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Chad E. Shenk, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-636-9928

Fax: 513-636-0756

Email: chad.shenk@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Post-traumatic stress disorder; oppositional defiant disorder; conduct disorder; pediatric migraines and headaches; biofeedback; stress management

Research Interests

Childhood maltreatment; psychological and physiological mediators of stress and trauma exposure; research design and methodology; statistical modeling

Biography

Chad Shenk, PhD, is an assistant professor of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center within the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. He received his degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada in 2007. He completed a research fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and his clinical internship at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Over this time, Dr. Shenk has worked extensively with children and adolescents experiencing many forms of childhood maltreatment including: physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect.

His current research is testing comprehensive models explicating developmental pathways from child maltreatment to various psychological outcomes in pediatric populations. In turn, his clinical interests involve the application of behavioral principles to prevention and intervention models evaluating the comparative effectiveness of treatments for children and adolescents exposed to stress and trauma.

Education and Training

PhD: University of Nevada, Reno, NV.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

Internship: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.

Certification: Licensed Clinical Psychologist, State of Ohio.

Publications

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Noll JG, Haralson KJ, Butler EM, Shenk CE. Childhood Maltreatment, Psychological Dysregulation, and Risky Sexual Behaviors in Female Adolescents. J Pediatr Psychol. 2011 Feb 19.

Shenk CE, Noll JG, Trickett PK, & Putnam FW. A prospective examination of the role of childhood sexual abuse and physiological asymmetry in the development of psychopathology. Child Abuse Negl. 2010 Oct;34(10):752-61.

Noll JG, Shenk CE, Yeh MT, Ji J, Putnam FW, & Trickett PK. Receptive language ability and educational attainment across development for sexually abused females. Pediatrics. 2010 Sep;126(3):e615-22.

Noll JG & Shenk CE. The physical health consequences of childhood maltreatment: Implications for public health. J Ped Psych. 2010 Jun; 35(5):447-449.

De Bellis M, Woolley D, Hooper S, & Shenk CE. Demographic, maltreatment, and neurobiological correlates of PTSD symptoms in children and adolescents. J Ped Psych. 2010 Jun;35(5):570-577.

Negriff S, Noll JG, Shenk CE, Putnam FW, & Trickett PK. Associations between nonverbal behaviors and subsequent sexual attitudes and behaviors of sexually abused and comparison girls. Child Maltreatment. 2010 May;15(2):180-189.

Shenk CE, Noll JG, Cassarly JA. A multiple mediational test of the relationship between childhood maltreatment and non-suicidal self-injury. J Youth Adolesc. 2010 Apr;39(4):335-42.

Trickett PK, Noll JG, Susman EJ, Shenk CE, Putnam FW. Attenuation of cortisol across development for victims of sexual abuse. Dev Psychopathol. 2010 Winter;22(1):165-75.

Iverson K, Shenk C & Fruzzetti A. Adapting Dialectical Behavior Therapy for the treatment of women victims of domestic abuse: Empirical support for the effectiveness of a group therapy program. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice. 2009;40(3):242-248.

Noll JG, Shenk CE, Barnes JE, Putnam FW. Childhood abuse, avatar choices, and other risk factors associated with internet-initiated victimization of adolescent girls. Pediatrics. 2009 Jun;123(6):e1078-83.