Amanda C Riisen
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Pediatric Psychologist, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Embedded in the Division of Neurology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Director of Psychology Externship Training Program, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Buerger Building, 10th Floor
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Education:
BA (Psychology and Political Science)
The University of Delaware, 2007.
MA (Clinical Psychology)
Immaculata University, 2011.
PsyD (Clinical Psychology)
Immaculata University, 2013.
BA (Psychology and Political Science)
The University of Delaware, 2007.
MA (Clinical Psychology)
Immaculata University, 2011.
PsyD (Clinical Psychology)
Immaculata University, 2013.
Post-Graduate Training
Postdoctoral Fellow, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY, 2013-2014.
Permanent linkPostdoctoral Fellow, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY, 2013-2014.
Selected Publications
Scotti-Degnan C, Riisen A, Flynn T.: The role of psychology and neuropsychology in pediatric epilepsy surgery evaluation. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care Mar 2024.Guilfoyle, S. M., Wagner, J. L., Modi, A.C., Barrett, L.E., Riisen, A.C., Schoffner, K. R., Smith, A. W., & Weyand, C: Pediatric Epilepsy and Behavioral Health: The State of the Literature and Directions for Evidenced-Based Interprofessional Care, Training, and Research. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 5(1): 79-90, 2017.
Quinn, P. C., Conforto, A., Lee, K., O’Toole, A. J., Pascalis, O., & Slater, A. M: Infant preference for individual women’s faces extends to girl prototype faces. Infant Behavior & Development 33(3): 357-360, June 2010 Notes: Name was previously Conforto. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2010.03.001.