Alison Giovanelli, PhD

Alison (Allie) Giovanelli, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine at UCSF. She completed her PhD in a joint program in Clinical and Developmental Psychology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and her clinical internship at Stanford University School of Medicine/The Children's Health Council.

Allie is experienced in evaluation and treatment of a range of mental health concerns in both children and adults, and she has particular expertise in adolescent mental health, early childhood development, the impacts of early adversity such as abuse and neglect (including impacts of ACEs), and the treatment of youth anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). She is currently the lead psychologist in the Youth Outpatient Substance Use Program at UCSF, where she facilitates caregiver education and support groups, conducts brief targeted consultations relating to mental health and substance use, and leads a pilot study of group Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) with caregivers of adolescents with SUDs who are not engaged in treatment.

Her research focuses on leveraging technology for intervention in common adolescent mental health problems. Alison has published many articles in peer-reviewed journals, with first-author publications in Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Development and Psychopathology, and the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 11/2021 - Adolescent Health, UCSF
Predoctoral Residency, 06/2018 - Clinical Psychology, Stanford University School of Medicine/The Children's Health Council
PhD, 06/2018 - Child Development and Clinical Psychology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
BA, 05/2010 - Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
Honors and Awards
  • Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, 2017
  • Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being, Chapin Hall, University of Chicago, 2016
  • Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), National Science Foundation, 2013
  • Warner Brown Memorial Prize in Psychology, UC Berkeley, 2010
Websites
  1. Giovanelli A, Sanchez Karver T, Roundfield KD, Woodruff S, Wierzba C, Wolny J, Kaufman MR. The Appa Health App for Youth Mental Health: Development and Usability Study. JMIR formative research 2023. PMID: 37792468



  2. Giovanelli A, Rowe J, Taylor M, Berna M, Tebb KP, Penilla C, Pugatch M, Lester J, Ozer EM. Supporting Adolescent Engagement with Artificial Intelligence-Driven Digital Health Behavior Change Interventions. Journal of medical Internet research 2023. PMID: 37223987



  3. Giovanelli A, Ozer EJ, Adams SH, Park MJ, Ozer EM. Adolescent Technology-use Rules and Sleep in a Large Representative Sample. 2022. PMID: 34991931



  4. Reynolds AJ, Ou SR, Eales L, Mondi CF, Giovanelli A. Assessment of a Comprehensive Early Childhood Education Program and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Midlife. 2021. PMID: 34415316



  5. Reynolds AJ, Eales L, Ou SR, Mondi CF, Giovanelli A. A Comprehensive, Multisystemic Early Childhood Program and Obesity at Age 37 Years. 2021. PMID: 33749715



  6. Giovanelli A, Mondi CF, Reynolds AJ, Ou SR. Adverse childhood experiences: Mechanisms of risk and resilience in a longitudinal urban cohort. 2020. PMID: 31663487




  7. Reynolds AJ, Ou SR, Mondi CF, Giovanelli A. Reducing poverty and inequality through preschool-to-third-grade prevention services. 2019. PMID: 31545639


  8. Giovanelli A, Hayakawa M, Englund MM, Reynolds AJ. African-American Males in Chicago: Pathways From Early Childhood Intervention to Reduced Violence. 2017. PMID: 29111227


  9. Bloomquist ML, Giovanelli A, Benton A, Piehler TF, Quevedo K, Oberstar J. Implementation and Evaluation of Evidence-Based Psychotherapeutic Practices for Youth in a Mental Health Organization. 2016. PMID: 30078979


  10. Giovanelli A, Reynolds AJ, Mondi CF, Ou SR. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Well-Being in a Low-income, Urban Cohort. 2016. PMID: 26966132



  11. Bloomquist, M. L., Giovanelli, A., Benton, A., Piehler, T. F., Quevedo, K., & Oberstar, J.. Implementation and Evaluation of Evidence-Based Psychotherapeutic Practices for Youth in a Mental Health Organization 2016. PMID:


  12. Giovanelli, A., Hoerger, M., Johnson, S. L., & Gruber, J.. Impulsive responses to positive mood and reward are related to mania risk 2013. PMID: