Colleen A Maxwell
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Psychologist, Acquired Autonomic Dysfunction Program, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Psychiatry
Education:
BA (Psychology and Spanish)
Saint Louis University, 2015.
MA (Clinical Psychology)
Temple University, 2020.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
Temple University, 2024.
BA (Psychology and Spanish)
Saint Louis University, 2015.
MA (Clinical Psychology)
Temple University, 2020.
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
Temple University, 2024.
Post-Graduate Training
Pre-Doctoral Intern, Clinical Child Track, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2023-2024.
Leadership in Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2023-2024.
Post-doctoral Fellow, Penn Center for Mental Health and the Pediatric Anxiety Treatment Center at Hall Mercer, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2025.
Permanent linkPre-Doctoral Intern, Clinical Child Track, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2023-2024.
Leadership in Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2023-2024.
Post-doctoral Fellow, Penn Center for Mental Health and the Pediatric Anxiety Treatment Center at Hall Mercer, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2025.
Selected Publications
Maxwell, C.A., Nezir, F., Duresso, B., Albright, J., Rushworth, S., Aparajita, K.B., Eiraldi, R.B., & Wolk, C.B.: Using team science to support school mental health: Evaluation of a community-partnered adaptation of TeamSTEPPS. Oral paper accepted for presentation at the 59th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA November 2025.Maxwell, C.A., Holland, K., Olino, T., Chen, E., Young, L., Kendall, P.C: A meta-analytic examination of the effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy in reducing self-directed violence and suicidality in usual care. Poster presentation at the 58th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA November 2024.
Maxwell, C.A., Huang, P.: Implementation of suicidality screening in developmental & behavioral pediatrics: A quality improvement study. Poster presentation at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders Annual Leadership Day, Philadelphia, PA June 2024.
Kendall PC, Ney JS, Maxwell CA, Lehrbach KR, Jakubovic RJ, McKnight DS, Friedman AL: Adapting CBT for youth anxiety: Flexibility, within fidelity, in different settings. Front Psychiatry 14: 1067047, March 2023 Notes: doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1067047.
Kendall PC, Maxwell CA, Jakubovic RJ, Ney JS, McKnight DS, Baker S.: CBT for Youth Anxiety: How Does It Fit Within Community Mental Health? Curr Psychiatry Rep 25(1): 13-18, January 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s11920-022-01403-7. Epub 2022 Dec 9.
Patel ZS, Philips D, Casline E, Aarons GA, Maxwell CA, Ginsburg GS, Ehrenreich-May J, Jensen-Doss A.: WHO Participates in Effectiveness Research? A Comparison of Effectiveness Trial Clinicians to National Survey Samples. Adm Policy Ment Health 49(5): 899-908, Sept 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10488-022-01202-5. Epub 2022 Jun 14.
Crane, M.E., Maxwell, C.A., Rabner, J.C., Wojcieszak, Z.K., Myerberg, L.B., Kendall, P.C: Form and function when treating anxiety in youth: Maintaining flexibility within fidelity in low intensity interventions. Oxford guide to brief and low intensity interventions for children and young people. S. Bennett, P. Myles-Hooton, J. Schleider, & R. Shafran (eds.). Oxford University Press, Page: 74-84, July 2022.
Rabner, J.C., Maxwell, C.A., Pinney, E.L., Kendall, P.C: Cognitive-behavioral therapy. Comprehensive clinical psychology (2nd ed.). G. Asmundson (eds.). Elsevier, 1: 89-105, 2022.
Ehrenreich-May, J., Maxwell, C.A.: Flooding. The SAGE encyclopedia of Intellectual and Developmental Disorders. E. Bratten (eds.). SAGE, Page: 1-4, 2022 Notes: doi.org/10.4135/9781483392271.n207.
Crane ME, Phillips KE, Maxwell CA, Norris LA, Rifkin LS, Blank JM, Sorid SD, Read KL, Swan AJ, Kendall PC, Frank HE: A Qualitative Examination of a School-Based Implementation of Computer-Assisted Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Child Anxiety. School Ment Health 13(2): 347-361, June 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s12310-021-09424-y. Epub 2021 Mar 2.