Maysa M. Kaskas, PHD

Specialties

Psychology

Areas of Care:

Location(s):

Languages Spoken:

English

Maysa Kaskas, Ph.D., is a pediatric psychologist at Shriners Children’s Boston, specializing in the emotional and behavioral support of patients treated at the hospital’s Cleft and Craniofacial Center. Dr. Kaskas collaborates with other members of the multidisciplinary team to improve adjustment, coping and quality of life for patients and their families. She is passionate about improving psychosocial outcomes for children and adolescents.

In addition to her work at Shriners Children’s Boston, Dr. Kaskas sees patients at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Pediatric Behavioral Medicine Program in the Child/Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic, the Pediatric Sleep Disorders Program, and the multidisciplinary Toileting Clinic with Pediatric Gastroenterology.

A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Dr. Kaskas went on to receive both her Master of Arts and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Louisiana State University. She completed her predoctoral internship in pediatric psychology at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School and her postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She is an instructor of psychology at Harvard Medical School and provides supervision and didactic support to child/adolescent psychology and psychiatry trainees.

Pediatric Care

Specialty

Craniofacial
Psychology

Services

Psychiatry & Psychological Services

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More About Me

Academic Positions and Locations

Harvard Medical School
Instructor

Leadership and Memberships

2018-Present: Member, Society of Pediatric Psychology, Div. 54 of the American Psychological Association
2018-Present, Member, American Psychological Association
2018-2021: Member, African American, Latino, Asian/Asian American, and Native American Mentoring Program, Harvard Medical School
2015-Present: Member, Association for Psychological Science
2014-Present: Member, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Editorial Positions

Ad Hoc Reviewer, Behavior Therapy
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Child and Family Studies
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Academic Works and Presentations

Presentation: Shriners Children’s Boston Patient and Family Advisory Council; Supporting Siblings of Children with Craniofacial Differences (6/2026)
Presentation: Shriners Children’s Boston Patient and Family Advisory Council; Promoting Confidence, Self-Advocacy, and Wellbeing in Your Child (4/2026)
Presentation: Massachusetts General Hospital Child Psychiatry trainees; Overview of Pediatric Behavioral Sleep Medicine (5/2026)
Presentation: Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatric GI and Nutrition Clinical Conference; Behavioral Interventions for Toilet Training (4/2024)
Webinar series: Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth; Supporting Students With Chronic Medical Conditions (01-03/2024)
Poster Presentation: Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL; Developing and disseminating a Racism & Health Toolkit to support patients impacted by racism and discrimination (4/2022)

Ratings

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