Lindsay Shepard Abdulahad

Lindsay Shepard Abdulahad, LCSW, PhD

Languages spoken: English, Romanian, French

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Pediatrics

Divisions: Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine

Research Interests

  • Child Traumatic Stress
  • Trauma-Informed Practice
  • Refugee and Asylum-Seeking Populations
  • Systematic Reviews

Lindsay Shepard Abdulahad, PhD, LCSW is a co-investigator for Pediatric Integrated Post-trauma Services (PIPS), a treatment and service adaptation center of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI). She co-developed the Care Process Model for Pediatric Traumatic Stress (CPM-PTS) to facilitate identification and trauma-informed response to child traumatic stress in pediatric settings, including primary care and children's advocacy centers (CACs).

Research Statement

Across my clinical and community work and research, my goal is to elevate the importance of recognizing and responding to child trauma and traumatic stress.

Education History

Doctoral Training University of Utah
 PhD
Graduate Training University of Utah
 MSW
Graduate Training University of Oxford, St Hilda's College
 MSc
Undergraduate Brigham Young University
 BA

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Keeshin, BR, Monson, ET, Abdulahad, L, Nkoy, FL, Davis, RN, Duffy, T, Eppich, K, Presson, AP, Chaplo, S (). Pediatric traumatic stress in primary care: Prevalence and clinical correlates. . (Epub ahead of print) Pediatrics.
  2. Campbell, K, Byrne, K, Thorn, B, Shepard Abdulahad, L, Davis, N, Giles, L, Keeshin, B (2024). Screening for symptoms of childhood traumatic stress in the primary care pediatric clinic. . BMC Pediatr, 24(1), 217.
  3. McGuier E, Campbell K, Byrne K, Shepard L, Keeshin B (2023). Traumatic stress symptoms in children served by child advocacy centers. Front Psychiatry, 14.
  4. Shepard LD, Campbell KA, Byrne KA, Thorn B, Keeshin BR (2023). Screening for & Responding to Suicidality Among Youth Presenting to a Children's Advocacy Center (CAC). Child Maltreat, 10775595231163592. (Read full article)
  5. Byrne KA, McGuier EA, Campbell KA, Shepard LD, Kolko DJ, Thorn B, Keeshin B (2022). Implementation of A Care Process Model for Pediatric Traumatic Stress in Child Advocacy Centers: A Mixed Methods Study. J Child Sex Abus, 31(7), 761-781. (Read full article)
  6. Giles L, Shepard L, Asarnow J, Keeshin B (2021). Implementation of a trauma-informed suicide prevention intervention for youth presenting to the emergency department in crisis. Evid Based Pract Child Adolesc Ment Health, 6(3), 343-353.
  7. Yaffe J, Montgomery P, Hopewell S, Shepard LD (2012). Empty reviews: a description and consideration of Cochrane systematic reviews with no included studies. PLoS One, 7(5), e36626. (Read full article)
  8. Montogomery P, Shepard LD (2010). Insomnia in older people. Rev Clin Gerontol, 20, 205-218.
  9. Shepard LD (2010). Reflections on evidence based practice criticisms: Updating today’s social worker. Perspect Soc Work (Houst), 9, 38-42.
  10. Shepard LD, Panos P, Thompson C (2010). Perpetuating polygamist tradition: An exploratory qualitative study of Senegalese women. Journal of Global Social Work Practice, 13(1).

Review

  1. Szacilo, A, Chaplo, SD, Caringi, J, Keeshin, BR, Vaughn, P, Abdulahad, L (2025). Screening children for adverse and positive childhood experiences in primary care. . [Review]. Pediatr Clin North Am, 72(3), 539-552.
  2. Chaplo, S, Shepard Abdulahad, L, Keeshin, B (2024). Utilizing screening as a trauma-responsive approach in pediatric health care settings. . [Review]. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care, 54(2), 101548.
  3. Keeshin B, Byrne K, Thorn B, Shepard L (2020). Screening for Trauma in Pediatric Primary Care. [Review]. Curr Psychiatry Rep, 22(11), 60. (Read full article)
  4. Shepard LD (2012). The impact of polygamy on women's mental health: a systematic review. [Review]. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci, 22(1), 47-62. (Read full article)

Book Chapter

  1. Keeshin B, Shepard LD, Byrne K (2019). Trauma informed care and treatment. In Laskey AL, Sirotnak A (Eds.), Child Abuse: Medical Diagnosis and Management (4th Edition). American Academy of Pediatrics.
  2. Montgomery P, Shepard LD (2012). Sleep apnoea and sleep disorders. In Sinclair AJ, Morley JE, Vellas B (Eds.), Pathy’s Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine (5th Edition, pp. 617-628). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Other

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics AAP (). AAP Pediatric Mental Health Telephone Triage & Advice, 1st Edition.
  2. McGuier, EA, Keeshin, BR, Abdulahad, LDS, Campbell, KA, Byrne, KA, Chaplo, SD, Vaughn, P (2025). Identifying and addressing traumatic stress and suicidality in youth served by children’s advocacy centers. Implementation Research Institute (IRI).
  3. Keeshin B, Shepard L, Giles L, Bradshaw B, Thorn B, on behalf of Intermountain Healthcare and the Pediatric Integrated Posttrauma Services PIPS Project Team (2020). Diagnosis and Management of Traumatic Stress in Pediatric Patients: A Care Process Model. Intermountain Healthcare.