Julie A Worley (nee Hess)
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Director of Philly AIMS, University of Pennsylvania
Psychologist, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Center for Mental Health
Clinical Director BRIDGE Program, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
3535 Market Street, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.A.
Indiana State University, 2003.
M.S.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2005.
M.A.
Louisiana State University, 2009.
Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 2012.
BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst Certification)
Florida Institute of Technology , 2019.
B.A.
Indiana State University, 2003.
M.S.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2005.
M.A.
Louisiana State University, 2009.
Ph.D.
Louisiana State University, 2012.
BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst Certification)
Florida Institute of Technology , 2019.
Post-Graduate Training
APA Pre-doctoral Internship, Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine., 2011-2012.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2012-2014.
Permanent linkAPA Pre-doctoral Internship, Kennedy Krieger Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine., 2011-2012.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2012-2014.
Description of Clinical Expertise
I have specific expertise in autism assessment and treatment, and consulting on the use of evidence based practices in educational and community behavioral health settings.My clinical and research agenda is to increase access to evidence based educational and treatment interventions for children with autism and other disabilities, in particular those in traditionally underserved areas.
Selected Publications
Albright, J., Worley, J., Rushworth, S., Cappella, E., Hwang, S., Testa, S., Duresso, B., Dallard, N., Banks, J., Du, C., Lawson, G., & Wolk, C.B.: A community-partnered process for adapting a mental health teacher consultation model for a large-scale rollout in urban schools. School Mental Health. April 2024.Albright, J., Hernandez, A., Piotrowski, Z., Russo, J., Cooney, D., Nutini, M., … Worley, J.: Lessons Learned from a University-School District Partnership to Improve Autism Care in Public Schools. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation Page: 1-22, 2024.
Worley, J.A., Weiss, M., Testa, S., Albright, J., Rushworth, S., Lawson, G., Cappella, E., Hwang, S., Du, C., Dallard, N., Banks, J. & Wolk, C.B. : Bridging Education and Mental Health: Adaptation and Implementation of the BRIDGE Model in the Philadelphia School System. Poster presented at the Pennsylvania Department of Education Conference, Hershey, Pennsylvania. March 2023.
Samiha Islam; Amanda L Sanchez; Cassidy L McDermott; Douglas Clapp; Julie Worley; Emily M. Becker-Haimes : To Proceed via Telehealth or Not? Considerations for Pediatric Anxiety and Related Disorders Beyond COVID-19. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 2023.
French, R., Worley, J., Lowenstein, M., Bogner, H.R., Calderbank T., DePhilippis, D., Forest, A., Gibbons, M.B., Harris, R.A., Heywood, S., Kampman, K., Mandell, D.S., McKay, J., Newman, S.T., Oslin, D., Wadden, S., & Wolk, C.B.: Adapting Psychotherapy in Collaborative Care for Treating Opioid Use Disorder and Co-occurring Psychiatric Conditions in Primary Care. Families, Systems, & Health Accepted January 2023.
Michal Weiss* Shannon Testa, Julie Worley, John Armstrong, Akeesha Washington, Gwendolyn Lawson1, Elise Cappella, Sophia Hwang, Carrie Comeau, Courtney Benjamin Wolk: Adaptation and Implementation of the BRIDGE model in the Philadelphia School System Poster Accepted: ABCT, New York nov 2022.
Shannon Testa*, John Armstrong, Akeesha Washington, Michal Weiss, Julie Worley, Gwendolyn Lawson, Elise Cappella, Sophia Hwang, Carrie Comeau, Amberlee Venti, Courtney Benjamin Wolk: Feasibility and clinician knowledge and self-efficacy in using an adapted mental health teacher consultation model in a large urban school district. ABCT; New York Nov 2022.
Williams, N. J., Hugh, M. L., Cooney, D. J., Worley, J., & Locke, J. : Testing a theory of implementation leadership and climate across autism evidence-based interventions of varying complexity. Behavior Therapy 53(5): 900-912, September 2022.
Piotrowski, Z., *Worley, J., Coooney, D., Rutledge, A., & *Russo, J : Effective Teacher Training in a Digital World: Future Directions for eLearning In Under-Resourced or Geographically Remote Areas. Poster presented at the Pennsylvania Department of Education Conference, Hershey, Pennsylvania. March 2022.
*Testa, S., Armstrong, J.P., Jr, Washington, A., Worley, J., & Wolk, C.B: Bridging education and mental health through an evidence-based teacher consultation model. Poster presented at the annual Temple University School Psychology, Counseling Psychology, and ABA Conference. March 2022.