Faculty

Kevin G. Lynch, PhD

Associate Professor of Biostatistics in Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Department: Psychiatry

Graduate Group Affiliations

Graduate Group in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Contact information

3535 Market Street, #5099
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-746-7707

Email:
lynch3@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Publications

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Education:
B.Sc. (Mathematics)
University College, Galway, Ireland , 1988.
M.Sc. (Mathematics and Statistics)
University College, Galway, Ireland , 1989.
M.A. (Statistics)
Yale University , 1990.
Ph.D (Statistics)
Yale University , 1997.

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Description of Research Expertise

biostatistics

Selected Publications

Shi Z, Wang A-L, Liu J, Audrain-McGivern J, Lynch KG, Loughead J, and Langleben D. Li X, Todaro DR, Cao W, Lynch KG, Detre JA, Loughead J, Langleben DD, and Wiers CE : Delayed effects of cigarette graphic warning labels on smoking behavior. American Journal of Health Promotion 40(2): 229-234, 2026.

Joshi SA, Lin T, Balderston N, Lynch KG, Tang M, Patel M, Fureman B, Oathes D, Gregory D, Sheline Y, and Brown LA: A mechanistic trial of the neurobiology of extinction learning and intraparietal sulcus stimulation: Protocol. The Journal of Medical Internet Research 49: 101591, 2026.

Evans DL, Spitsin S, Lynch KG,Voytek CD, Daramay MG, Hembree EA, Fiore D, Gross R, Scott JC, Douglas SD, and Thase ME: A Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial of the Effects of Escitalopram on Depressive Symptoms and Immune Function in People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science 6(1): 100627, 2026.

Pham C, Lynch KG, McKay, J, and Ertefaie A: Sensitivity analysis for constructing optimal regimes in the presence of treatment non-compliance. Electronic J Statistics 19: 2005-2120, 2025.

Becker-Haimes E, Mandell DS, Kuo P, Lynch KG, Brady M, Young S, and Creed T: BEhavioral Nudges to Enhance Fidelity in Telehealth Sessions (BENEFITS): Protocol for developing and pilot testing a telehealth tool to improve CBT implementation JMIR Research Protocols 14: e76035, 2025.

Hain D, Del Tredici AL, Griggs RB, Law R, Mabey B, Johnson H, Johansen Taber K, Lynch KG, Gutin A, and Oslin DW : Impact of pharmacogenomic testing on time-to-remission from depression: a time-to-event analysis of the PRIME Care randomized trial. Frontiers in Psychiatry. (eds.). 16: 1658616, 2025.

Vest BM, Wray LO, Hull LE, Lynch KG, Chapman SR, Thase ME, Ramsey C, Simonetti J, Oslin DW : The perceived value of pharmacogenetic testing in the treatment of depression: Mixed methods results from the PRIME Care Study. Psychiatric Services. (eds.). 76(6): 589-597, 2025.

Sheline YI, Thase M, Hembree E, Balderston N, Nichie F, Batzdorf A, Makhoul W, and Lynch KG : Neuroimaging Changes in Major Depression with Brief Computer-Assisted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Compared to Waitlist. Molecular Psychiatry 30: 3579–3587, 2025.

Brown LA, Lynch KG, Gehrman P, Farabaugh D, and Mayinja L., and , Bredemeier K: Suicidal ideation, cognitive control and sleep in Veterans in a residential treatment facility: A pilot study. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 55(2): e70011, 2025.

Kranzler HR, Stone A, Schichman S, Griffin LM, Pfeifer J, Lynch KG, and Oslin DW: Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and Interleukin 1- β RNA Levels as Predictors of Antidepressant Treatment Response in Major Depression. Psychopharmacology Bulletin 55(1): 8-25, 2025.