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Dr. Graczyk is an assistant professor of Child Psychology and a member of the Clinical Psychology Training faculty. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and School Psychology from Northern Illinois University in 1998, and completed a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) postdoctoral prevention research fellowship in urban children’s mental health. Dr. Graczyk’s work at UIC allows her to combine her research and clinical interests in anxiety disorders with her desire to continue to work with schools and community agencies in providing quality mental health services to children.
Dr. Graczyk has presented at professional local, national, and international conferences on such topics as: anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, ADHD, Asperger’s Disorder, school-based prevention, social and emotional learning (SEL), child and adolescent peer relationships, implementation of school-based SEL programs, and the role of key opinion leader teachers in promoting utilization of school-based interventions for children with ADHD. Dr. Graczyk has written journal articles and book chapters on an array of topics. Her most recent work is focused on determining ways to help community-based mental health practitioners (e.g., in schools and community mental health agencies) learn and use evidence-based mental health interventions with the children and families they serve, especially youth with anxiety disorders.
Dr. Graczyk is a licensed clinical psychologist and a certified school psychologist. Prior to pursuing a university-based career, she was a practicing school psychologist in the public schools. Dr. Graczyk has provided assessment and treatment services to children and adolescents with a variety of conditions including anxiety disorders, selective mutism, mood disorders, ADHD, learning disabilities, autism, and Asperger’s disorder. She has served as a consultant to parents and educators, and has presented inservice trainings to school staff.
Representative Publications
Graczyk, P. A., Atkins, M. S., Jackson, M. M., Letendre, J. A., Kim, J. Y. S., Beyer, B. L., & McCoy, J. (in press). Urban educators’ perceptions of interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A preliminary investigation. Behavioral Disorders. Graczyk, P. A., Connolly, S. D., & Corapci, F. (in press). Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: Theory, treatment, and prevention. Chapter to appear in T. P. Gullotta and G. Adams (Eds.) The handbook of dysfunctional behavior in adolescence: Theory, practice, and prevention. New York: Kluwer Academic Publishing.
Graczyk, P. A., & Tolan, P. H. (in press). Implementing effective youth violence prevention programs in community-based organizational settings. Chapter to appear in R. G. Steele and M. C. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of mental health services for children, adolescents, and families. New York: Kluwer Academic Publishing.
Greenberg, M. T., Domitrovich, C. E., Graczyk, P. A., & Zins, J. E. (in press). The study of implementation in school-based prevention research: Theory, research, and practice. Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency, Department of Health and Human Resources.
Pavuluri, M. N., Graczyk, P. A., Henry, D. B., Carbray, J. A., Heidenreich, J., & Miklowitz, D. J. (2004). Child and family-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for pediatric bipolar disorder: Development and preliminary results. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43 (5), 528-537.
Atkins, M. S., Graczyk, P. A., Frazier, S. L., & Abdul-Adil, J. (2003). Toward a new model of mental health for urban children: Accessible, effective, and sustainable school-based mental health services. Lead article in Special Section on Emerging Models for Promoting Children's Mental Health: Linking Systems for Prevention and Intervention - IV. School Psychology Review, 32 (4), 503-514.
Connolly, S., Graczyk, P. A., & Bernstein, G. (2003). Recognition and treatment of childhood anxiety disorders. Contemporary Psychiatry, 2 (5), 1-7.
Elias, M. J., Zins, J. E., Graczyk, P. A., & Weissberg, R. P. (2003). Implementation, sustainability, and scaling up of social-emotional and academic innovations in public schools. School Psychology Review, 32 (3), 313-319.
Lovejoy, M. C., Graczyk, P. A., O'Hare, E., & Neuman, G. (2000). Maternal depression and parenting behavior: A meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 20 (5), 561-592.
White, K. J., Rubin, E. C., & Graczyk P. A. (2002). Aggressive children's perceptions of behaviorally similar peers: The influence of one's own behavioral characteristics on perceptions of deviant peers. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 19 (6), 755-775.
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