Katharine B. Parodi, PhD, EdM

Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests

Dr. Katharine (Katie) Parodi is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Boston University Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences. She completed her doctoral education and postdoctoral training in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Applied Human Development at the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Parodi’s clinical training focused on delivering evidence-based interventions with children, adolescents, and families. Her research examines temporal trends in child and adolescent mental health and modifiable contextual factors contributing to the health and well-being of sexual and gender diverse youth. Dr. Parodi has contributed to studies investigating root causes of bias-based bullying among adolescents. Her work has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals, including Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology and Journal of School Psychology. Dr. Parodi is committed to partnering with schools and community organizations, elevating and empowering youth voice, and sharing research findings broadly.

 

Publications

Marsico, C.*, Wyatt, O.*, Parodi, K. B., Holt, M. K., Green, J. G., & Merrin, G. J. (2025). Longitudinal associations between witnessing bias-based harassment and mental health functioning. Journal of School Violence, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2025.2524335

Parodi, K. B., Holt, M. K., Aradhya, P., Green, J. G., & Merrin, G. J. (2025). A longitudinal analysis of risk and protective factors of bias-based bullying victimization among adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251318276

Parodi, K. B.*, Barnes, E. D.*, Green, J. G., Holt, M. K., & Grills, A. E. (2024). A review of US nationally representative data sources of child and adolescent anxiety. Journal of Mood and Anxiety Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjmad.2024.100047

Shah, T. N., Parodi, K. B., Holt, M. K., Green, J. G., Katz-Wise, S. L., Kraus, A. D., Kim, G. S., & Ji, Y. (2024). A qualitative exploration of how transgender and non-binary adolescents define and identify supports. Journal of Adolescent Research, 39 (1), 133-164. https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584221123123 (First published online September 2022)

Holt, M. K.*, Parodi, K. B.*, Elgar, F. J., Vigna, A. J., Moore, L. B., & Koenig, B. (2023). Identifying protective factors for gender diverse adolescents’ mental health. npj Mental Health Research, 2(10), https://doi.org/10.1038/s44184-023-00029-8

Parodi, K. B., Holt, M. K., Green, J. G., Katz-Wise, S. L., Shah, T. N., Kraus, A. D., & Xuan, Z. (2022). Associations between school-related factors and mental health among transgender and gender diverse youth. Journal of School Psychology, 90, 135-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2021.11.004

Parodi, K. B., Holt, M. K., Green, J. G., Porche, M. V., Koenig, B., & Xuan, Z. (2022). Time trends and disparities in anxiety among adolescents, 2012 – 2018. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 57(1), 127-137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02122-9

*Authors contributed equally