Matthew C. Hocking
Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Center for Childhood Cancer Research and Division of Oncology
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
3rd Floor, Office 3568
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
3rd Floor, Office 3568
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
hockingm@chop.edu
hockingm@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Psychology)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 2001.
MA (Clinical Psychology)
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2005.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2009.
BA (Psychology)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 2001.
MA (Clinical Psychology)
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2005.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2009.
Post-Graduate Training
O'Grady Resident in Psychology, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2008-2009.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology, Division of Oncology and The Center for Childhood Cancer Research, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2009-2012.
Permanent linkO'Grady Resident in Psychology, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2008-2009.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology, Division of Oncology and The Center for Childhood Cancer Research, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2009-2012.
Selected Publications
Fisher, R. S.; Fantozzi, P.; Swartz, A.; Fisher, M.; Hocking, M.C.: Family functioning, school adjustment, and area-level opportunities in pediatric brain tumor survivors. Poster presentation at the 2025 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO. August 2025.Torres, P.N.; Kim, M.; Fisher, M.J.; Roberts, T.; Blaskey, L.; Berman, J.; Hocking, M.C.: ADHD, Cerebellar White Matter Tracts, and Cognition in Youth with Neurofibromatosis Type I. Poster Presentation at the 2025 American Academy of Neurology Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. April 2025.
Swartz, A.P.; Hocking, M.C.: Sibling Relationship Quality in Survivors of Pediatric Cancer. Paper presented at the 2025 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ 2025.
Zope, M.; Janke, K.M.; Yerys, B.E.; Herrington, J.D.; Fisher, M.J.; Hocking, M.C.: Evaluating the Role of Childhood Opportunity, Psychological Functioning, and Cognition in the Social Functioning of Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1. Paper presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 2025 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA 2025.
Srsich, A.R.; McCurdy, M.D.; Fantozzi, P.M.; Hocking, M.C.: Predicting neuropsychological late effects in pediatric brain tumor survivors using the Neurological Predictor Scale and the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Rating of Treatment Intensity. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 30(4): 380 - 388, May 2024.
Fantozzi, P.; Hocking, M.C.: Tumor-Specific Moderation of Association between Physical and Psychosocial Quality of Life among Childhood Cancer Survivors. Poster presentation at the 45th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA March 2024.
Srsich, A.; Zope, M.; Hocking, M.C.: Neurological Risk and Childhood Neighborhood Opportunity: Predictors of Cognitive Outcomes in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors. Paper presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 2024 Annual Meeting, New York, NY February 2024.
Zope, M.; Blaskey, L.; Albee, M.; Kim, M.; Berman, J.; Fisher, M.J.; Roberts, T.; Hocking, M.C.: Cognitive Mechanisms of Social Impairments in Youth with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society 2024 Annual Meeting, New York, NY February 2024.
Fantozzi, P.M.; Anil, A.; McHugh, S.; Srsich, A.R.; Zope, M.; Parish-Morris, J.; Schultz, R.T.; Herrington, J.; Hocking, M.C.: Social Impairment in Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumors via Reduced Social Attention and Emotion-Specific Facial Expression Recognition Pediatric Blood & Cancer 71(6): e30943, 2024.
Hocking, M.C.; Cosgrove, V.E.: Relationships. CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO YOUR FUTURE, 4TH EDITION 2024.