A5030348580- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Sleep and related disorders
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2022-2025
Virginia Commonwealth University
2014-2023
Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
2022-2023
Dr. Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation
2023
Florida International University
2022
Dialyse Centrum Groningen
2021
Advisory Board Company (United States)
2018
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2008-2017
Institute of Education Sciences
2017
Children's Hospital & Medical Center
2011-2013
The purpose of the research study was to examine manifestation variability in reaction times (RT) children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and whether RT presented differently across a variety neuropsychological tasks, present two most common ADHD subtypes, it affected by reward event rate (ER) manipulations.Children ADHD-combined type (n = 51), ADHD-predominantly inattentive 53), 47 controls completed five tasks (Choice Discrimination Task, Child Attentional Network...
The impact of chronic stressors like the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to be magnified in adolescents with pre-existing mental health risk, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study examined changes and predictors adolescent from before during Southeastern Midwestern United States.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate aspects emotion dysregulation (ED) that characterize young adolescents with ADHD, examine the effects subtype and comorbidity, determine extent which ED is related aggression rule-breaking social impairment. Method: We examined are most relevant ADHD in 180 (75% boys), as well whether differs across subtypes or comorbid oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) status. also association between aggression, rule-breaking, Results: Young adolescent...
This study aimed to examine changes in depression and anxiety symptoms from before during the first 6 months of COVID-19 pandemic a sample 1,339 adolescents (9-18 years old, 59% female) three countries. We also examined if age, race/ethnicity, disease burden, or strictness government restrictions moderated change symptoms. Data 12 longitudinal studies (10 U.S., 1 Netherlands, Peru) were combined. Linear mixed effect models showed that depression, but not anxiety, increased significantly...
.The purpose of the study was to evaluate Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) intervention for middle school students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as implemented by mental health (SMH) providers using a randomized trial design. Seventeen SMH from five districts HOPS intervention. Forty-seven ADHD (Grades 6–8) were randomly assigned receive or waitlist comparison group. Parent teacher ratings organizational skills homework problems collected pre-...
Objective: This study investigated the role of sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) in relation to externalizing and internalizing mental health problems, academic functioning, social functioning among young adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: In all, 57 youth ages 10 14 participated study. Parents rated SCT, internalizing, symptoms, as well impairment. Teachers peer impairment, intelligence achievement also were assessed. Results: Above beyond ADHD conduct...
The current study examined predictors of academic achievement, measured by standardized test scores, and performance, school grades, in adolescents (Mn age = 16.8) who met diagnostic criteria for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)–Combined type early childhood 8.5; N 579). Several mediation models were also tested to determine whether ADHD medication use, receipt special education services, classroom homework completion, or management mediated the relationship between symptoms...
This study compared 2 school-based training interventions for adolescents with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): the Challenging Horizons Program-after school version (CHP-AS) and Program-mentoring (CHP-M) each other a community care (CC) condition.Participants were 326 students (sixth through eighth grade) diagnosed ADHD. Interventions conducted 1 academic year. CHP-AS occurred twice weekly included organization, social functioning, skills interventions. In CHP-M, paired...
Objectives The purposes of the present studies were to (a) examine factor structure sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in college students (b) associations between SCT academic functioning internalizing symptoms with without ADHD. Method In Study 1, a confirmatory analysis Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale-IV (BAARS-IV) was conducted sample 768 (aged 17–34 years, 68% female). 2, we examined relation 72 rigorously diagnosed 17–35 44% Results 1...
Although many efforts have been made to improve the quality of care delivered children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in community-based pediatric settings, little is known about typical ADHD these settings other than rates garnered through pediatrician self-report.Rates evidence-based and sources variability (practice-level, pediatrician-level, patient-level) were determined by chart reviews a random sample 1594 patient charts across 188 pediatricians at 50 different...
To prospectively examine changes in adolescent sleep before and during the COVID-19 pandemic adolescents with without ADHD.Participants were 122 (ages 15-17; 61% male; 48% ADHD). Parents reported on adolescents' duration difficulties initiating maintaining (DIMS); patterns, duration, delayed sleep/wake behaviors, daytime sleepiness (September 2019 to February 2020) (May-June COVID-19. Adolescents also their health COVID-19-related negative affect, concentrating due COVID-19.Parents had more...
Background Children with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) experience greater sleep problems than their peers. Although adolescence is generally a developmental period characterized by insufficient sleep, few studies have used multi‐informant, multi‐method design, to examine whether differs in adolescents and without . Methods Targeted recruitment was enroll an approximately equal number of eighth‐grade (mean age = 13 years) n 162) 140). Adolescents parents completed global...
Published paper can be found at https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12781. This study aimed to examine changes in depression and anxiety symptoms from before during the first six months of COVID-19 pandemic a sample 1,339 adolescents three countries (9-18 years old, 59% female). We also examined if age, race/ethnicity, disease burden, or strictness government restrictions moderated change symptoms. Data 12 longitudinal studies (10 U.S., 1 Netherlands, Peru) were combined. Linear mixed effect models...
The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptom presentation of young adolescents with ADHD was examined in association the transition to middle school. This study used data collected Multimodal Treatment Study ADHD, which included children between 7 and 9 years age a diagnosis (n = 258) grade- sex-matched controls 112). trajectory symptoms before, during, after school modeled using hierarchical linear modeling. A clear developmental reduction symptomatology observed for all...
OBJECTIVES. The goals were to implement and test a quality-improvement intervention aimed at improving community-based primary care providers’ adherence the American Academy of Pediatrics, evidence-based diagnostic treatment guidelines for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. METHODS. Nineteen practices (with 84 providers) from large urban community trained by using methods with some academic detailing. Pretraining posttraining was assessed through review patient charts. RESULTS....