Shannon Hourigan, PhD, MS

Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Shannon Hourigan, PhD, MS

Shannon Hourigan, PhD, MS

Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Medical Services

Languages
English
Education
Graduate School
Viriginia Commonwealth University
2012
Richmond
VA
Internship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2012
Chapel Hill
NC
Fellowship
Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital
2013
Boston
MA
Professional History

After completing my BA in psychology at Vassar College and gaining several years of clinical and research experience in Boston, I pursued my MS and PhD in Clinical Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond VA where I conducted research to better understand how to provide high quality, evidence-based treatments to children and families in community settings. With the support of psychologist and physician mentors alike, I discovered my passion for working with children and adolescents with acute or chronic medical conditions and pursued a career at the intersection of psychology and medicine. Following an internship in Pediatric Psychology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a post-doctoral psychology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital, I joined the staff at BCH and have been lucky to work with children, adolescents, and families coping with all aspects of chronic and acute medical conditions. As an Attending Psychologist in the Medical Coping Clinic in the Outpatient Psychology Service, the Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmias Program, and the Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation, I provide evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents with acute or chronic medical conditions and a co-morbid emotional or behavioral concern while participating in teaching, training, and research projects in these areas.

Approach to Care
As a pediatric psychologist, I work with children, adolescents, and families with a wide variety of emotional and behavioral concerns related to their medical conditions. My goal is to empower children and families to cope with medically related challenges by developing individualized treatment plans that leverage families’ strengths and evidence-based care to help patients reach their potential.

Publications

Genotype-phenotype-guided medical and surgical intervention in long QT syndrome. View Abstract
Creating an integrated care model for childhood obesity: a randomized pilot study utilizing telehealth in a community primary care setting. View Abstract
Emotional and behavior problems in an urban pediatric primary care setting. View Abstract
Characteristics of anxious and depressed youth seen in two different clinical contexts. View Abstract
Discrepancies in parents' and children's reports of child emotion regulation. View Abstract
Adapting evidence-based mental health treatments in community settings: preliminary results from a partnership approach. View Abstract