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
Zope, M.; Paltin, I.; Fantozzi, P.; Swartz, A.; Hocking, M.C.: Cognitive Outcomes in Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumors: The Role of Neurological Risk, Fatigue, and Childhood Opportunity. Poster Presentation at 2026 International Neuropsychological Society Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA February 2026.Hocking, M.C.; Fantozzi, P.; Swartz, A.; Zope, M.: Friendship Quality Among Survivors Of Pediatric Brain Tumors Compared To Survivors Of Non-Central Nervous System Solid Tumors. Poster presentation at the 57th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands October 2025.
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.
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 April 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.
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 February 2025.
Zope, M.; Hocking, M.C.: Inter-Rater Agreement in Multi-Informant Reports of Psychosocial Functioning of Pediatric Brain and Solid Tumor Survivors. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 32: 297-305, 2025.
Moscato, E.L.; Albee, M.V.; Anil, A.; Hocking, M.C.: The interaction of family functioning and disease- and treatment-related factors on quality of life for children after cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 43(1): 143-155, 2025.
Mandal, A.S.; Shinohara, R.T.; Jung, B.; Gardner, M.; Akouri, H.E.; Yerys, B.E.; Low, K.J.; Cole, T.J.; Guthrie, W.; Janke, K.M.; Herrington, J.D.; Hocking, M.C.; Ball, G.; Payne, J.M.; North, K.N.; Mulhert, N.; Garg, S.; Seidlitz, J.; Fisher, M.J.; Alexander-Bloch, A.F.: NF1-specific growth charts for head circumference over the first three years of life. Neurology 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.