Dr. Cushman is an Assistant Professor (Research) of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University and a Research Scientist through the Bradley-Hasbro Children's Research Center at Rhode Island Hospital. She also serves as a pediatric psychologist at Hasbro Children's Hospital. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Georgia and completed her APA-accredited predoctoral residency through Brown's Clinical Psychology Training Program. She also completed a one-year NIH T32 fellowship and a 2-year NIH F32 fellowship at Brown.
Dr. Cushman's research focuses on improving disease management and the behavioral health of youth impacted by chronic illness. She is particularly interested in assessing individual-level and systemic barriers to adherence to medical regimens and using this information to develop evidence-based interventions. Her research and clinical work primarily focus on youth with food allergies, allergic conditions, and gastrointestinal disorders.
| Jandasek, Barbara N., Kopel, Sheryl J., Esteban, Cynthia A., Rudders, Susan A., Spitalnick, Josh S., Larsen, Margo Adams, Cushman, Grace K., McQuaid, Elizabeth L. "Friends, family, and food: Development of a food allergy intervention, F3-App, for children." Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, vol. 12, no. 2, 2024, pp. 143-156. |
| Durkin, Kristine, Bai, Alice, Cushman, Grace K., Kopel, Sheryl J., Dunsiger, Shira, McQuaid, Elizabeth L. "The effects of race, ethnicity, and gender on predictors of asthma medication adherence among early high school students." Children's Health Care, 2024, pp. 1-18. |
| Cushman, Grace K., Rea, Kelly E., Westbrook, Adrianna L., Alexander, Colleen, Reed, Bonney. "Body image dissatisfaction during the first year of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis." Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, vol. 78, no. 3, 2023, pp. 614-622. |
| Cushman GK, Koinis-Mitchell D, Alsina M, Barker D, Drew L, DeCesare C, Yeo AJ, Durkin K, Elwy AR, Jandasek B, Pearlman DN, Vivier P, McQuaid EL. "Design of a community-based, Hybrid Type II effectiveness-implementation asthma intervention study: The Rhode Island Asthma Integrated Response (RI-AIR) program." Contemporary Clinical Trials, vol. 129, 2023, pp. 107204. |
| Cushman, Grace K., Durkin, Kristine, Noga, Rebecca, Cooke, Frances, Herbert, Linda, Esteban, Cynthia, McQuaid, Elizabeth L. "Psychosocial functioning in pediatric food allergies: A scoping review." Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 151, no. 1, 2023, pp. 29-36. |
| Rea, Kelly E., Cushman, Grace K., Westbrook, Adrianna L., Reed, Bonney. "Trajectories of psychological stress in youth across the first year of inflammatory bowel disease diagnosis." Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol. 165, 2023, pp. 111143. |
| Rea, Kelly E., Cushman, Grace K., Quast, Lauren F., George, Roshan P., Basu, Arpita, Ford, Ryan, Book, Wendy, Blount, Ronald L. "Initial attendance and retention in adult healthcare as criteria for transition success among organ transplant recipients." Pediatric Transplantation, vol. 26, no. 5, 2022. |
| Rea, Kelly E, Cushman, Grace K, Westbrook, Adrianna L, Reed, Bonney. "Parenting Stress over the First Year of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Diagnosis." Journal of Pediatric Psychology, vol. 47, no. 10, 2022, pp. 1156-1166. |
| Stolz, Mary Gray, Rea, Kelly E., Cushman, Grace K., Quast, Lauren F., Gutierrez‐Colina, Ana M., Eaton, Cyd, Blount, Ronald L. "Associations between executive functioning, personality, and posttraumatic stress symptoms in adolescent solid organ transplant recipients." Pediatric Transplantation, vol. 26, no. 2, 2021. |
| Rea, Kelly E., Cushman, Grace K., Santee, Tara, Mee, Laura. "Biopsychosocial factors related to transition among adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease: A systematic review." Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, vol. 167, 2021, pp. 103498. |
| Cushman, Grace, Gutierrez‐Colina, Ana M., Lee, Jennifer L., Rich, Kristin Loiselle, Mee, Laura L., Rea, Kelly, Blount, Ronald L., Eaton, Cyd K. "Caregiver‐reported outcomes of pediatric transplantation: Changes and predictors at 6 months post‐transplant." Pediatric Transplantation, vol. 25, no. 7, 2021. |
| Rea, Kelly E., Cushman, Grace K., Quast, Lauren F., Stolz, Mary Gray, Mee, Laura L., George, Roshan P., Blount, Ronald L. "Specific healthcare responsibilities and perceived transition readiness among adolescent solid organ transplant recipients: Adolescent and caregiver perspectives." Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 104, no. 8, 2021, pp. 2089-2097. |
| Cushman, Grace K., Shih, Sharon, Stolz, Mary Gray, Hinrichs, Rebecca C., Jovanovic, Tanja, Lee, Jennifer L., Kugathasan, Subra, Reed, Bonney. "Stressful life events, depression, and the moderating role of psychophysiological reactivity in patients with pediatric inflammatory bowel disease." Journal of Psychosomatic Research, vol. 141, 2021, pp. 110323. |
| Cushman, Grace K., West, Kara B., Davis, Molly, LaMotte, Julia, Eaton, Cyd K., Gutierrez-Colina, Ana M., Suveg, Cynthia, Blount, Ronald L. "The role of executive functioning, healthcare management, and self-efficacy in college students’ health-related quality of life." Journal of American College Health, vol. 70, no. 8, 2021, pp. 2356-2364. |
| Quast, Lauren F, Gutiérrez-Colina, Ana M, Cushman, Grace K, Rea, Kelly E, Eaton, Cyd K, Lee, Jennifer L, George, Roshan P, Blount, Ronald L. "Adherence Barriers for Adolescent and Young Adult Transplant Recipients: Relations to Personality." Journal of Pediatric Psychology, vol. 45, no. 5, 2020, pp. 540-549. |
| Cushman, Grace, Stolz, Mary Gray, Shih, Sharon, Listernick, Zoe, Talmadge, Clair, Gold, Benjamin D., Reed, Bonney. "Age, Disease Symptoms, and Depression are Associated With Body Image Dissatisfaction in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease." Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, vol. 72, no. 3, 2020. |
| Cushman, Grace K, Rich, Kristin Loiselle, Rea, Kelly E, Quast, Lauren F, Stolz, Mary Gray, Gutierrez-Colina, Ana M, Eaton, Cyd K, Lee, Jennifer L, Mee, Laura L, George, Roshan, Blount, Ronald L. "Caregivers’ Barriers to Facilitating Medication Adherence in Adolescents/Young Adults With Solid Organ Transplants: Measure Development and Validation." Journal of Pediatric Psychology, vol. 45, no. 5, 2020, pp. 498-508. |
| Cushman, Grace K., Stolz, Mary Gray, Blount, Ronald L., Reed, Bonney. "Executive Functioning in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Meta-analytic Review." Transplantation, vol. 104, no. 2, 2020, pp. 357-366. |
| Cushman, Grace, Shih, Sharon, Reed, Bonney. "Parent and Family Functioning in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease." Children, vol. 7, no. 10, 2020, pp. 188. |
| Cushman, Grace K., Stolz, Mary Gray, Shih, Sharon, Blount, Ronald, Otley, Anthony, Talmadge, Clair, Grant, Amy, Reed, Bonney. "Parent IMPACT‐III." Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, vol. 70, no. 2, 2020, pp. 205-210. |
| Shih, Sharon, Cushman, Grace, Reed, Bonney. "Temperament and Health-Related Quality of Life in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease." Journal of Pediatric Psychology, vol. 46, no. 4, 2020, pp. 404-412. |
| Gutierrez-Colina, Ana M., Davis, Molly, Eaton, Cyd K., LaMotte, Julia, Cushman, Grace, Quast, Lauren, Blount, Ronald L., Suveg, Cynthia. "The role of executive functioning in health self-management and the transition to adult health care among college students." Journal of American College Health, vol. 70, no. 3, 2020, pp. 830-836. |
| Gutierrez‐Colina, Ana M., Cushman, Grace K., Eaton, Cyd K., Quast, Lauren F., Lee, Jennifer, Rich, Kristin Loiselle, Reed‐Knight, Bonney, Mee, Laura, Romero, Rene, Mao, Chad Y., George, Roshan, Blount, Ronald L. "A preliminary investigation of sleep quality and patient‐reported outcomes in pediatric solid organ transplant candidates." Pediatric Transplantation, vol. 23, no. 2, 2019. |
| McCormick, Megan, Cushman, Grace. "Happiness When the Body Hurts." Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, vol. 28, no. 2, 2019, pp. 147-156. |
| Cushman, Grace K., Eaton, Cyd K., Gutierrez-Colina, Ana M., Quast, Lauren F., Lee, Jennifer L., Reed-Knight, Bonney, Mee, Laura L., George, Roshan, Blount, Ronald L. "Looking beyond the individual: How family demands and capabilities affect family adjustment following pediatric solid organ transplant." Families, Systems, & Health, vol. 37, no. 4, 2019, pp. 291-301. |
| Quast, Lauren F., Rosenthal, Lindsay D., Cushman, Grace K., Gutiérrez-Colina, Ana M., Braley, Emily I., Kardon, Patricia, Blount, Ronald L. "Relations Between Tic Severity, Emotion Regulation, and Social Outcomes in Youth with Tourette Syndrome." Child Psychiatry & Human Development, vol. 51, no. 3, 2019, pp. 366-376. |
| Eaton, Cyd K, Gutierrez-Colina, Ana M, Quast, Lauren F, Liverman, Rochelle, Lee, Jennifer L, Mee, Laura L, Reed-Knight, Bonney, Cushman, Grace, Chiang, Gloria, Romero, Rene, Mao, Chad, Garro, Rouba, Blount, Ronald L. "Multimethod Assessment of Medication Nonadherence and Barriers in Adolescents and Young Adults With Solid Organ Transplants." Journal of Pediatric Psychology, vol. 43, no. 7, 2018, pp. 789-799. |
| Wegbreit, Ezra, Cushman, Grace K., Weissman, Alexandra B., Bojanek, Erin, Kim, Kerri L., Leibenluft, Ellen, Dickstein, Daniel P. "Reversal-learning deficits in childhood-onset bipolar disorder across the transition from childhood to young adulthood." Journal of Affective Disorders, vol. 203, 2016, pp. 46-54. |
| Seymour, Karen E., Kim, Kerri L., Cushman, Grace K., Puzia, Megan E., Weissman, Alexandra B., Galvan, Thania, Dickstein, Daniel P. "Affective processing bias in youth with primary bipolar disorder or primary attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder." European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 24, no. 11, 2015, pp. 1349-1359. |
| Kim, Kerri L., Cushman, Grace K., Weissman, Alexandra B., Puzia, Megan E., Wegbreit, Ezra, Tone, Erin B., Spirito, Anthony, Dickstein, Daniel P. "Behavioral and emotional responses to interpersonal stress: A comparison of adolescents engaged in non-suicidal self-injury to adolescent suicide attempters." Psychiatry Research, vol. 228, no. 3, 2015, pp. 899-906. |
| Dickstein, Daniel P., Cushman, Grace K., Kim, Kerri L., Weissman, Alexandra B., Wegbreit, Ezra. "Cognitive remediation: potential novel brain-based treatment for bipolar disorder in children and adolescents." CNS Spectrums, vol. 20, no. 4, 2015, pp. 382-390. |
| Seymour, Karen E., Jones, Richard N., Cushman, Grace K., Galvan, Thania, Puzia, Megan E., Kim, Kerri L., Spirito, Anthony, Dickstein, Daniel P. "Emotional face recognition in adolescent suicide attempters and adolescents engaging in non-suicidal self-injury." European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 25, no. 3, 2015, pp. 247-59. |
| Wegbreit, Ezra, Weissman, Alexandra B, Cushman, Grace K, Puzia, Megan E, Kim, Kerri L, Leibenluft, Ellen, Dickstein, Daniel P. "Facial emotion recognition in childhood‐onset bipolar I disorder: an evaluation of developmental differences between youths and adults." Bipolar Disorders, vol. 17, no. 5, 2015, pp. 471-485. |
| Kim KL, Galvan T, Puzia ME, Cushman GK, Seymour KE, Vanmali R, Jones RN, Spirito A, Dickstein DP. "Psychiatric and Self-Injury Profiles of Adolescent Suicide Attempters versus Adolescents Engaged in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury." Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, vol. 45, no. 1, 2015, pp. 37-50. |
| Dickstein, Daniel P., Puzia, Megan E., Cushman, Grace K., Weissman, Alexandra B., Wegbreit, Ezra, Kim, Kerri L., Nock, Matthew K., Spirito, Anthony. "Self‐injurious implicit attitudes among adolescent suicide attempters versus those engaged in nonsuicidal self‐injury." Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, vol. 56, no. 10, 2015, pp. 1127-1136. |
| Kim KL, Weissman AB, Puzia ME, Cushman GK, Seymour KE, Wegbreit E, Carskadon MA, Dickstein DP. "Circadian Phase Preference in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder." Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 3, no. 1, 2014, pp. 255-66. |
| Wegbreit, Ezra, Cushman, Grace K., Puzia, Megan E., Weissman, Alexandra B., Kim, Kerri L., Laird, Angela R., Dickstein, Daniel P. "Developmental Meta-analyses of the Functional Neural Correlates of Bipolar Disorder." JAMA Psychiatry, vol. 71, no. 8, 2014, pp. 926. |
| Johnson, Dan R., Cushman, Grace K., Borden, Lauren A., McCune, Madison S. "Potentiating empathic growth: Generating imagery while reading fiction increases empathy and prosocial behavior." Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, vol. 7, no. 3, 2013, pp. 306-312. |
Principal Investigator, Preventing Peanut Allergy in Young Children: Identifying Barriers to Protocol
Engagement and Adherence. F32AI164614. NIAID. 07/12/2022-07/11/2024. Total Direct Costs: $138,980.
Principal Investigator, Preventing an Allergic Reaction: Barriers and Facilitators to Food Allergy Management
During the Transition to Adolescence and Young Adulthood. Unnumbered. Society of Pediatric Psychology.
01/01/2024-12/31/2024. Total Direct Costs: $10,000.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PhD | University of Georgia |
| 2018 | MS | University of Georgia |
| 2012 | BS | Washington and Lee University |
Member, Society for Pediatric Psychology, 2015-Present
Member, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, 2022-Present
