph.D. 17 (Psychology) c
2b University of Iowa, 1998.
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Post-Graduate Training
24 78 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mental Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1998-2000.
24 be Society for Research in Child Development Policy Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health & the Administration of Children, Families, & Youth, Washington, DC, 2000-2001.
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Permanent link24 78 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mental Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1998-2000.
24 be Society for Research in Child Development Policy Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health & the Administration of Children, Families, & Youth, Washington, DC, 2000-2001.
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Description of Research Expertise
1e2 Dr. Boyd’s research focuses on depression among youth and perinatal women. She has a line of research examining maternal depression, especially postpartum depression, among women of color and their children and developing preventive interventions aimed at these families. She also conducts research on risk and protective factors among youth, especially Black adolescents, with a recent focus on understanding youth depression and suicidal ideation and behaviors.65
Description of Clinical Expertise
e4 Her expertise is in providing cognitive-behavioral therapy, especially with child and adolescent internalizing disorders. She specializes in the evaluation and treatment of youth with depression and suicide risk.1a 29
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181 Jackson, S.Z., Pinto-Martin, J.A., Deatrick, J.A., Boyd, R., Souders, M.C. : High depressive symptoms, low family functioning, and low self-efficacy in mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder compared to two control groups. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 30(20): 300-312. 2024.
1c6 Boyd RC, Charidah T, Luethke M, Clark R, Mogul M, Morales KH, Mandell DS, Guevara JP. Lessons Learned from Remote Assessment of Mother-Infant Interactions Among Women with Postpartum Depression. Neonatology today. 2024 Apr;19(4):35.: Lessons learned from remote assessment of mother-infant interactions among women with postpartum depression. Neonatology Today 19(4): 35-41, 2024.
107 Gaw CE, Metzger KB, Pfeiffer MR, Yerys BE, Boyd RC, Corwin DJ, Curry AE. D: Driver’s licensure and driving outcomes among youths with mood disorders. JAMA Network Open 7(4): e245543, 2024.
139 Boyd, R.C., Barcak, D., Morales, K.H., Mandell, D., Mogul, M., Charidah, T., Luethke, M., Min, J., Betancourt, L. : Use and acceptability of Moodgym for postpartum depression in pediatric settings. General Hospital Psychiatry 84: 1-2, 2023.
116 Boyd RC, Jones JD, Makol BA, De Los Reyes A, Hatkevich CE, Benton TD. : Parent-youth convergence (and divergence) in reports about pediatric quality of life. Quality of Life Research 32: 2551–2560, 2023.
141 Guevara JP, Morales K, Mandell D, Mogul M, Charidah T, Luethke M, Min J, Clark R, Betancourt L, Boyd R. : Social media-based parenting program for women with postpartum depressive symptoms: an RCT. Pediatrics. Pediatrics 151(3): e2022058719, 2023.
78 Davis, M., Jones, J.D., So, A., Benton, T.D., Boyd, R.C., Melhem, N., Ryan, 20 N.D., Brent, D.A., Young, J.F. 60 : Adolescent depression screening in primary care: Who is screened and who is at risk? 4b Journal of Affective Disorders 299: 318-325, 2022.
c6 Lambert, S.F., Boyd, R.C., Ialongo, N.S.: Protective factors for suicidal ideation among Black adolescents indirectly exposed to community violence 2c Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 2a 52(3): 478-489, 2022.
cc Sheftall, A.H., Vakil, F., Ruch, D.A., Boyd, R.C., Lindsey, M.A., Bridge, J.A.: Black youth suicide: investigation of current trends and precipitating 11 circumstances. 47 Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 49 61(5): 662-675, 2022 Notes: (Editors' Best of 2022).
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Selected Publications
176 Jones JD, Boyd RC, Sandro AD, Calkins ME, Los Reyes AD, Barzilay R, Young JF, Benton TD, Gur RC, Moore TM, Gur RE. : The general psychopathology ‘p’ factor in adolescence: Multi-informant assessment and computerized adaptive testing. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology June 13 2024.181 Jackson, S.Z., Pinto-Martin, J.A., Deatrick, J.A., Boyd, R., Souders, M.C. : High depressive symptoms, low family functioning, and low self-efficacy in mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder compared to two control groups. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association 30(20): 300-312. 2024.
1c6 Boyd RC, Charidah T, Luethke M, Clark R, Mogul M, Morales KH, Mandell DS, Guevara JP. Lessons Learned from Remote Assessment of Mother-Infant Interactions Among Women with Postpartum Depression. Neonatology today. 2024 Apr;19(4):35.: Lessons learned from remote assessment of mother-infant interactions among women with postpartum depression. Neonatology Today 19(4): 35-41, 2024.
107 Gaw CE, Metzger KB, Pfeiffer MR, Yerys BE, Boyd RC, Corwin DJ, Curry AE. D: Driver’s licensure and driving outcomes among youths with mood disorders. JAMA Network Open 7(4): e245543, 2024.
139 Boyd, R.C., Barcak, D., Morales, K.H., Mandell, D., Mogul, M., Charidah, T., Luethke, M., Min, J., Betancourt, L. : Use and acceptability of Moodgym for postpartum depression in pediatric settings. General Hospital Psychiatry 84: 1-2, 2023.
116 Boyd RC, Jones JD, Makol BA, De Los Reyes A, Hatkevich CE, Benton TD. : Parent-youth convergence (and divergence) in reports about pediatric quality of life. Quality of Life Research 32: 2551–2560, 2023.
141 Guevara JP, Morales K, Mandell D, Mogul M, Charidah T, Luethke M, Min J, Clark R, Betancourt L, Boyd R. : Social media-based parenting program for women with postpartum depressive symptoms: an RCT. Pediatrics. Pediatrics 151(3): e2022058719, 2023.
78 Davis, M., Jones, J.D., So, A., Benton, T.D., Boyd, R.C., Melhem, N., Ryan, 20 N.D., Brent, D.A., Young, J.F. 60 : Adolescent depression screening in primary care: Who is screened and who is at risk? 4b Journal of Affective Disorders 299: 318-325, 2022.
c6 Lambert, S.F., Boyd, R.C., Ialongo, N.S.: Protective factors for suicidal ideation among Black adolescents indirectly exposed to community violence 2c Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 2a 52(3): 478-489, 2022.
cc Sheftall, A.H., Vakil, F., Ruch, D.A., Boyd, R.C., Lindsey, M.A., Bridge, J.A.: Black youth suicide: investigation of current trends and precipitating 11 circumstances. 47 Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 49 61(5): 662-675, 2022 Notes: (Editors' Best of 2022).
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