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Jeffrey Pella, PhD, MScAssistant Professor of Psychiatry
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- Overview
- Education & Training
- Clinical Interests
- Teaching
- Committees & Organizations
- Research
- Research Opportunities
- Publications
- Presentations
Dr. Pella earned his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. He then completed his M.Sc. in Developmental Psychopathology and his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom.
Dr. Pella is the Assistant Dean of Admissions and a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. In this role he works across the admissions process, including committee leadership, applicant selection, interviewer training, and pipeline outreach. He is also Co-Program Director for Scholarship and Discovery, where he oversees the development of student research projects and mentors medical students as they carry out scholarly work. He teaches in the Delivery of Clinical Care course, and as a content expert he continues to contribute to teaching on anxiety disorders and child psychopathology.
His research background is in pediatric anxiety and developmental psychology. He has been invited to speak at national and regional conferences, has published in peer reviewed journals, and has secured grant funding for studies of anxiety in children and adolescents. He also gives talks on admissions and the medical school application process.
| Degree | Institution | Major |
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| BA | Roger Williams University | Psychology |
| MSc | University of Reading | Developmental Psychopathology |
| PhD | University of Reading | Developmental Psychology |
Post-Graduate Training
| Training | Institution | Specialty |
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| Postdoctoral | University of Connecticut | Pediatric Anxiety |
Awards
| Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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| Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award | Gold Foundation |
| The Gold Humanism Honor Society | Gold Foundation |
| Honors | Center for Health Intervention and Prevention Member (UConn CHIP) |
| Member | Phi Alpha Theta |
| Member | Psi Chi |
Pediatric anxiety assessment
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Scholarship & Discovery (Program Director)
Delivery of Clinical Care (Preceptor)
Formulating Research Questions (Content Expert)
Research Design and Validity (Content Expert)
Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents (Content Expert)
| Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee | Education Committee | Faculty member | UConn Health | University | 2021 | |
| Psychiatry Departmental Grading Committee | Education Committee | Member | UConn Health | University | 2021 | |
| Trials | Professional/Scientific Journal | Reviewer | External | International | 2019 | |
| Northeast Consortium on Medical Education | Workshop/Conference | Member | External | Regional | 2019 | |
| Child and Youth Services Review | Professional/Scientific Journal | Reviewer | External | International | 2018 | |
| Child Care Youth Forum | Professional/Scientific Journal | Reviewer | External | International | 2018 | |
| UConn School of Medicine Admissions Committee | Other | Member | UConn Health | University | 2017 | |
| Psychopathology Review | Professional/Scientific Journal | Reviewer | External | International | 2011 | |
| Journal of Experimental Psychopathology | Professional/Scientific Journal | Reviewer | External | International | 2011 |
The development, maintance, and treatment of pediatric anxiety disorders.
Please contact me for opportunities related to the Scholarship and Discovery course.
Journal Articles
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Assessing social determinants of health needs in newly diagnosed gynecologic oncology patients and their relationship with social support and stress levels.
Gynecologic oncology reports 2026 Oct;67102211
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A comparison of two teacher trainings on student anxiety
School Psychology International 2023 Aug;
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Therapist and therapy-related predictors of outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of school-based treatments for pediatric anxiety
Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. 2022 Dec;
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of School-Based Treatments for Anxiety Disorders.
The journal of mental health policy and economics 2022 Sep;25(3):91-103
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of School-Based Treatments for Anxiety Disorders
Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 2022 Mar;
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Self-Coding of Fidelity as a Potential Active Ingredient of Consultation to Improve Clinicians' Fidelity.
Administration and policy in mental health 2022 Mar;49(2):237-254
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Teacher Knowledge of Anxiety and Use of Anxiety Reduction Strategies in the Classroom.
Journal of Psychologists and Counselors in Schools. 2021 Sep;
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Teacher Anxiety Program for Elementary Students (TAPES): An Open Trial.
Education and Treatment of Children 2021 Jun;
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Teacher Accommodation, Student Avoidance and Pediatric Anxiety
Journal of Psychologists and Counselors in Schools. 2021 Jan;
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School-Based Clinicians Sustained Use of a Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Anxiety Disorders.
School Mental Health 2020 Jul;
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School Connectedness and Child Anxiety
Journal of Psychologists and Counselors in Schools. 2020 Mar;
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Pediatric Anxiety Disorders: A Cost of Illness Analysis.
Journal of abnormal child psychology 2020 Feb;
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Caregiver Report of the Utilization of School-Based Services and Supports Among Clinically Anxious Youth
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. 2020 Jan;
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Teacher Anxiety Program for Elementary Students (TAPES): intervention development and proposed randomized controlled trial.
Trials 2019 Dec;20(1):792
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Concordance between clinician, supervisor and observer ratings of therapeutic competence in CBT and treatment as usual: does clinician competence or supervisor session observation improve agreement?
Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy 2019 Dec;1-14
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School-Based Treatment for Anxiety Research Study (STARS): a Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial.
Journal of abnormal child psychology 2019 Nov;
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Children’s Perceptions of Barriers to Session Attendance in School-based Treatment for Anxiety
School Mental Health 2018 Feb;(10):417–427
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Parental responses to children’s avoidance in fear-provoking situations: relation to child anxiety and mediators of intervention response
Child Youth and Care Forum 2018 Jan;
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Child Anxiety Prevention Study: Impact on Functional Outcomes.
Child psychiatry and human development 2016 Jul;48400-410
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Socially anxious mothers' narratives to their children and their relation to child representations and adjustment.
Development and psychopathology 2014 Nov;26(4 Pt 2):1531-46
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A pilot RCT of a teacher delivered school-home intervention to reduce student anxiety
School Mental Health
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Clinician and Consultation Factors Associated with CBT Fidelity Growth: Independent Observers vs. Consultant Fidelity Raters.
Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Book Chapters
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Internalizing Disorders
SAGE encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology 2017 Jul;
Conference Papers
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Teacher Anxiety Program for Elementary Students (TAPES): Description and Outcomes.
| Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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| Navigating the Medical School Application | Talk | The Student National Medical Association | 2023 | |
| The Evolving Status of Research in Medical Education. | Talk | University of Connecticut Health Leaders | 2023 | |
| Pre-Healthcare Panel Discussion | Panel Discussion | Medical Minds Matter | 2023 | |
| School-based clinicians sustained use of a cognitive behavioral treatment for anxiety. | Poster | Research and Policy Conference | 2019 | |
| The teacher anxiety program for elementary students: Open trial results. | Talk | National Association of School Psychologists | 2019 | |
| The Cost of Illness of Pediatric Anxiety Disorders. | Poster | Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies | 2017 |