Faculty

Oliver J Lindhiem, PhD

Oliver J Lindhiem, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email
Assistant
Abby Angus
angusar@upmc.edu

Education & Training

PhD
Clinical Psychology, University of Delaware
Child Clinical / Pediatric Psychology, Geisinger Medical Center
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

Professional Affiliations

Member, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Member, Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Member, American Association of University Professors

Selected Honors & Awards

Pitt Innovator Award, University of Pittsburgh

Research Interests

Childhood disruptive behavior disorders; Evidence-based assessment; Research methodology
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Lindhiem O, Yu L, Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Toevs EK, Angus AR, Kolko DJ, Silk JS, & Pilkonis PA. (in press). Knowledge of Effective Parenting Test - Internalizing Module (KEPT-I): Development and validation in a national sample. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
  2. Lindhiem O, Tomlinson CS, Kolko DJ, Silk JS, Hafeman D, Wallace M, Setiawan IMA & Parmanto B. (in press). A novel smartphone-based application and supportive accountability for the treatment of childhood disruptive behavior problems: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Research Protocols. Doi: 10.2196/67051
  3. Lindhiem O, Goel M, Shaaban S, Mak K, Chikersal P, Feldman J, & Harris J. (2022). Objective measurement of hyperactivity using mobile sensing and machine learning: A pilot study. JMIR Formative Research, 6(4), e35803. doi: 10.2196/35803
  4. Lindhiem O, Vaughn-Coaxum RA, Harris JL & Kolko DJ. (2020). A computer adaptive test (CAT) for knowledge of parent management skills: Prototype development and preliminary psychometrics. Journal of Family Psychology, 34(6), 752758. doi: 10.1037/fam0000641
  5. Lindhiem O, PetersenI T, Mentch LK & Youngstrom EA. (2020). The importance of calibration in clinical psychology. Assessment, 27(4), 840-854. doi: 10.1177/1073191117752

Clinical Interests

Behavior problems of childhood; Parenting; Attachment
Selected Clinical Publications & Products
  1. Coren MA, Lindhiem O, Angus RA, Toevs EK & Radovic A. (in press). Provider perspectives on implementing an enhanced digital screening for adolescent depression and suicidality: A qualitative study. JMIR Formative Research. Doi: 10.2196/67624
  2. Lindhiem O, Burke JD, Feldman JA, Kolko DJ & Pilkonis PA. (in press). Deficits in parent knowledge of behavior management skills is strongly associated with CD symptoms but not ODD symptoms. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. Doi: 10.1007/s10862-022-09989-1
  3. Radovic A., Coren MA, Wecht S, Hazebrook T, LaPorte M, George-Milford B & Lindhiem O. (in press). Detecting and managing adolescent depression in primary care: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Procedia Computer Science. Doi: 10.1016/j.procs.2022.09.087
  4. Anderson NP, Feldman JA, Kolko DJ, Pilkonis PA & Lindhiem O. (2022). National norms for the Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parent Rating Scale in children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 47(6), 652-661. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsab132
  5. Brabson LA, Harris JL, Lindhiem O & Herschell AD. (2020). Workforce turnover in community behavioral health agencies in the USA: A systematic review with recommendations. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 23(3), 297-315. doi: 0.1007/s10567-020-00313-5

Education Interests

Research mentorship; Medical student education

Pitt Psychiatry’s 2025 Research Day, Part I: A Celebration of Science

Research Day Attendees

The 23rd annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day, held on June 12, 2025, was the most highly attended Research Day ever, with 653 faculty members, trainees, and staff gathering at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Lunchtime Roundtables More than 300 individuals participated in or facilitated one of 30 roundtable discussion groups focused on topics including...

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We are delighted to announce that Oliver Lindhiem, PhD, has received conferral of tenure at the rank of associate professor by the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Lindhiem is nationally and internationally recognized in the field of child psychiatry for the development of parenting-based interventions to prevent and treat childhood disruptive behavior disorders. He employs advanced technological and statistical...

Pitt Psychiatry Awarded $11.5M National Institute of Mental Health Center Grant Focused on Investigating Emotional and Mental Health in Autistic Adults

ACE Center Grant Investigators

The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded the University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry an Autism Center of Excellence (P50) grant to fund “Mental Health in Autistic Adults: An RDoC Approach.” The University of Pittsburgh Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) will be led by Carla Mazefsky, PhD (Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science). The University of Pittsburgh...

Pitt Psychiatry Projects Thinking in Speech & LemurDx Receive Pitt Innovation Challenge Awards

PinCh Awards 2020

Congratulations to Barbara Baumann, PhD, and Oliver Lindhiem, PhD, whose projects have each been selected to receive Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh) Awards! The Pitt Innovation Challenge competition is supported by the Clinical and Translational Science Institute and is designed to generate innovative solutions to challenging health problems by mitigating risk and providing financial and administrative support to...

New ETUDES Center Aims to Help PCPs Assess and Increase Engagement of Depressed and Suicidal Youth through Innovative New Technologies

ETUDES

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among adolescents and has increased by at least 20% in the past decade, but depressed and suicidal youth, who are at high risk for suicide, are often not identified, and when identified, often do not go for treatment. Pediatric primary care is an ideal place to identify youth at risk for suicide. At-risk youth are much more likely to present in primary care than in...