Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology

Jeff N. Epstein, PhD

Appointment

Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Email

jeff.epstein@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-8296

Fax

513-636-0755

Bio

Jeff Epstein, PhD, is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from State University of New York at Stony Brook and completed a clinical internship at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Epstein is a licensed psychologist whose research and clinical work focus on the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD and other psychological disorders originating in childhood.

He is a co-investigator on the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA). Dr. Epstein has published numerous empirical papers on a variety of ADHD-related topics. Much of his empirical research has concentrated on the neuropsychology of ADHD, and the promotion of evidence-based ADHD care among community pediatricians.

Credentials

Clinical Internship: Medical University of South Carolina, 1994

PhD: State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1994

BA: University of California, Los Angeles, 1988

Research

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Research Grants and Contracts

Response Variability in Children with ADHD (Grant #1R01MH074770)
Principal Investigator: Jeff Epstein, Ph.D.
Source: NIMH
Total Cost Amount: $1,320,639
Funding Period: 06/01/06 – 03/31/10

Development of a Multi-faceted Cognitive Training Program for Children with ADHD
(Grant #1R21/R33MH084842)
Principal Investigator: Jeff Epstein, Ph.D.
Source: NIMH
Direct Cost Amount: $724,525
Funding Period: 04/01/09 – 03/31/13

Disseminating a Model Intervention to Promote Improved ADHD Care in the Community
(Grant #1R21MH082714)
Principal Investigator: Jeff Epstein, Ph.D.
Source: NIMH
Total cost Amount: $412,500
Funding Period: 04/01/08 – 03/31/10

A Double-Blind Placebo controlled Study of Atomoxetine Hydrochloride for the Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children and Adolescents with ADHD and Comorbid Dyslexia
(Grant #B4Z-US-LYEB)
Principal Investigator: Jeff Epstein, PhD
Source: Lilly USA, LLC
Total Costs: $126,734
Funding Period: 08/01/09 – 07/31/10

Shared Decision Making to Improve Care for Children with ADHD
(Health Outcomes Grant)
Principal Investigator: Bill Brinkman, MD MPH
Primary Mentor: Jeff Epstein, PhD.
Source: CCHMC
Direct Cost Amount: $60,000
Funding Period: 07/01/09 – 12/31/10

Effects of Adolescent Sleep Restriction on Neural and Neurobehavioral Functioning
(Grant #R01HL092149)
Principal Investigator: Dean Beebe, PhD
Co-Investigator: Jeff Epstein, PhD
Source: NIH
Total Cost Amount: $2,101,708
Funding Period: 07/01/09 – 06/30/14

Organizational Skills Interventions for Children with ADHD
(Grant #R305A090305)
Principal Investigator: Joshua Langberg, PhD
Co-Investigator: Jeff Epstein, PhD
Source: US Department of Education
Total Cost Amount: $624,563
Funding Period: 07/01/09 – 06/30/12

2/2 Multisite Study of School Based Treatment Approaches for ADHD Adolescents
(Grant #1R01MH082865-01)
Principal Investigator: Joshua Langberg, PhD
Co-Investigator: Jeff Epstein, PhD
Source: NIMH
Total Cost Amount: $1,687,500
Funding Period: 07/01/09 – 06/30/14

Medication Response in Children with Predominantly Inattentive Type ADHD
(Grant #K23MH083881)
Principal Investigator: Tanya E Froehlich, MD, MS
Primary Mentor: Jeff Epstein, Ph.D.
Source: NIMH
Total cost amount: $867,248
Funding Period: 06/04/09 – 03/31/14

Publications, Most Recent

Epstein, J.N. & Tsal, Y. (in press). Evidence for cognitive training as a treatment strategy for children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of ADHD and Related Disorders.

Langberg, J.M., Arnold, L.E., Flowers, A.M., Altaye, M., Epstein, J.N., & Molina, B.S.G. (in press). Assessing homework problems in children with ADHD: Validation of a parent-report measure and evaluation of homework performance patterns. School Mental Health.

Epstein, J.N., Hwang, M.E., Antonini, T., Langberg, J.M., Altaye, M.& Arnold, L.E. (in press). Examining predictors of reaction times in children with ADHD and normal controls. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.

Langberg, J.M., Arnold, L.E., Flowers, A.M., Epstein, J.N., Altaye, M., Hinshaw, S.P., Swanson, J.M., Kotkin, R., Simpson, S., Molina, B.S.G., Jensen, P.S., Abikoff, H., Pelham, W.E., Vitiello, B., Wells, K.C., & Hechtman, L. (in press). Parent-reported homework problems in the MTA study: Evidence for sustained improvement with behavioral treatment.Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.

Rosen, P.J., Froehlich, T.E., Langberg, J.M., & Epstein, J.N. (in press). Assessment of Comorbid Conditions. In B. Hoza & S. Evans (Eds.) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: State of the Science and Best Practices (Volume 2). Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute.

Froehlich, T., Lanphear, B., Auinger, P., Hornung, R., Epstein, J.N., Braun, J., & Kahn, R. (in press). The Association of tobacco and lead exposure with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in a national sample of U.S. children. Pediatrics.

Epstein, J.N. Langberg, J.M, Lichtenstein, P.K., Altaye, M., Brinkman, W.B., House, K., and Stark, L.J. (in press). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) outcomes for children treated in community-based pediatric settings. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

Langberg, J.M., Epstein, J.N., Simon, J.O., Loren, R.E.A., Arnold, L.E., Hechtman, L., Hinshaw, S.P., Hoza, B., Jensen, P.S., Pelham, W.E., Swanson, J.M., & Wigal,T. (in press). Parental agreement on ADHD symptom-specific and broadband externalizing ratings of child behavior. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.

Jones, H. A., Epstein, J., Hinshaw, S., Owens, E. B., Chi, T. C., Arnold, L. E., Hoza, B., & Wells. K. C. (in press). Ethnicity as a moderator of treatment effect on parent-child interaction for children with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders.

Epstein, J.N., DelBello, M.P., Adler, C.M., Altaye, M., Kramer, M., Mills, N.P., Strakowski, S.M., & Holland, S. (2009). Differential Patterns of Brain Activation Over Time in Adolescents With and Without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) During Performance of a Sustained Attention Task. Neuropediatrics, 40. 1-5.

Molina, B., Hinshaw, S., Swanson, J. M., Arnold, L.E., Vitiello, B., Jensen, P.S., Epstein, J.N., Hoza, B., Hechtman, L., Abikoff, H.B., Elliott, G.R., Greenhill, L.L., Newcorn, J.H., Wells, K.C., Wigal, T., Severe, J.B., Gibbons, R.D., Hur, K., Houck, P.R., & the MTA Cooperative Group (2009). The MTA at 8 years: Prospective follow-up of children treated for combined type ADHD in a multisite study.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48(5):484-500.

Langberg, J.M. & Epstein, J.N. (2009). Discussion from a Psychotherapeutic Perspective of “Failing out of School”. In C. Galanter & P. Jensen (Eds.) DSM-IV Casebook of Child Mental Disorders. American Psychiatric Publishing, Washington, DC.

Langberg JM and Epstein JN. (2009). Non-pharmacological approaches for treating children with ADHD inattentive type. F1000 Medicine Reports, 1, 16-18.

Langberg, J.M., Brinkman, B.B., Lichtenstein, P.K, & Epstein, J.N. (2009). Interventions to promote the evidence-based care of children with ADHD in primary care settings.Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 9, 477-487.

Epstein, J.N. (2009) A Pathophysiology of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Clues from Neuroimaging. In Rumsey, J & Ernst, M., Neuroimaging in Developmental Clinical Neuroscience. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 113-139.

Kollins S.H., McClernon F.J., & Epstein J.N. (2009). Effects of smoking abstinence on reaction time variability in smokers with and without ADHD: An Ex-Gaussian analysis.Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 100(1-2): 169-72.

Garrett, A. Penniman, L. Epstein, J.N. Casey, B.J., Hinshaw, S.P., Glover, G., Tonev, S., Vitolo, A., Davidson, M., Spicer, J., Greenhill, L, & Reiss, A.L. (2008) Neuroanatomical Abnormalities in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 47(11): 1321-8.

Langberg, J.M., Epstein, J.N., Altaye, M., Molina, B.S.G., Arnold, L.E., & Vietiello, B. (2008). The transition to middle school is associated with changes in the developmental trajectory of ADHD symptomatology in young adolescents with ADHD.Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.37, 651-663.

Langberg, J.M., Epstein, J.N., Urbanowicz, C., Simon, J., & Graham, A. (2008) Efficacy of an organization skills intervention to improve the academic functioning of students with ADHD.School Psychology Quarterly.23, 407-417.

Langberg, J.M., Epstein, J.N., & Graham, A. (2008). The use of organizational skills interventions in the treatment of children, adolescents and adults with ADHD. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 8. 1549-1562.

Epstein, J.N., Langberg, J.M., Lichtenstein, P.K., Mainwaring, B.A., Luzader, C.P., & Stark, L.J. (2008) A community-wide intervention to improve the ADHD assessment and treatment practices of community physicians. Pediatrics, 122, 19-27.

Swanson, J., Arnold, L. E., Kraemer, H., Hechtman, L., Molina, B., Hinshaw, S., Vitiello, B., Jensen, P., Steinhoff, K., Lerner, M., Greenhill, L., Abikoff, H., Wells, K., Epstein, J., Elliott, G., Newcorn, J., Hoza, B., & Wigal, T. (2008). Evidence, interpretation, and qualification from multiple reports of long-term outcomes in the multimodal treatment study of children with ADHD (MTA): Part I: Executive summary. Journal of Attention Disorders, 12, 4-14.

Swanson, J., Arnold, L. E., Kraemer, H., Hechtman, L., Molina, B., Hinshaw, S., Vitiello, B., Jensen, P., Steinhoff, K., Lerner, M., Greenhill, L., Abikoff, H., Wells, K., Epstein, J., Elliott, G., Newcorn, J., Hoza, B., & Wigal, T. (2008). Evidence, interpretation, and qualification from multiple reports of long-term outcomes in the multimodal treatment study of children with ADHD (MTA): Part II: Supporting details. Journal of Attention Disorders, 12, 15-43.

Langberg, J.M., Froehlich, T.E., Loren, R.E.A., Martin, J.E., & Epstein, J.N. (2008). Assessing children with ADHD in primary care settings.Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 8, 627-642.

Epstein, J.N. (2008). Hyperactivity. In Darity, W. A., International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd edition. Detroit: Macmillan.

Casey, B.J, Epstein, J.N., Buhle, J., Liston, C., Davidson, M., Tonev, S.T., Spicer, J. Niogi, S., Reiss, A., Garrett, A., Hinshaw, S.P., Greenhill, L.L., Shafritz, K.M., Vitolo, A., Kotler, L.A., Jarrett, M.A., Glover, G. (2007). Frontostriatal Connectivity modulates efficient cognitive control in adolescents and adults with and without ADHD. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 1729-36.