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DEVIN C. CAREY, PH.D.

1527 N. Hudson Ave #3N
Chicago, IL 60610
dccarey@gmail.com
ACADEMIC TRAINING
2015- 2016

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pediatric Psychology, La Rabida Childrens Hospital, Chicago, IL

2015

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL

Dissertation Title: Profiles of Risk and Protective Factors in Urban African-American Youth
Exposed to Community Violence: A Prospective Study of Resilience
Dissertation Chair: Maryse Richards, Ph.D.

2014-2015

Predoctoral Internship in Child Clinical & Pediatric Psychology (APA Accredited),

University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY

2012

M.A., Clinical Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL

Thesis Title: Exposure to Community Violence and Social Adjustment Among African American
Youth: The Role of Emotion Regulation
Thesis Chair: Maryse Richards, Ph.D.

2007

B.A. Summa Cum Laude, Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Honors Thesis:
Nonverbal Processing Skill and Social Adjustment in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders
Thesis Chair: Stephen Nowicki, Jr., Ph.D.
AWARDS AND HONORS

2015
2014
2010-2014
2010-2014
2009-2014
2009-2014
2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2003- 2007

Most Outstanding Intern Award, University of Louisville School of Medicine

Dissertation Research Project Funding Award, Loyola University Chicago
Graduate School Student Travel Award, Loyola University Chicago
Psychology Department Travel Award, Loyola University Chicago
Graduate Assistantship, Loyola University Chicago
Tuition Scholarship, Loyola University Chicago
Undergraduate Research Award, Georgia Psychological Association
Highest Honors in Psychology, Emory University Honors Program
Phi Beta Kappa , Emory University
Psi Chi, National Honor Society for Psychology , Emory University
Theta Alpha Kappa, National Honor Society for Religion, Emory University
Deans List, Emory University
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow, September 2015-August 2016

Site: La Rabida Childrens Hospital, Chicago, IL
Supervisors: Bryce Hella, Ph.D. & Krystal Robinson, Psy.D.
Outpatient Clinic: Conducted evidence-based clinical assessments and psychotherapeutic interventions for children
presenting with pediatric and psychiatric diagnoses through the outpatient Behavioral Health Department. Caseload
consisted of approximately 12 patients per week.
Consultation-Liaison Service: Provided consultation-liaison services for children admitted to the hospital with chronic
illnesses and/or in need of rehabilitation after surgery, burns, brain injury, stroke, or suffering trauma who required
support around treatment adherence, adjustment to diagnosis or hospitalization, procedural anxiety, pain management, or
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behavioral concerns
Sickle Cell Disease Clinic: Served as a member of a multidisciplinary team in the hospitals triweekly Sickle Cell Disease
clinics to provide social-emotional screenings and behavioral interventions (e.g., coping with chronic medical condition,
increasing medication compliance, relaxation training for pain management). Implemented mental health screening tool in
clinic (Pediatric Symptom Checklist) to improve recognition, management, and referral of patients psychosocial issues.
Pediatric Incontinence Clinic: Served as consultant to pediatrician in outpatient clinic for children presenting with
enuresis, encopresis, and incontinence issues. Provided assessments and behavioral intervention for toileting issues, as
well as social-emotional screenings, psychoeducation, and brief interventions for comorbid psychological problems.
Pre-doctoral Clinical/Pediatric Psychology Intern, July 2014-June 2015
Site: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
Supervisors: Laura Shaffer, Ph.D.; Bryan Carter, Ph.D.
Outpatient Services (July 2014-June 2015): Conducted outpatient intake evaluations, provision of ongoing therapy for
youth ages 2 to 17 in a variety of modalities (e.g., child, family, and parent training) based on evidence-based strategies.
Caseload consisted of approximately 15 patients per week. Conducted evaluations in Kosair Children's Hospital
Emergency Department.
Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Service (July 2014-November 2014; Supervisor: Bryan Carter, Ph.D.): Consultations for
children with behavioral and emotional difficulties associated with acute or chronic physical illness or injury,
psychophysiological disorders, adjustment disorders, treatment noncompliance, behavioral acting out, and suicidal
behavior on the medical units of Kosair Childrens Hospital, including Pediatric Hematology/Oncology service, Bone
Marrow Transplant unit, Pediatric Cardiology and Heart Transplant Team, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, the
Neurology Service, the Endocrinology Service, the Trauma Service, and the Burn Unit. Interventions included behavior
management, support/guidance to parents and nursing staff, patient coping skills enhancement and anxiety reduction,
biofeedback, and short-term supportive therapy. Conducted pre-transplant kidney evaluations as part of multidisciplinary
nephrology team.
Integrated Primary Care (November 2014-March 2015; Supervisor: Laura Shaffer, Ph.D.): Provided mental and
behavioral health services following a collaborative care model to children, adolescents, and families in a pediatric
primary care clinic in the University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics. Screened for mental health and behavioral
concerns, provide brief problem focused interventions, and make referrals for more extensive mental health services as
needed. Provided brief behavioral health interventions (e.g., improving sleep hygiene, increasing medication compliance,
relaxation training for pain management).
Weisskopf Child Evaluation Center (November 2014-March 2015; Supervisor: Margaret Calvery, Ph.D.): Conducted
comprehensive psychological and neuropsychological assessments for children and adolescents with various neurological,
medical, and psychiatric conditions. Conducted intake interviews and presented results and recommendations feedback
sessions with family members.
Inpatient Psychiatry (March 2015-July 2015): Served as member of inter-professional treatment team that included a child
psychiatrist (unit director), psychiatry fellows and residents, social workers, nursing staff, and expressive therapist on a
short-term, diagnostic and treatment inpatient unit for children and adolescents experiencing acute psychiatric disturbance.
Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to clarify diagnostic presentation and develop appropriate treatment plan,
provided daily individual therapy, and participating in daily unit rounds for disposition planning.
Advanced Therapy Extern, August 2013-June 2014
Site: Pediatric Mood Disorders Clinic, University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Supervisors: Amy West, Ph.D.; Sally Weinstein, Ph.D.
Conducted intakes and provided evidence-based cognitive and behavioral strategies to children and adolescents (ages 518) with mood disorders and comorbid behavior problems, ADHD, and trauma symptoms. Co-facilitated RAINBOW, a
manualized psychosocial therapy group for treatment of youth ages 8-12 with Pediatric Bipolar Disorder and their parents.
Co-facilitated a CBT Depression Group for Adolescent Girls. Conducted diagnostic assessments with multidisciplinary
team for youth with suspected mood spectrum disorders.
Advanced Therapy Extern, July 2012-June 2013
Site: John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL
Supervisor: Robert Swanson, Ph.D.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic: Provided weekly individual and family outpatient treatment to individuals from
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underserved population with a variety of presenting problems, including behavior problems, ADHD, mood disorders, and
trauma symptoms.
Adolescent and Young Adult Clinic (Supervisors: Gregory Lewis, Psy.D., Karla Anderson, Psy.D.): Coordinated with a
medical team to provide intake assessments. Provided weekly individual outpatient therapy to individuals (ages 13-24) in
a combined medical and psychiatric setting. Presenting issues included mood, anxiety, traumatic stress, and gender
identity.
Pediatric Consultation-Liaison (Supervisor: Gregory Lewis, Psy.D.): Provided medical inpatient and outpatient
psychiatric consultations to Pediatric Emergency Room, Intensive Care Unit, Trauma Unit, and Burn Unit for individuals
with issues including depressed mood, anxiety, PTSD, adjustment to newly diagnosed medical condition, adherence,
readiness for surgery, and pain management.
Intake Clinic (Supervisors: Rocco Domanico, Ph.D.; Karla Anderson, Psy.D.): Conducted diagnostic intake evaluations
for children ranging from ages 4-14. Coordinated with outside agencies and provided referral services. Assisted in
medication evaluations and management.
Diagnostic Extern, July 2011-June 2012
Site: Pediatric Developmental Center, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Hospital, Chicago, IL
Supervisor: Valeria Nanclares-Nogues, Psy.D.
Administered psychological assessment batteries for children and adolescents (ages 3-18) with a variety of developmental,
cognitive, and mental health issues, including autism, developmental delay, ADHD, learning disorders, and mood/anxiety
disorders. Received training and certification in the ADOS Modules 1-4 and administered ADOS assessments for children
referred for autism spectrum disorder evaluations. Conducted intake interviews and presented results and
recommendations feedback sessions with family members. Completed a total of 45 integrated, comprehensive reports
including interview information, behavioral observations, testing results, diagnoses, and recommendations.
Graduate Student Counselor, August 2010-May 2011
Site: Loyola University Chicago Wellness Center, Chicago, IL
Supervisors: Amy Bohnert, Ph.D. (Primary), Scott Leon, Ph.D., Daniel Keller, Ph.D.
Provided short-term psychotherapy (6-8 sessions) with a population of undergraduate and graduate students in a university
mental health center, with presenting problems, including depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, relationship problems,
substance abuse, and eating disorders. Caseload consisted of 5 short-term clients and one long-term client. Conducted
intake interviews. Assisted in outreach groups for college population.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2009 -2014
2010
2009-2010
2007-2009
2005-2007

Research Assistant & Project Manager, Risk & Resilience Lab, Loyola University Chicago
Supervisor: Maryse Richards, Ph.D.
Research Assistant, Promoting Adjustment in Children through Evaluation (PACE) Lab, Loyola
University Chicago
Supervisor: Scott Leon, Ph.D.
Research Assistant, Improving Mental-health and Promoting Adjustment through College
Transitions (IMPACT) Lab, Loyola University Chicago
Supervisor: Colleen Conley, Ph.D.
Research Assistant, Center for Autism & Related Disorders, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD
Supervisor: Rebecca Landa, Ph.D.
Research Assistant, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Supervisor: Stephen J. Nowicki, Jr., Ph.D.

PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
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Richards, M.H., Romero, E., Deane, K., Carey, D., Zakaryan, A., Quimby, D., Gross, I., Thomas, A., Velsor-Friedrich,
B.V., Burns, M., & Patel, N. (2016). Civic Engagement Curriculum: A strengths-based intervention serving African
American youth in a context of toxic stress. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 9(1), 81-93.
Richards, M.H., Romero, E., Zakaryan, A., Carey, D., Deane, K., Quimby, D., & Burns, M. (2015). Assessing urban
African American youths exposure to violence through daily experience sampling methods. Psychology of Violence, 5(3),
275-284.
Carey, D., & Richards, M. H. (2014). Exposure to community violence and social maladjustment among urban African
American youth. Journal of Adolescence, 37(7), 1161-1170
Dunleavy, A., Leon, S., Lyons, A., & Carey, D. (2013). Measuring child and hospital inpatient outcomes: A daily acuity
rating approach. Psychiatric Services, 64(3), 252-256.
Thomas, A., Carey, D., Richards, M.H., Velsor-Friedrich, B., Romero, E., & Pittman, K. (2012). African American youth
and exposure to community violence: Supporting change from the inside. Journal of Social Action in Counseling and
Psychology, 4(1), 54-68.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Conley, C.S. & Carey, D. (2013). On Leave but On the Clock, On the Line and Off the Record: An Examination of
Parental Leave, Policies, and Practices for Academic Women. In Castaeda, M. and Isgro, K. (Eds.). Mothers in
Academia. New York: Columbia University Press.
PEER-REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS
Paper Presentations
Richards, M.H. with Carey, D. & Quimby, D. (2013, November). Exposure to Community Violence and Urban Youth
Mental Health: A Community-based Participatory Research Perspective. Invited talk at Grand Rounds at Department of
Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.
Carey, D. & Richards, M.H. (2012, March). Exposure to community violence and social adjustment among urban
African-American youth: The mediating role of emotion regulation. In Richards, M.H. (Chair). Mediators and
Moderators of Exposure to Community Violence. Symposium presented at the Society for Research in Adolescence
Biennial Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Dunleavy, A., Carey, D., Leon, S., Busching, M., Klempel, N., Piryani, R., & Patel, R. (2011, May). Comparing methods
of measuring youth inpatient hospitalization outcomes. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the Midwestern
Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Poster Presentations
Romero, E., Carey, D., Deane, K., Quimby, D., Zakaryan, A., & Richards, M. (2015, March). Daily exposure to
community violence in urban African American youth: An analysis of violence type and severity. Poster presented at the
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Carey, D., Richards, M.H., & Burns. M. (2014, March). Feeling states and Aggression in adolescence: The roles of
normative beliefs and gender. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Meeting,
Austin, TX.
Deane, K., Romero, E., Carey, D., Zakaryan, A, Richards, M.H., & Burns, M. (2014, March). An analysis of daily
exposure to community violence in urban African American youth. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child
Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
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Romero, E., Carey, D., Richards, M.H., Zakaryan, A., Quimby, D., Hargrove, T., Terry, J., & Perrote, A. (2013,
April). Outcomes from the Civic Engagement Curriculum: Moderation by neighborhood perceptions. Poster presented at
the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Deane, K.C., Costello, R., Terry, J., Perrotte, A., Carey, D., Romero, E., & Richards, M.H. (2012, May) Ethnic identity
moderating depression among youth exposed to violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern
Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Romero, E., Richards. M.H., Harrison, P., & Carey, D. (2012, March). Perceptions of neighborhood as predictors of
aggression in urban African American youth: A multilevel analysis. Poster presented at the Society for Research in
Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Carey, D., Romero, E., Richards, M.H., Burrow, A.L., Velsor-Friederich, B., Thomas, A.J., Gross, I.M., & Masri,
S. (2011, April). Enhancing resilience to stress and violence exposure in low income urban African American
youth. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Romero, E., Carey, D., Richards, M.H., & Gross, I.M. (2011, April). The academic time budgets of urban AfricanAmerican youth. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Montreal, QC,
Canada.
Dickson, D., Conley, C., & Carey, D. (2010, November). Interaction of gender, avoidant coping, and stressful
experiences predicting depression: Important differences between social and non-social contexts. Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), San Francisco, CA.
Carey, D., Conley, C.S., & Schaff, K. (2010, April). The effects of perceived social support and gender on depression in
first-year undergraduate students. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Midwestern Psychological Association,
Chicago, IL.
Carey, D. & Nowicki, S. (2008, May). Nonverbal processing skill and social adjustment in preschool children with
autism. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research, London, UK.
Carey, D. & Nowicki, S. (2007, May). Emotion recognition and social skills in preschoolers with ASD. Poster presented
at Georgia Psychological Association (GPA) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
INSTRUCTOR OF RECORD
Fall 2013

Introduction to General Psychology (Instructor of Record), Loyola University Chicago

Fall 2012

Abnormal Psychology (Instructor of Record), Loyola University Chicago

GUEST LECTURER
Fall 2013

Gender & Sexuality, Gender & Sex Differences in Physical Health, Loyola University Chicago

Fall 2010

Lab in Developmental Psychology, Poverty & the Poverty Index, Loyola University Chicago

Fall 2009

Lab in Developmental Psychology, Poverty & the Poverty Index, Loyola University Chicago

Fall 2009

Introduction to Psychology, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Loyola University Chicago

TEACHING ASSISTANT
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Spring 2013

Statistics, Loyola University Chicago

Spring 2013

Social Psychology, Loyola University Chicago

Spring 2012

Social Psychology, Loyola University Chicago

Spring 2012

Gender & Sexuality, Loyola University Chicago

Spring 2012

Lab in Developmental Psychology, Loyola University Chicago

Fall 2011

Gender & Sexuality, Loyola University Chicago

Fall 2011

Research Methods, Loyola University Chicago

Spring 2011

Introduction to Psychology, Loyola University Chicago

Fall 2010

Internship in Psychology, Loyola University Chicago

Fall 2010

Lab in Developmental Psychology, Loyola University Chicago

Fall 2009

Lab in Developmental Psychology, Loyola University Chicago

Fall 2009

Introduction to Psychology, Loyola University Chicago

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

EDITORIAL/REVIEW EXPERIENCE
Ad hoc reviewer
Psychology of Violence
Journal of Research on Adolescence
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
PROGRAMS/COMMITTEES
APA Division 53 Mentorship Program, 2012-2014
Clinical Students Association, Loyola University Chicago, August 2009-June 2014
Colloquium Committee, Loyola University Chicago, August 2011-June 2014
Practicum Committee, Loyola University Chicago, August 2009-2011
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
CPI: Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training, May 2016
Child and Family-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CFF-CBT), August 2013
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for At-Risk Youth (CBT-ARY), January 2013
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), Modules 1-4, July 2012
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association (APA)
APA Division 53. Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
APA Division 54, Society of Pediatric Psychology
Society for Research in Adolescence (SRA)
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Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
REFERENCES
Bryce Hella, Ph.D.
Pediatric Psychologist
La Rabida Childrens Hospital
773-256-5915
bhella@larabida.org
Bryan Carter, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics & Psychology
Director, Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Service, Kosair Children's Hospital
University of Louisville School of Medicine
502-588-0811
bryan.carter@louisville.edu
Laura Shaffer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Chief of Pediatric Psychology
University of Virginia School of Medicine
laura.shaffer@virginia.edu
Maryse Richards, Ph.D.
Professor, Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychology
Loyola University Chicago
773-508-3015
mrichar@luc.edu

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