Undergraduate Education

B.A. - University of Richmond, 2002


Current Status

5th Year Student - Assistant AD/HD Clinic Director
Accepted for internship in the Cognitive-Behavior Scientist Track at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School


Research Interests

Adult AD/HD related to assessment issues and cognitive functioning
Cognitive self-regulation during learning tasks in adults with AD/HD
Self-awareness, memory, and meta-memory in adults with AD/HD
Interventions for adult AD/HD


Clinical Interests

Psychological assessment and differential diagnosis in children and adults
Treating comorbidity in adults with AD/HD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and acceptance-based approaches
Group and family-based treatment focusing on issues related to AD/HD


Honors & Awards

2006 Ruth G. and Joseph D. Matarazzo Scholarship presented by the American Psychological Foundation/Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology
2005 American Psychological Society (APS) Student Caucus Research Competition Award


Publications

Knouse, L.E., Mitchell, J.T., Brown, L.H., Silvia, P.J., Kane, M.J., Myin-Germeys, I., & Kwapil, T.R. (in press). The expression of adult AD/HD symptoms in daily life: An application of experience sampling methodology. Journal of Attention Disorders.
Knouse, L.E., Paradise, M.J., & Dunlosky, J. (2006). Does ADHD in adults affect the relative accuracy of metamemory judgments? Journal of Attention Disorders, 10, 160-170.
Mitchell, J.T., Knouse, L.E., Kwapil, T., & Nelson-Gray, R. (2006). Self-report
measurement of adult AD/HD symptoms: Does context matter? Manuscript submitted for
publication.
Knouse, L.E., Bagwell, C.L., Barkley, R.A., & Murphy, K.R. (2005). Accuracy of self-evaluation in adults with ADHD: Evidence from a driving study. Journal of Attention Disorders, 8, 221-234.


Professional Conference Presentations

Mitchell, J.T., Knouse, L.E., Nelson-Gray, R.O., & Anastopoulos, A. (2006, November). An assessment of the AD/HD symptoms inventory for adults: Factor structure and convergent validity. Poster session to be presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Chicago, IL.
Knouse, L.E., Mitchell, J.T., Nelson-Gray, R., & Kwapil, T.R. (2006, May). Self-report measurement of adult AD/HD symptoms: Does context matter? Poster session presented at the annual meeting for the Association for Psychological Science (APS), New York, NY.
Topor, D., Knouse, L.E., & Anastopoulos, A., (2006, April). Effects of a behavioral parent training program for children with AD/HD. Poster session presented at the annual meeting for the North Carolina Psychological Association (NCPA), Charlotte, NC.
Knouse, L.E., Paradise, M.J, & Dunlosky, J. (2005, May). Metamemory in adults with AD/HD: Addressing measurement issues. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society (APS), Los Angeles, CA.
Knouse, L.E., Paradise, M.J, & Dunlosky, J. (2005, May). Metamemory in adults with AD/HD: Addressing measurement issues. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society (APS), Los Angeles, CA.


Community Presentations

Knouse, L.E. (2006, October) AD/HD in Adult Students: Assessment and Treatment Overview, Guilford Technical Community College, Greensboro, North Carolina
Knouse, L.E. (2005, April). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Assessment and Treatment, Gethsemane United Methodist Church, Summerfield, North Carolina