• A five year NIH funded research grant being conducted in collaboration with the Center for Human Genetics at Duke University, the purpose of which is to examine the genetic basis of AD/HD
• Dr. Arthur D. Anastopoulos is the UNCG site Principal Investigator
• Dr. Erin Kane serves as the UNCG site Project Psychologist/Coordinator
• Duke University collaborators include Dr. Allison Ashley-Koch (Principal Investigator) & Dr. Scott Kollins (Duke AD/HD Clinic)
  

• A two-year NIH-funded research grant in collaboration with Dr. David Rabiner at Duke University, examining college students' perceptions of the degree to which stimulant medications are misused/abused on the UNCG and Duke University campuses
  

• Dissertation research project being conducted by Jennifer Smith Adams under the supervision of Dr. Anastopoulos
• Purpose of project is to address: Does taking stimulant medication improve IQ test performance?
  

• Dissertation research project being conducted by Laura Knouse under the supervision of Dr. Anastopoulos
• Purpose of project: Because adult students with AD/HD often have academic difficulties, this study examines how AD/HD impacts memory during a learning task and also investigates which learning contexts and strategies work best for adults with AD/HD.
  

• Do AD/HD symptoms increase the risk for teen pregnancy and risky sexual behavior?
• Why do some children with AD/HD develop secondary oppositional-defiant behavior?
• Why do some children with AD/HD develop secondary anxiety problems?
• What happens to parent-child relations when both have AD/HD?
• Does maternal AD/HD affect language acquisition for a child with AD/HD?
• Are the diagnostic criteria for AD/HD appropriate for girls?
• Are the diagnostic criteria for AD/HD appropriate for adults?
• How does AD/HD affect functioning in African-American families?
• Why do African-American youth receive higher AD/HD ratings from teachers?
  

Another 30 undergraduate students have received research training through independent study. Three additional undergraduates have done AD/HD-related Honors theses examining:

• Parenting stress among mothers and fathers of children with AD/HD
• AD/HD and IQ
• Genetic basis of AD/HD
  
  

• Anastopoulos, A.D. & Shelton, T.L. (2001). Assessing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press.
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• DuPaul, G.J., Power, T.J., Anastopoulos, A.D., & Reid, R. (1998). Manual for the AD/HD Rating Scale-IV. New York: Guilford Press
  

• Anastopoulos, A.D., Rhoads, L.H., & Farley, S.E. (2006). Counseling and training parents. In R.A. Barkley, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A handbook for diagnosis and treatment (3rd edition), pp. 453-479. New York: Guilford Press.
• 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.
• Farley, S.E., Adams, J.S., & Lutton, M.E. (2005). What are effective treatments for oppositional and defiant behaviors in pre-adolescent children? Journal of Family Practice, 54, 162-165.
• Anastopoulos, A.D., Shelton, T.L., & Barkley, R.A. (2005). Family-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. In E.D. Hibbs & P.S. Jensen (Eds.), Psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent disorders: Empirically based strategies for clinical practice (Second edition), pp.327-350. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
• 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.
• Smith, C., Calkins, S. & Keane, S.P., Anastopoulos, A. & Shelton, T. (2004). Predicting stability and change in toddler behavior problems: Contributions of maternal behavior and child gender. Developmental Psychology, 40, 29-42
  

• AA Koch, JN Epstein, S Tonev, AD Anastopoulos, AM Lachiewicz, D FitzGerald, E Morissey-Kane, ME Kail, ML Cuccaro, L Exelbierd, JR Gilbert, & SH Kollins (2006, November). Genetic Variation in Genes Influencing Dopaminergic Function is Associated with Response Variability in AD/HD. Presented at XIV World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics, Cagliari, Italy.
• Mitchell, J.T., Knouse, L.E., King-Esther, J., Anastopoulos, A.D., & Nelson-Gray, R.O. (2006, November). An Assessment of the AD/HD Symptoms Inventory for Adults: Factor Structure and Convergent Validity. Poster presented at the Annual Conference for the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT, formerly AABT). Chicago , IL .
• A.A. Koch, J.N. Epstein, S. Tonev, D. FitzGerald, E.M. Kane, A.D. Anastopoulos, A.M. Lachiewicz, M.E. Kail, L. Exelbierd, M.L. Cuccaro, J.R. Gilbert, S.H. Kollins (2006, October). Genetic associations with response variability on the continuous performance task in AD/HD families. Presented at The American Society of Human Genetics 56th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• 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.
• Hundt, N.E., Mitchell, J.T., Korotitsch, W.J., Boydston, J., Nelson-Gray, R.O., & Anastopoulos A.D. (2005, November). Are Retrospective AD/HD Symptoms Predictive of Personality Disorder Symptoms in Adults? Poster presented at the Annual Conference for the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies. Washington , DC .
• Anastopoulos, A.D. & Farley, S.B. (2004, August). DSM-IV criteria for AD/HD: Are they appropriate for girls? Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
• Anastopoulos, A.D. & Schouest, C.M. (2004, August). Language deficits in children with AD/HD: Subtyping considerations. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
• Key, M. & Anastopoulos, A.D. (2004, April). AD/HD and adolescent pregnancy. Presented at the biennial Conference on Human Development, Washington, D.C.