Brooke S Paskewich
Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Research Scholar, Center for Injury Prevention and Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Scholar, Center for Violence Prevention, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Director of Implementation for School-Based Bullying Prevention & Social-Emotional Learning Research, Center for Violence Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Principal Research Scientist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty Member, PolicyLab, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Research Scholar, Penn Injury Science Center, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street
Office 8362
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street
Office 8362
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 2158025595
Lab: 2155903193
Lab: 2155903193
Links
Bio as Research Scholar in the Center for Violence Prevention and Center for Injury Research & Prevention at CHOP
Bio as Faculty Member in PolicyLab at CHOP
Bio as Research Scholar in the Center for Violence Prevention and Center for Injury Research & Prevention at CHOP
Bio as Faculty Member in PolicyLab at CHOP
Education
BA (Psychology, Minor in Spanish)
The College of New Jersey, 2000.
MS (Counseling Psychology and Human Services)
Chestnut Hill College, 2002.
PsyD (Clinical Psychology)
Chestnut Hill College, 2008.
BA (Psychology, Minor in Spanish)
The College of New Jersey, 2000.
MS (Counseling Psychology and Human Services)
Chestnut Hill College, 2002.
PsyD (Clinical Psychology)
Chestnut Hill College, 2008.
Post-Graduate Training
Undergraduate Clinical Intern, Anchor House, Trenton, NJ, 1999-2000.
Undergraduate Research Intern & Instructor , The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, 1999-2000.
Graduate Clinical Intern, Wordsworth Human Services, Elkins Park, PA , 2001-2002.
Graduate Assessment Intern, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA, 2002-2003.
Graduate Clinical Intern, Ewing Residential Treatment Center, West Trenton, NJ , 2003-2004.
Pre-Doctoral Psychology Intern, The Institute for Children and Family Health, APA-Accredited (formerly The Children’s Psychiatric Center), Miami, FL , 2005-2006.
Course Participant & Scholarship Recipient, Summer Implementation Science Institute, Penn Implementation Science Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA., 2023-2023.
Course Participant, Methods Training in Economic Evaluation, Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education, hosted at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA., 2024-2024.
Permanent linkUndergraduate Clinical Intern, Anchor House, Trenton, NJ, 1999-2000.
Undergraduate Research Intern & Instructor , The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, 1999-2000.
Graduate Clinical Intern, Wordsworth Human Services, Elkins Park, PA , 2001-2002.
Graduate Assessment Intern, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA, 2002-2003.
Graduate Clinical Intern, Ewing Residential Treatment Center, West Trenton, NJ , 2003-2004.
Pre-Doctoral Psychology Intern, The Institute for Children and Family Health, APA-Accredited (formerly The Children’s Psychiatric Center), Miami, FL , 2005-2006.
Course Participant & Scholarship Recipient, Summer Implementation Science Institute, Penn Implementation Science Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA., 2023-2023.
Course Participant, Methods Training in Economic Evaluation, Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education, hosted at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA., 2024-2024.
Selected Publications
Leff, S.S., Paskewich, B.S., Waanders, C., & Waasdorp, T.E.: The Friend to Friend Program: A Review of Program Development and Adaptation, Refinement, and Testing. Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Aggressive Children: Applying Coping Power in School and Clinical Settings. Lochman, J.E. & Bradshaw, C.P. (eds.). Routledge. August 2026.Walz, E. mentions Paskewich, B.: Training Testimonial. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Center for Violence Prevention website: Student & Trainee Testimonials July 2026 Notes: https://violence.chop.edu/student-trainee-testimonials/training-testimonial-evan-walz.
Center for Violence Prevention at CHOP features Paskewich, B.: Philadelphia students pay it forward and make a donation to CVP's aggression and bullying prevention programs [Facebook post]. Facebook June 26 2026 Notes: https://facebook.com/CVPatCHOP.
Center for Violence Prevention at CHOP features Paskewich, B.: Bullying prevention team attends and presents at the 2026 Society for Prevention Research Conference in Washington, DC [Facebook post]. Facebook June 3 2026 Notes: https://1facebook.com/CVPatCHOP.
Paskewich, B.S.: From Research to Real-World Practice: The Evolution of the Friend to Friend Program. Research in Action Blog for the Center for Injury Research & Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia May 2026 Notes: https://injury.research.chop.edu/blog/posts/research-real-world-practice-evolution-friend-friend-program.
Waasdorp, T.E. mentions Paskewich, B.S.: Blurring Lines: Exploring Cyberbullying and Traditional Bullying in the Digital Era. Research in Action Blog for the Center for Injury Research & Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia October 2025 Notes: https://injury.research.chop.edu/blog/posts/blurring-lines-exploring-cyberbullying-and-traditional-bullying-digital-era.
Paskewich, B.S. & Waasdorp, T.E.*: Supporting Educators, Students and Parents to Prevent Bullying. Back to School video series, PolicyLab at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia August 2025 Notes: *These authors contributed equally; https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Dywiaaif4UY.
Knab, K., mentions Paskewich, B.: Virtual Reality Intervention Aims to Improve Social Relationships, Reduce Bullying. Cornerstone Blog for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute May 2025 Notes: https://www.research.chop.edu/cornerstone-blog/virtual-reality-intervention-aims-to-improve-social-relationships-reduce-bullying.
Fu, R., Paskewich, B., Randolph, J., Bradshaw, C.P., & Waasdorp, T.E.: Parent Perceptions of School Relationships: Considerations of Racial–Ethnic Differences and Youth’s Peer Victimization. Journal of Family Psychology 39(2): 252-262, March 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1037/fam0001243. Epub 2024 Jun 20.
Tuting, Nikki quotes Paskewich, B.S. & Waasdorp, T.E.*: How to Develop Effective Anti-Bullying and Anti-Cyberbullying Policies in Your School. Blog post in Planbook January 2024 Notes: *These authors contributed equally; https://blog.planbook.com/anti-cyberbullying/