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Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology

Patricia McDonough Ryan, PhD

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Adjunct

Email

tricia.ryan@cchmc.org

Credentials

BS: Industrial Relations / Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

PhD: Doctor of Philosophy; Clinical Neuropsychology

Fellowship: (APA, APPCN Member Program), Pediatric Neuropsychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

Awards and Honors

  • Cincinnati Psychological Association, "Best Dissertation" Research Award, 2002
  • Stanley Foundation Research Award, 2000
  • Stanley Foundation Research Award, 1999
  • Graduate Tuition Scholarship, UC, 1995-2000
  • Academic Tuition Scholarship, 1985-89
  • Cornell Student Abroad Scholarship, University of Copenhagen, 1988

Research Grants and Contracts

Principal Investigator
Neuroanatomic, Behavioral, and Neuropsychological Characterization of Children of Parents with Bipolar Disorder.
Stanley Medical Research Institute.
Project Period 1998-2000

Co-Investigator
Neurobehavioral Late-effects in Pediatric Brain Tumors.
NIH NCI Grant (R01CA112182).
Project Period 2005-2010.

Publications, Most Recent

Patricia McDonough Ryan's publications as listed by PubMed

Ris MD, McDonough Ryan P, Lamba M, Brenemen J, Cecil K, Succop P, Ball W (2005). An improved methodology for modeling neurobehavioral late-effects of radiotherapy in pediatric brain tumors.Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 44 (5), 487-493.

McDonough-Ryan P, DelBello M, Shear PK, Ris MD, Soutullo C, and Strakowski S (2002). Academic and cognitive abilities in children of parents with bipolar disorder: A test of the nonverbal learning disability.Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 24 (3), 280-285.

Adler C, McDonough-Ryan P, Sax K, Holland S, & Strakowski S (2000). FMRI of neuronal activation with symptom provocation in unmedicated patients with obsessive compulsive disorder.Journal of Psychiatric Research, 34 (4-5), 317-324.

DelBello M, McDonough-Ryan P, Soutullo C, Zimmerman M, Strakowski S (2000). MRI analysis of children at risk for bipolar disorder.Biological Psychiatry, 47: 13S.

Professional Organization Memberships

  • American Psychological Association
  • International Neuropsychological Society

Abstracts

McDonough-Ryan P, Shear P, Ris D, DeBello M, Strakowski S (2001). Academic and cognitive abilities in children of parents with bipolar disorder: a test of the nonverbal learning disability model. Abstract presented at the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO 2001.

McDonough-Ryan P, Shear P, Ris D, Strakowski S (2001). Neuropsychological characterization of children at risk for bipolar disorder. Abstract presented at American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

DelBello M, Cecil K, McDonough-Ryan P, Soutullo C, Strakowski S (2001). Neurobiological characterization of children at risk for bipolar disorder. Abstract presented at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Ris D, McDonough-Ryan P, Lamba M (2002). Using dosimetry to refine neurobehavioral risk assessments in pediatric brain tumors. Paper presented at The Effects of Radiotherapy on Brain and Behavior Through the Lifespan, Puerto Rico.

McDonough-Ryan P, Ris D, Lamba M (2003). IBED: a novel methodology for modeling late-effects of RT in children treated for brain tumors. Abstract presented at the International Neuropsychological Society, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Books

Overman, W, Bachevalier, J, Schuhmann, E, & McDonough-Ryan, P (1997). Sexually dimorphic brain-behavioral development. In Krasnegor, N, Lyon, G, & Goldman-Rakic, PS (eds): Development of the Prefrontal Cortex: Evolution, Neurobiology, and Behavior. Brooks Publishing, Baltimore, Maryland.