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Christina Holbein

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Pediatric Psychologist, Specialty in Gastroenterology – Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
Department: Psychiatry

Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Psychology)
The Ohio State University, 2008.
MA (Clinical Psychology; Specialty: Child and Family Clinical Psychology)
Loyola University Chicago, 2012.
PhD (Clinical Psychology; Specialty: Child and Family Clinical Psychology)
Loyola University Chicago, 2016.
Post-Graduate Training
Predoctoral Intern, Pediatric Psychology & Psychiatry Department, Nemours/A. I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, 2015-2016.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Adherence and Self-Management, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH , 2016-2018.
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Selected Publications

Koven, M., & Holbein, C: Identifying disparities in gastroenterology psychology referrals and equitable access to care among pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. April 2024.

Rodriguez, K., Holbein, C., Fussner, L., Baber, K., Wilkes, C., Szabo, M., Piccoli, D., & Turner, E.: Enhancing biopsychosocial care in pediatric gastroenterology: 10-year growth of an integrated GI Psychology program. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), San Diego, CA. October 2023.

Turner, E., Rodriguez, K. O., Holbein, C. E., Fussner, L., Baber, K., … & Piccoli, D: Enhancing biopsychosocial care for disorders of gut-brain interaction: 10-year growth of an integrated pediatric gastroenterology psychology program. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 11(4): 415-422, 2023.

Holbein, C., Andorko, N., & Turner, E. : Pediatric psychology consultation and intervention for children with very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEO-IBD) and their families. Poster presented at the Society for Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ Apr 2022.

Vellanki, S., Albenberg, L., Mascarenhas, M., Sbingba, E., Holbein, C.: Live video mindfulness program is a safe, feasible, and acceptable intervention for youth with inflammatory bowel disease. Abstract presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), Nashville, TN. Nov 2021.

Holbein, C. E., Plevinsky, J., Patel, T., Conrad, M., & Kelsen, J.: Pediatric Global Health in Children with Very Early-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 46(7): 747–756, Aug 2021.

Grimes, L., Breton, J., Benitez, A., Holbein, C., & Albenberg, L.: Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children (and parents of children) living with inflammatory bowel disease. Poster presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 Virtual meeting. April/May 2021.

Baber, K., Holbein, C., Mayer-Brown, S., Rodriguez, K., Szabo, M., Turner, E., & Wilkes, C.: Managing emotions during COVID-19. [Blog post]. CHOP Health Tip of the Week. June 11 2020 Notes: https://www.chop.edu/news/health-tip/managing-emotions-during-covid-19.

Holbein, C., Conrad, M., Patel, T., Zilber, S., & Kelsen, J.: Parent-reported gastrointestinal symptoms and global health in children with very early onset inflammatory bowel disease. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Dallas, TX. March 2020.

Holbein, C.E., Peugh, J., Veldtman, G.R., Apers, S., Luyckx, K., Kovacs, A.H., Thomet, C., Budts, W., Enomoto, J., Sluman, M.A., Lu, C.W., Jackson, J.L., Khairy, P., Cook, S.C., Chidambarathanu, S., Alday, L., Eriksen, K., Dellborg, M., Berghammer, M., Johansson, B., Mackie, A.S., Menahem, S., Caruana, M., Soufi, A., Fernandes, S.M., White, K., Callus, E., Kutty, S., Moons, P., APPROACH-IS consortium and the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ISACHD): Health behaviours reported by adults with congenital heart disease across 15 countries. European Journal of Preventative Cardiology 27(10): 1077-1087, 2020.

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