Grayson Holmbeck
Title: Professor, Clinical Psychology
Office: 304 Coffey Hall
Phone: 773.508.2967
E-mail: gholmbe@luc.edu
CV: Curriculum Vitae
Background Information
Research Interests
My research interests cover the following areas: pediatric psychology (e.g., adolescents with physical disabilities), family relations during early and late adolescence, developmental psychopathology, the interface between developmental psychology and clinical child psychology, statistical applications in psychology, and research design. My current research is concerned with how families of children with chronic physical conditions manage the transition into adolescence and the implications that this transition has for adolescent health and psychopathology.
My research interests cover the following areas: pediatric psychology (e.g., adolescents with physical disabilities), family relations during early and late adolescence, developmental psychopathology, the interface between developmental psychology and clinical child psychology, statistical applications in psychology, and research design. My current research is concerned with how families of children with chronic physical conditions manage the transition into adolescence and the implications that this transition has for adolescent health and psychopathology.
I am currently working on 2 grant-funded projects on individuals with spina bifida. Spina bifida is a congenital birth defect that typically produces numerous medical problems, including orthopedic, bowel/bladder, and neurological difficulties. The first project is an NINR-funded longitudinal study of adolescents and young adults with spina bifida which focuses on self-management and the transition from pediatric to adult health care, as well as related family, psychosocial, and neuropsychological functioning. Participants are studied in their homes with observational, interview, questionnaire, and neuropsychological assessment methodologies. The second study is funded by Kiwanis International and examines the effectiveness of a camp-based independence program for children, adolescents, and young adults with spina bifida.
For more information about my research on adolescents with spina bifida, click on the following link: CHATS Lab
Classes
Multivariate Statistics
Research Methods in Clinical Psychology
Research Methods in Clinical Psychology
Recent Publications
Ohanian, D. M., Murray, C. B., Shirkey, K. C., Wartman, E., Winning, A., Stiles-Shields, E., Ramirez, S., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2020). Longitudinal associations between pain and psychosocial adjustment in youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45, 673-684. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa037
Winning, A. M., Stiles-Shields, C., Driscoll, C. F. B., Ohanian, D. M., Crowe, A. N., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2020). Development of an observational parental scaffolding measure for youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45, 695-706. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa042
Driscoll, C. F. B., Ohanian, D. M., Ridosh, M. M., Stern, A., Wartman, E. C., Starnes, M., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2020). Pathways by which maternal factors are associated with youth spina bifida-related responsibility. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45, 610-621. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa020.
Stiles-Shields, C., Plevinsky, J. M., Psihogios, A. M., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2020). Considerations and future directions for conducting clinical research with pediatric populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45, 720-724. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa055
Stiles-Shields, C. & Holmbeck, G. N. (2020). Health behaviors and disordered eating in adolescents and young adults with spina bifida: Results from a national survey.Disability and Rehabilitation, 42, 2910-2916.
Stern, A., Winning, A.M., Ohanian, D.M., Driscoll, C.F.B., Starnes, M., Glownia, K., & Holmbeck, G.H. (2020). Longitudinal associations between neuropsychological functioning and medical responsibility in youth with spina bifida: The moderational role of parenting behaviors. Child Neuropsychology, 26, 1026-1046, DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2020.1751098
Kayle, M., Chu, D. I., Stern, A., Pan, W. & Holmbeck, G. N. (2020). Predictors of distinct trajectories of medical responsibility in youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 45, 1153-1165.
Stiles-Shields, C., Anderson, L., Driscoll, C. F. B., Ohanian, D. M., Starnes, M., Stern, A., Yunez, J., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2020). Technology usage and barriers to the use of behavioral intervention technologies in adolescents and young adults with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 13(4), 675-683.
Kritikos, T.K. & Holmbeck, G.N. (2020). Family functioning guidelines for the care of people with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 13, 535-542. doi: 10.3233/PRM-200720.
Kritikos, T.K., Smith, K., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2020) Mental health guidelines for the care of people with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 13, 525-534. doi: 10.3233/PRM-200719.
Holmbeck, G.N., Kritikos, T.K., Stern, A., Ridosh, M. & Friedman, C.V. (2021). The transition to adult health care in youth with spina bifida: Theory, measurement, and interventions. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 53, 198-207.
Stiles-Shields, C., Shirkey, K. C., Winning, A. M., Smith, Z. R., Wartman, E., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2021). Social skills and medical responsibility across development in youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46, 341-350. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa113
Winning, A. M., Stern, A., Rausch, J. R., Starnes, M., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2021). Neurocognitive predictors of adaptive functioning trajectories among youth with spina bifida. Child Neuropsychology, 27, 447-467.
Winning, A. M., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2021). Executive functioning intervention in epilepsy: Implications for other pediatric chronic health conditions. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46, 375-377.
Kritikos, T.K., Driscoll, C.F.B. & Holmbeck, G.N. (2021). Discrepancies between parent perceptions of child vulnerability in youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46, 392-403.
Shapiro, J. B., Bryant, F. B., Holmbeck, G. N., Hood, K. K., & Weissberg-Benchell, J. (2021). Do baseline resilience profiles moderate the effects of a resilience-enhancing intervention for adolescents with type 1 diabetes? Health Psychology, 40(5), 337-346. https://doi.org/10.10.1037/hea0001076
Smith, Z, & Holmbeck, G. N. (2021). Factor structure of medical autonomy scales in young people with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46, 698-709.
Ohanian, D. M., Kritikos, T. K., Clark, O.E., Shirkey, K.C., Starnes, M., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2021). Stress and coping in youth and young adults with spina bifida: A brief longitudinal study in a summer camp setting. Frontiers in Psychology. 12:682169. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.682169
Stiles-Shields, C., Kritikos, T. K., Ridosh, M. M., Starnes, M., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2021). “We Are Anxious Every Day”: COVID-19 impacts on youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46, 1040-1050.
Kritikos, T.K., Stiles-Shields, C., Winning, A.M., Starnes, M., Ohanian, D., Clark, O.E., del Castillo, A., Chavez, P., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2021). A systematic review of benefit-finding and growth in pediatric medical populations. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46, 1076-1090.
Smith, Z.R., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2021). Cross-lagged longitudinal analysis of medical responsibility and medical skill mastery in youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46, 1119-1129.
Papadakis, J. L., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2021). Sociodemographic factors and health-related, neuropsychological, and psychosocial functioning in youth with spina bifida. Rehabilitation Psychology. 66, 286–299. doi:10.1037/rep0000381
Stern, A., Winning, A.M., Rausch, J.R., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2021). Medical responsibility growth in youth with spina bifida: Neuropsychological and parenting predictors. Health Psychology, 40, 692-701.
Ridosh, M. M., Stiles-Shields, C., Stern, A., Winning A., Anderson, L., Sawin, K. J., and Holmbeck, G. N. (2021). The Adolescent and Young Adult Self-Management and Independence Scale (AMIS-II): Expanding evidence for validity and reliability. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. 14(4), 583-596. https://doi.org/10.3233/PRM-200679
Holmbeck, G. N., & Kritikos, T. K. (2022). Psychosocial adjustment in emerging adults with and without spina bifida: A 14-year, longitudinal follow-up. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 43, e20-e28.
Kritikos, T. K., Stiles-Shields, C., Shapiro, J. B., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2022). Benefit-finding among young adults with spina bifida. Journal of Health Psychology, 27(5), 1176-1186.
Stiles-Shields, C., Kritikos, T. K., Starnes, M., Smith, Z. R., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2022). The transition from pediatric to adult healthcare in young adults with spina bifida: Demographic and physician-related correlates. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 43(3), e179-e187. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001001
Winning, A. M., Ridosh, M., Wartman, E., Kritikos, T., Friedman, C., Starnes, M., Crowe, A. N., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2022). Parents’ school-related concerns and perceived strengths in youth with spina bifida. Child: Care, Health, and Development, 48, 623-633. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12969
Chu, D. I., Kayle M., Stern A., Bowen D. K., Yerkes E. B., & Holmbeck G.N. (in press). Longitudinal trajectories of clean intermittent catheterization responsibility in youth with spina bifida. Journal of Urology.
Smith, Z.R., del Castillo, A., & Holmbeck, G.N. (in press). Working memory and cognitive flexibility predict growth trajectories of sluggish cognitive tempo in youth with spina bifida. Child Neuropsychology.
Driscoll, C. F. B. & Holmbeck, G. N. (in press). Self-management in youth with spina bifida: Associations with parent factors in the context of a summer camp intervention. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
Kritikos, T.K., Winning, A.M., Smith, Z.R., & Holmbeck, G.N. (in press). Trajectories of marital satisfaction among parents of youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
