Research Projects
The Center for ADHD strives to find new and innovative approaches to treat children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and related conditions.
Current Projects
Current projects and proposed research include:
- Studies Seeking Participants
- Improving ADHD Driving Study
- ADHD Study For Parents of Children 4 to 11 Years Old
- ADHD and Emotion Management Study for Children 8 to 12 Years Old
- Carboxylesterase 1 Genetic Variation and Methylphenidate in ADHD (CES1) Study Summary
- Down Syndrome and ADHD Study for Children and Teens 6 to 17 Years Old
- ADHD Medication Effects on Adolescents with ADHD
- Improving Academic and Social Functioning in Middle-Schoolers with Autism (Skills Builder)
- Ongoing Studies
- Carboxylesterase 1 Genetic Variation and Methylphenidate in ADHD (CES1) Study Summary 18+
- Evaluating Assessment and Medication Treatment of ADHD in Children with Down Syndrome (TEAM-DS)
- Longitudinal Examination of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and Internalizing Psychopathology in Adolescence (ALERT study)
- Parsing Neurobiological Bases of Heterogeneity in ADHD
- Nationwide dissemination of a web-based quality improvement intervention to improve the quality of ADHD care among community-based pediatricians
- Improving ADHD Behavioral Care Quality in Community-Based Pediatric Settings
- Predictors of Stimulant Medication Continuity in Children with ADHD
- Engaging mental health services for HeadStart preschoolers at risk
- Evaluation of an Updated Spanish-Language ADHD Decision Aid
Completed Projects
- Teaching Academic Success Skills to Middle School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) with Executive Functioning Deficits – School Setting
- Longitudinal Evaluation of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: Identifying Mechanisms of Educational Impairment (CASS-2 study)
- Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPs) in Adolescents with ADHD and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT)
- Improving Medication Continuity Among Adolescents with ADHD
- Evaluating Assessment and Medication Treatment of ADHD in Children with Down Syndrome
- ADHD Study for Teens With Sleep Problems
- Improving ADHD Driving Study
- The Effects of ADHD Medication (TEAM) Study
- A Multi-Method Feasibility Study Investigating Reaction Time Variability in Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Children’s Attention Problems Study
- Evaluation of the Computerized Progressive Attention Training (CPAT) program for children with ADHD
- Multisite Study of School-Based Treatment Approaches for ADHD
- Evaluation of an Intervention for Improving Community-Based Pediatric ADHD Care
- Multimodal Treatment Study Follow-Up
- Developing New Technologies to Improve ADHD Medication Continuity
- Shared Decision Making to Improve Care for Children with ADHD
- Medication Continuity in Children Treated for ADHD
- Improving Self-regulation & School Readiness in Preschoolers
- Interventions for Children with ADHD and Reading Difficulties
- Sleep in Teens with ADHD
- Omega-3 fatty acid supplements on ADHD brain function
- ADHD iPAD App study
- Medication Response in Children with Predominantly Inattentive Type ADHD
- Cognitive Training Program for Children with ADHD
- ADHD Collaborative
- Disseminating a Model Intervention to Promote Improved ADHD Care in the Community
- Examining the Effects of Cell Phone Use in an ADHD Population: A Pilot Study
- Organizational Skills Intervention
- Response Variability in Children with ADHD
- A novel intervention to improve the driving performance of ADHD teens
- The Effects of ADHD Medication (TEAM) Study
- Impact of COVID-19 in Adolescents with and without ADHD
- Treating Sleep in Adolescents with ADHD and Co-occurring Sleep Problems
- SCT Interview Study
- Phenotypic Correlates Distinguishing Sluggish Cognitive Tempo from ADHD
- Teaching Academic Success Skills to Middle School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) with Executive Functioning Deficits
- Longitudinal Impact of Sleep in Teens (LIST) With and Without ADHD Study
- Concentration at School Study (CASS)
