Radley Sheldrick
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Radley Christopher Sheldrick, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professor, Health Law, Policy & Management - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-1916
rshldrck@bu.edu
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Biography

Dr. Chris Sheldrick’s research focuses on the science and practice of screening and clinical decision making, spanning from instrument development to implementation and evaluation of screening protocols. Collaborating with Dr. Ellen Perrin, Dr. Sheldrick helped to create the Survey of Wellbeing of Young Children (www.theSWYC.org), a freely-available comprehensive screening instrument for young children. Together, they are now completing a study comparing the accuracy of several developmental and behavioral screening instruments that are prominently used in pediatrics. In addition, Dr. Sheldrick has received training in systems science and decision analysis through a KM1 fellowship. Dr. Sheldrick's current research applies these methods with the goal of helping clinicians improve identify and help children with developmental and behavioral problems in a range of community settings.

Education

  • Temple University, PhD Field of Study: Psychology
  • Temple University, PhD Field of Study: Clinical/Counseling Psychology
  • Temple University, MA Field of Study: Clinical/Counseling Psychology
  • Brown University, BA Field of Study: History/Religious Studies

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHPH786

Publications

  • Published on 8/4/2025

    Pickard K, Islam N, Stahmer A, Sheldrick RC, Gillespie S, Singh J, Scahill L. Evaluating Intervention Fidelity and Adaptation Within Context: A Mixed-Methods Study of Implementation Practice Within Public Early Intervention Systems. Implement Res Pract. 2025; 6:26334895251343648. PMID: 40766880.

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  • Published on 6/1/2025

    Julce C, Flahive J, Lightbourne T, Podila S, Mahanna A, Zimmermann M, Sheldrick RC, Moore Simas TA, Byatt N. Descriptive Characteristics of Psychiatric Medication Discontinuation Among Perinatal Women With Depressive Symptoms. Early Interv Psychiatry. 2025 Jun; 19(6):e70070. PMID: 40539750.

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  • Published on 2/23/2025

    Wu SS, Pan H, Sheldrick RC, Shao J, Liu XM, Zheng SS, Soares SMP, Zhang L, Sun J, Xu P, Chen SH, Sun T, Pang JW, Wu N, Feng YC, Chen NR, Zhang YT, Jiang F. Development and validation of the Parent-Reported Indicator of Developmental Evaluation for Chinese Children (PRIDE) tool. World J Pediatr. 2025 Feb; 21(2):183-191. PMID: 39988643.

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  • Published on 1/3/2025

    Byatt N, Zimmermann M, Lightbourne TC, Sankaran P, Haider UK, Sheldrick RC, Eliasziw M, Moore Simas TA. Addressing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in obstetric settings: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial of two approaches. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2025 Feb; 7(2):101599. PMID: 39756546.

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  • Published on 10/28/2024

    Portillo NL, Thammathorn LP, Buitrago LM, Carter AS, Sheldrick RC, Eisenhower A. Disparities in Receipt of Early Intervention Services by Toddlers with Autism Diagnoses: an Intersectional Latent Class Analysis of Demographic Factors. J Autism Dev Disord. 2024 Oct 28. PMID: 39466583.

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  • Published on 4/1/2024

    Schaefer AJ, Mackie T, Veerakumar ES, Sheldrick RC, Moore Simas TA, Valentine J, Cowley D, Bhat A, Davis W, Byatt N. Increasing Access To Perinatal Mental Health Care: The Perinatal Psychiatry Access Program Model. Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 Apr; 43(4):557-566. PMID: 38560809.

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  • Published on 4/25/2023

    Sheldrick RC. Randomized Trials vs Real-world Evidence: How Can Both Inform Decision-making? JAMA. 2023 Apr 25; 329(16):1352-1353. PMID: 37097366.

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  • Published on 4/3/2023

    Kim J, Sheldrick RC, Gallagher K, Bair-Merritt MH, Durham MP, Feinberg E, Morris A, Cole MB. Association of Integrating Mental Health Into Pediatric Primary Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers With Utilization and Follow-up Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Apr 03; 6(4):e239990. PMID: 37099297.

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  • Published on 11/20/2022

    Sheldrick RC, Marakovitz S, Garfinkel D, Perrin EC, Carter AS. Prevalence and Co-Occurrence of Developmental and Emotional-Behavioral Problems in Young Children. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Apr; 23(3):623-630. PMID: 36417968.

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  • Published on 11/6/2022

    Zablotsky B, Black LI, Sheldrick RC, Perrin EC, Blumberg SJ. Assessing the Validity of the Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist Using a Nationally Representative Household Survey. Acad Pediatr. 2023 Jul; 23(5):939-946. PMID: 36351514.

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