My research focuses on improving the behavioral and academic functioning of children, adolescents, and emerging adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and on disseminating evidence-based interventions for youth with ADHD into community settings. This is a busy and exciting time for our group as we are simultaneously running three large intervention studies. First, we are in the midst of a large randomized trial of the Homework, Organization, and Planning Skills (HOPS) intervention (N = 260). HOPS is a school-based intervention delivered by school counselors and psychologists during the school day. We are comparing HOPS to another active intervention condition, focused on improving adolescents’ focus and efficiency during homework completion. Second, along with Dr. Arthur Anastopolous at UNCG, we recently started a randomized trial evaluating the efficacy of the Accessing Campus Connections and Empowering Student Success (ACCESS) intervention for college students with ADHD. ACCESS is a cognitive-behavioral intervention that involves both group and mentoring components. Over the course of this 4-year study, we will enroll close to 250 college students with ADHD. Third, along with Dr. Rose Corona and her group, we are developing and evaluating an intervention for high school age adolescents with ADHD that focuses on tobacco and substance use prevention. We are working with a team of experts to develop and refine the intervention content and will then move to evaluating the efficacy of the intervention through a randomized trial. I am also a Co-Investigator on a number of pediatric focused grant projects. For example, I am working with Dr. Jeff Epstein at Cincinnati Children's Hospital on a grant focused on improving pediatricians' use of evidence-based assessment and treatment practices for children with ADHD. We are evaluating whether pediatricians' use of an ADHD Web Portal improves practice behaviors and child outcomes.
