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
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2015-2016.
Clinical Psychology Internship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2015-2016.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , 2016-2018.
Permanent linkLeadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2015-2016.
Clinical Psychology Internship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2015-2016.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Center for Autism Research, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , 2016-2018.
Selected Publications
Franke, H., Ravi, A., Smalley, S., Piven, J., Hazlett, H., Schultz, R., Marrus, N., Dager, S., Estes, A., Wolff, J., Elison, J., Zwaigenbaum, L., Burrows, C., Swanson, M., Guthrie, W., Botteron, K. & Parish-Morris, J.: Caregiver Language Richness at 12 Months Predicts Infant Language Outcomes at 24 Months in Younger Siblings of Autistic Children. Poster presented at International Congress of Infant Studies Annual Meeting, Panama City July 2026.Vernacchio, A., Iglio, L., Abdullah, R., Acheampong, K., Craig, S., Benecke, R., Ramsey, K., Yates Flanagan, A., Guthrie, W., Zampella, C.J., & Cubit, L.S.: Increased caregiver-reported autism symptoms during routine screening in primary care increases the likelihood of diagnostic evaluation attendance in a predominantly Black sample. Poster presented at the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Annual Leadership Day, Philadelphia, PA, United States May 2026.
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.
Ramsey, K.L., Vernacchio, A., Abdullah, R., Acheampong, K.K.A., Iglio, L., Craig, S., Benecke, R.M., Yates Flanagan, A., Cubit, L.S., Guthrie, W., & Zampella, C.J.: Clinician Certainty When Diagnosing Autism Differs between Infant Sibling and Community Screened Samples. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic April 2026.
Guthrie, W., Chen, Y.H., Benecke, R.M., Zampella, C.J., Schultz, R.T., Fiks, A., Griffin, P. & Q. Chen, Q.: Enhancing Early Autism Screening with Clinical Information from Electronic Health Records: A Machine Learning Approach. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic April 2026.
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.
Ramsey, K.L., Vernacchio, A., Abdullah, R., Acheampong, K.K.A., Iglio, L., Craig, S., Benecke, R.M., Yates Flanagan, A., Cubit, L.S., Guthrie, W., & Zampella, C.J.: Clinician Certainty When Diagnosing Autism Differs between Infant Sibling and Community Screened Samples. Poster presented at the International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic April 2026.
Miller, J.S., Farmer, C., Blair, S., Bianconi, S., Akshoomoff, N., Anselm, I., Barshop, B.A., Becker, L., Bennett, A.E., Berry, L.N., Berry-Kravis, E.M., Bruchey, A., Byars, A.W., Cimms, T., Cecil, K.M., Covello, M., Cubit, L.S., Das, T., Davis, R.J., Drye, M., Ficicioglu, C., Fulton, J.B., Goin-Kochel, R.P., Guthrie, W., Hallinan, B.E., Hannah-Shmouni, F., Gustafson, K.E., Koeberl, D.D., Longo, N., Mamak, E., Mercimek-Andrews, S., Michalak, C., Porter, F.D., Rahhal, S., Rees, L., Spiridigliozzi, G.A., Stone, C., Sullivan, N.R., Sutton, V.R., Thomas, R.P., Udhnani, M., Waisbren, S., Xu, M., Zhang, L., Brandabur, M., & Thurm, A.: Longitudinal characterization of males with X-linked Creatine Transporter Deficiency: Results of the Vigilan Observational Study. Pediatric Neurology 175: 8-18, 2026 Notes: https://doi-org.proxy.library.upenn.edu/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.10.023.
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. Neurology 106(2): e214480, 2026 Notes: doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.23.25328558.