Whitney Guthrie
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
2716 South Street, Office 5241
Philadelphia, PA 19146
2716 South Street, Office 5241
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Email:
guthriew@email.chop.edu
guthriew@email.chop.edu
Education:
BA (Psychology )
Pepperdine University, 2006.
MS (Clinical Psychology)
Florida State University, 2012.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
Florida State University, 2016.
BA (Psychology )
Pepperdine University, 2006.
MS (Clinical Psychology)
Florida State University, 2012.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
Florida State University, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Clinical Psychology Internship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2015-2016.
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2015-2016.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , 2016-2018.
Permanent linkClinical Psychology Internship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2015-2016.
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2015-2016.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , 2016-2018.
Selected Publications
Guthrie, W.* & Zampella, C.J.*, Yankowitz, L.D., Sariyanidi, E., Cubit, L.S., Abdullah, R., Acheampong, K., Benecke, R., Craig, S., Drye, M., Fecher, M., Flanagan, A.Y., Iglio, L., Megginson, G., Ramsey, K., Steinbeck, L., Vernacchio, A., Wang, L.A.L., Tunc, B., & Schultz, R.T. : Reduced infant-caregiver synchrony measured with computer vision is associated with future autism diagnosis and early developmental skill differences. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic. April 2026 Notes: *These authors contributed equally.Ki, D., Reckner, E., Ong, M.J.W., Larkin-Gilmore, N., Thourani, N., Garagozzo, A., Guthrie, W., Herrington, J.D., & Yerys, B.E.: Success rate of MRI scanning during natural sleep for younger autistic and typically developing toddlers. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic April 2026.
Yates Flanagan, A.* & Iglio, L.*, Acheampong, K., Abdullah, R., Vernacchio, R., Benecke, R., Ramsey, K., Cubit, L., Guthrie, W.^ & Zampella, C.^ (2026, May). : Community Stakeholder Perspectives on Computer Vision Approaches for Early Autism Screening: A Qualitative Analysis. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic April 2026 Notes: *Shared first authorship ^Shared senior authorship.
Mandal, A.S., Shinohara, R.T., Jung, B., Gardner, M., Akouri, H.E., Yerys, B.E., Guthrie, W., Janke, K.,M., Herrington, J.D., Hocking, M.C., Ball, G., Payne, J.M., North, K.N., Muhlert, N., Garg, S., Seidlitz, J., Fisher, M.J., & Alexander-Bloch, A.: NF1-specific growth charts for head circumference over the first three years of life. medRxiv preprint June 2025 Notes: This manuscript has been published as a preprint and also submitted to a peer reviewed journal. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.23.25328558.
Wang, L.A., Tunc, B., Sariyanidi, E., Iverson, J.M., Zampella, C.J., Guthrie, W., Cubit, L.S., Drye, M., Fecher, M., Craig, S., Megginson, G., Yankowitz, L.D., Schultz, R.T.: Early Gait Features Predict Later Autism Diagnosis. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. May 2025.
Acheampong, K.K.A., Zampella, C.J., Abdullah, R., Craig, S., Iglio, L., Wallis, K.E., & Guthrie, W: Intersectionality of Race/Ethnicity and Sex in Autism: Prevalence, Age of Diagnosis, and Diagnostic Patterns. Poster presented at the CHOP Research Poster Day and Scientific Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. May 2025.
Iglio, L., Zampella, C.J., Craig, S., Abdullah, R., Acheampong, K.K.A., Benecke, R.M., Flanagan, A.Y., Cubit, L.S., Schultz, R.T., Guthrie, W., & Ramsey, K.L.: Does Early Intervention Service Acquisition Vary across Diagnostic Groups When Accounting for Sociodemographic Factors? Poster presented at the CHOP Research Poster Day and Scientific Symposium, Philadelphia, PA. May 2025.
Maye, M., Johnson-Hooper, T., Ma, L., Song, X., Guthrie, W., Redmond-Payne, K., Braciszewski, J., & Yeh, H.H.: Birth Cohort Assessment of Access, Equity, and Accuracy of Universal Autism Screening within a Large, Diverse, Health System Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. May 2025.
Iglio, L., Zampella, C.J., Craig, S., Abdullah, R., Acheampong, K.K.A., Benecke, R.M., Flanagan, A.Y., Cubit, L.S., Schultz, R.T., Guthrie, W., & Ramsey, K.L.: Does Early Intervention Service Acquisition Vary across Diagnostic Groups When Accounting for Sociodemographic Factors? Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. May 2025.
Acheampong, K.K.A., Zampella, C.J., Abdullah, R., Craig, S., Iglio, L., Wallis, K.E., & Guthrie, W.: Intersectionality of Race/Ethnicity and Sex in Autism: Prevalence, Age of Diagnosis, and Diagnostic Patterns. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. May 2025.