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Grayson Holmbeck

Professor

Education

Ph.D., 1987, Virginia Commonwealth University
B.S., 1980, Brown University 

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.

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

Courses Taught

Multivariate Statistics
Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Publications/Research Listings

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.H. (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

Smith, Z.R., del Castillo, A., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2022). Working memory and cognitive flexibility predict growth trajectories of sluggish cognitive tempo in youth with spina bifida. Child Neuropsychology, 28, 1052-1071.

Kritikos, T.K., Winning, A.M., Smith, Z.R., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2022). Trajectories of marital satisfaction among parents of youth with spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 47, 1195-1206.

Chu, D. I., Kayle M., Stern A., Bowen D. K., Yerkes E. B., & Holmbeck G.N. (2022). Longitudinal trajectories of clean intermittent catheterization responsibility in youth with spina bifida. Journal of Urology, 207, 192-200. 

Rague, J., Kim, S., Hirsch, J., Meyer, T., Rosoklija, I., Larson, J. E., Swaroop, V. T., Bowman, R., Bowen, D. K., Cheng, E. Y., Gordon, E. J., Holmbeck, G. N., Chu, D. I., Isakova, T., & Yerkes, E. B. (2022). The association of health literacy with health-related quality of life in youth with spina bifida: A cross-sectional study. The Journal of Pediatrics, 251, 156-163.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.08.005.

Driscoll, C. F. B. & Holmbeck, G. N. (2023). Self-management in youth with spina bifida: Associations with parent factors in the context of a summer camp intervention. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 48, 51-66.

--Diane Willis Award for Outstanding Article published during 2023 in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Stiles-Shields, C., Kritikos, T. K., Winning, A. M., Starnes, M., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2023). Caregiver expressed emotion in families of youth with spina bifida: Demographic, medical, and family correlates. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 48, 144-155.

Ridosh, M. M., Adams, W., Magaña, F., Sawin, K. J., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2023). Trajectories of self-management and independence in youth with spina bifida: Demographic predictors of growth. Child: Care, Health and Development, 49(3), 508-517.

Ohanian, D. M. & Holmbeck, G. N. (2023). Bi-directional, longitudinal associations between chronic pain and family functioning in youth with spina bifida. Family, Systems, & Health, 41, 478-487.

Ridosh, M. M., Smith, Z., Adams, W., Brei, T. J., Fremion, E., Holmbeck, G. N., Roach, A. J., Sawin, K. J., & Sherburne, E. (2024). Adolescent/Young Adult Self-Management and Independence Self-Report Scale: Preliminary psychometric findings. Child: Care, Health and Development, 50(1), e13229. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.13229

Ridosh, M.M., Adams, W., Driscoll, C.F.B., Magaña, F., Sawin K.J., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2024). Trajectories of self-management and independence in youth with spina bifida: Family-related predictors of growth. Research in Nursing and Health, 47, 435-449.

Clark, O.E., Smith, Z.R., Hilderbrand, T.L., & Holmbeck, G.N. (2024). Growth of condition-related knowledge among youth with spina bifida: Associations with neurocognitive functioning and self-management skills. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 49, 449-458.

Ridosh, M. M., Adams, W., d. Payne, A., Hilderbrand, T. L., Magaña, F., Sawin, K. J., & Holmbeck, G. N. (in press). Contextual predictors of self-management and independence trajectories in adolescents and young adults with spina bifida. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology.

Darow, E.L., Flax, M.A., Clark, O.E., Holmbeck, G.N., & Smith, Z.R. (in press). Comparing cognitive disengagement syndrome growth in youth with and without spina bifida. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

Kritikos, T. K., Stiles-Shields, C., Leard, R., & Holmbeck, G. (in press). Barriers to transitioning from pediatric to adult healthcare among young adults with spina bifida. Health Care Transitions.

Kritikos, T.K., Smith, Z.R., Stiles-Shields, C., Clark, O., Winning, A.M., Encalade, A., Hendrix, M., Helgeson, V., & Holmbeck, G.N. (in press). Inclusive measure development: Amplifying the voices of adolescents and young adults with spina bifida in a new measure of benefit-finding and growth. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

Clark, O.E., Suhs, M.C., Hilderbrand, T.L., Ridosh, M.M., Wartman, E.C., Darow, E., & Holmbeck, G.N. (under review). Parent perceptions of spina bifida: Understanding parent perceptions of problems and etiology. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology.

Holmbeck, G. N., Clark, O., Hilderbrand, T., Kritikos, T., Psihogios, A. M., Ridosh, M., & Stiles-Shields, C. (under review). The daily phone diary in adolescents and young adults with spina bifida: Utility and psychometric evidence. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

Payne, A. d., Smith, Z. R., & Holmbeck, G. N. (under review). Development of inattention and executive dysfunction in youth with spina bifida: Condition severity variables as predictors. Child Neuropsychology.