Elyse Shenberger PhD
- Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychologist
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- eshenb2 [at] uic.edu
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Institute for Juvenile Research (IJR)
1747 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago IL 60612 - Room #:242
Elyse Shenberger, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist at Children’s Hospital of Illinois/Peoria College of Medicine and Assistant Professor at the Institute for Juvenile Research. Dr. Shenberger is engaged in programs of research investigating the implementation of equitable and accessible digital mental health interventions in pediatric primary care, early childhood education, and with other community partners and in novel settings. She works collaboratively with Dr. Colleen Stiles-Shields and the MATTERS Lab. In addition, Dr. Shenberger provides clinical evaluations and treatment for children and adolescents with chronic health conditions in the UI Health Pediatric Embedded Clinic and provides pre-bariatric surgery mental health evaluations for adolescents. In her work at Children’s Hospital of Illinois/Peoria College of Medicine, Dr. Shenberger provides clinical evaluation and treatment for children in the Gastroenterology and Healthy Kids U clinics.
Dr. Shenberger received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania (2016) and obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Illinois Chicago (2024). Dr. Shenberger completed her APA-accredited Internship in Pediatric Psychology at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan (2024) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Psychology and Digital Mental Health with Dr. Stiles-Shields at the Institute for Juvenile Research (2025).
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Pediatric psychology, equity & access, child & adolescent mental health, digital mental health
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Zinsser, K., Cabrera-Hinojosa, A., Paul, J., Borrero, J., Chan Morales, M., Shenberger, E. (in press). Building on a Legacy of Children’s Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Early Childhood Social-emotional Learning and Expulsion Prevention Professional Development. Journal of SEL Research & Practice.
Phanse, M., Shenberger, E.R., Stiles-Shields, C., (under review). Editorial: Leaders in the History of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Past Presidents Series: Dr. Cheryl King. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology.
Shenberger, E.R., Zinsser, K. (under review). An Evaluation of Preventing Expulsion in Preschool: A Cognitive-Behavioral and Strengths-Based Approach to Reducing Early Childhood Exclusionary Discipline. Infant Mental Health Journal.
Shenberger, E.R., Zinsser, K., Coba-Rodriguez, S. (under review). Does he stay, or does he go? Early Childhood Programs’ Reactions and Expulsion Decisions in Response to Children’s Challenging Behavior. Early Education & Development.
Shenberger, E.R. & Zinsser, K. (2022) Benefits of Prenatal Enrollment in Early Head Start for Successful Smoking Cessation. Head Start Dialog: The Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field
Shenberger, E.R. & Zinsser, K. (2022). Falling Through the Cracks of Early Intervention and Prevention: Missed Smoking Cessation for Mothers in Early Head Start. Head Start Dialog: The Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field
Correa, K. A., Carrillo, V., Funkhouser, C. J., Shenberger, E. R., & Shankman, S. A. (2021). Ethnic Differences in Behavioral and Physiological Indicators of Sensitivity to Threat. Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
Zinsser, K., Silver, C., Shenberger, E., Jackson, V. (2021). A Systematic Review of Early Childhood Exclusionary Discipline. Review of Educational Research.
Shenberger, E.R., Funkhouser, C.J., Boley, R., Zalta, A.K., Shankman, S.A. (2021). The Impact of Aversive Context on Early Threat Detection in Trauma Exposed Individuals and Associations with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports.
Shankman, S.A., Kaiser, A.J.E., Shenberger, E.R. (2020). The Importance of Examining Psychometrics of Biomarkers. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Andrews, K. G., Martin, M. W., Shenberger, E., Pereira, S., Fink, G., McConnell, M. (2020) Financial Support to Medicaid-Eligible Mothers Increases Caregiving for Preterm Infants. Maternal and Child Health Journal.
Lewis, T. P., Andrews, K. G., Shenberger, E., Betancourt. T. S., Fink, G., Pereira S., McConnell, M. (2019). The Costs of Caregiving: Understanding the NICU Experiences of Mothers with Preterm Infants. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Hunt, M., Rushton, J., Shenberger, E., & Murayama, S. (2017). Positive Effects of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Physiological Stress Reactivity in Varsity Athletes. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology.