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
Hannah Franke, Ananya Ravi, Samantha Smalley, Joseph Piven, Heather Hazlett, Bob Schultz, Natasha Marrus, Stephen Dager, Annette Estes, Jason Wolff, Jed Elison, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum, Catherine Burrows, Meghan Swanson, Whitney Guthrie, Kelly Botteron, & Julia Parish-Morris: 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.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.
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.
Flanagan, A.Y., Hill, T., Childs, M., Wozniak-Kelly, S.N., Guthrie, W., & Wallis, K.E.: Black Mothers' Perspectives on the Early Childhood Screening Process and the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers in Primary Care. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000001459.
Yankowitz, L. D., Pargi, M. K., DeJardin, E., Zampella, C. J., Guthrie, W., Pandey, J., Keith Bartley, G., Chen, D., McDonald, D. Q., Manakiwala, A., Khanna, M., Keen, K., Buboltz, G., Yang, A., Herrington, J. D., Sariyanidi, E., Schultz, R. T., & Tunç, B.: Automatic measurement of social gaze during naturalistic conversations in autism. Journal of Psychiatric Research 200: 93–102, 2026 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2026.05.015.
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.
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 International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. May 2025.