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Oliver Lindhiem, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Surgery and Developmental Biology

Dr. Lindhiem earned a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Delaware in 2009. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the psychiatry department at the University of Pittsburgh before joining the faculty in 2011. His research has an emphasis on methodology and focuses on three primary areas: evidence-based assessment, techniques to enhance skill acquisition/utilization, and increasing access to evidence-based care. Dr. Lindhiem’s research has received continuous funding from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) since 2011. He is also a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania. 

Education & Training

  • BA, Psychology, Gordon College, 2002
  • MA, Clinical Psychology, University of Delaware, 2006
  • Clinical Psychology Internship, Geisinger Medical Center, 2009
  • PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Delaware, 2009
  • Postdoctoral NIMH T32 Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2009-2011

Selected Publications

Sequeira, S. L., Morrow, K. E., Silk, J. S., Kolko, D. J., Pilkonis, P. A., & Lindhiem, O. (2021). National norms and correlates of the PHQ-8 and GAD-7 in parents of school-age children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 30, 2303-2314. doi: 10.1007/s10826-021-02026-x

Anderson, N. P., Feldman, J. A., Kolko, D. J., Pilkonis, P. A., & Lindhiem, O. (2022). National norms for the Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent Rating Scale in children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 47(6), 652-661. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsab132

Lindhiem, O., Goel, M., Shaaban, S., Mak, K., Chikersal, P., Feldman, J., & Harris, J. (2022). Objective measurement of hyperactivity using mobile sensing and machine learning: A pilot study. JMIR Formative Research, 6(4), e35803. doi: 10.2196/35803

Radovic, A., Coren, M. A., Wecht, S., Hazebrook, T., LaPorte, M., George-Milford, B., & Lindhiem, O. (in press). Detecting and managing adolescent depression in primary care: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Procedia Computer Science. doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2022.09.087

Lindhiem, O., Burke, J. D., Feldman, J. A., Kolko, D. J., & Pilkonis, P. A. (in press). Deficits in parent knowledge of behavior management skills is strongly associated with CD symptoms but not ODD symptoms. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. doi: 10.1007/s10862-022-09989-1

Coren, M. A., Anderson, N. P., Feldman, J. A., Vaughn-Coaxum, R., Kolko, D. J., & Lindhiem, O. (in press). National norms and percentiles for the Pediatric Emotional Distress Scale. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. doi: 10.1007/s40653-023-00519-z

Arakawa, R., Ahuja, K., Mak, K., Thompson, G., Shaaban, S., Lindhiem, O., & Goel, M. (in press). LemurDx: Using unconstrained passive sensing for an objective measurement of hyperactivity in children with no parent input. Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies. 

Perrone, L., Thorpe, D., Shariat Panahi, G., Kitagawa, Y., Lindhiem, O., & Bernard, K. (2023). Meta-analysis of associations between childhood adversity and diurnal cortisol regulation. Development and Psychopathology, 1-33. doi:10.1017/S0954579423000561

Anderson, N. P., Gaffney, D. H., Jagadeesh, D., Kennedy, T. M., Kolko, D. J., Lindhiem, O. (in press). Quantifying potential bias resulting from child age on screening for hyperactive/impulsive presentations of ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders. doi: 10.1177/10870547231188352

Healy, P., Lu, C., Silk, J., Lindhiem, O., Harper, R., Viswanathan, A., & Babichenko, D. (in press). An exposure-based video game (Dr. Zoo) to reduce needle phobia in children aged 3 to 6 years: Development and mixed methods pilot study. JMIR Serious Games. doi: 10.2196/42025

Academic and Research Interests

  • Childhood disruptive behavior disorders
  • Evidence-based assessment
  • Research methodology