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
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.
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.
Permanent linkPredoctoral 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.
Selected Publications
Winnick, J., Chancey, L., Buzenski, J., Holbein, C., Focht, D., Korte, C., & Meadows, T.: Youth with inflammatory bowel disease: Depression, functional impairment, and school accommodations. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO. August 2025.Psihogios, A. M., Ahmed, A., Holbein, C. E., & West, A. W.: Pediatric treatment adherence. APA Handbook of Pediatric Psychology, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, and Developmental Science. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. M. Bornstein & P. Shah (eds.). June 2025.
Wilkes, C., Holbein, C., & Turner, E.: Utilizing hospital-wide grant funding to promote cultural humility training amongst a pediatric gastrointestinal psychosocial team. Poster to be presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Chicago, IL. April 2025.
Mayer-Brown, S., Wilkes, C., Holbein, C., Turner, E., & Baber, K.: Biopsychosocial treatment for pediatric patients with comorbid GI diagnoses and ARFID. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), Hollywood, CA. November 2024.
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.
Holbein, C.: Closing the gaps in self-management for young adults with spina bifida: Sociodemographic, condition-specific, and neuropsychological factors. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 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.
Lockwood, K. (Host), Collins, J., & Holbein, C. (Guests).: Psychology-based interventions help kids with chronic pain (No. 124) [Audio podcast episode]. In Primary Care Perspectives: Podcast for Pediatricians. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. May 6 2022.
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.