Biography
In addition to teaching full-time at Towson University, as a licensed psychologist,
Dr. Mychailyszyn also engages in clinical work part-time at Mt. Washington Pediatric
Hospital.
Research Interests
Dr. Mychailyszyn’s research interests are centered on clinical issues among youth:
most specifically, internalizing disorders in youth, feeding difficulties in infancy
and early childhood, pediatric obesity, and the manifestation of such problems within
the school context.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Mychailyszyn’s specific clinical interests focus on three particular areas in
youth: 1) anxiety disorders, 2) behavioral problems, 3) feeding difficulties.
Selected Publications
Mychailyszyn, M. P., & Elson, D. M. (2018). Working through the blues: A meta-analysis on Interpersonal
Psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A). Children and Youth Services Review,
87, 123-129. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.011. PDF.
Beidas, R.S., Mychailyszyn. M.P., Podell, J.L., & Kendall, P.C. (2013). Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for anxious
youth: The inner workings. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 20, 134-146. PDF.
Mychailyszyn, M. P., Brodman, D. M., Read, K. L., & Kendall, P. C. (2012). Cognitive-behavioral school-based
interventions for anxious and depressed youth: A meta-analysis of outcomes. Clinical
Psychology: Science and Practice, 19, 129-153. PDF.
Beidas, R.S., Mychailyszyn, M.P., Edmunds, J., Khanna, M., Downey, M., & Kendall, P. (2012). Training school mental
health providers to deliver cognitive-behavioral therapy. School Mental Health, 4,
197-206. doi: 10.1007/s12310-012-9074-0. PDF.
Mychailyszyn, M. P., Beidas, R. S., Benjamin, C. L., Edmunds, J. M., Podell, J. L., Cohen, J. S., & Kendall,
P. C. (2011). Assessing and treating child anxiety in schools. Psychology in the Schools,
48, 223-232.
Courses Taught
- PSYC 305 Psychology of Learning
- PSYC 411 Tests and Measurements
- PSYC 647 Individual Appraisal
- PSYC 631 Advanced Child Psychopathology
- PSYC 730 Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
