Jeffery N. Epstein, PhD
- Pediatric Psychologist, Research, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
- Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
About
Biography
I am a pediatric psychologist with more than 25 years in the field. My research focuses on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other psychological disorders that originate in childhood.
I came to Cincinnati Children’s in 2005, where I have served as the director of the Center for ADHD. In my research, I work on developing new and innovative ways to understand, evaluate and treat ADHD. For example, my colleagues and I have developed web-based software to assist pediatricians in delivering better quality care to children with ADHD.
I was a co-investigator on the National Institutes of Mental Health-funded Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (MTA), and I have published numerous empirical papers on a variety of ADHD-related topics. Much of my empirical research has concentrated on the neuropsychology of ADHD and the promotion of evidence-based ADHD care among community pediatricians.
In addition to my research, I’m an associate editor at the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, and I’m honored to have been elected to the Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) Hall of Fame.
PhD: State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, 1994
Internship: Medical University of South Carolina, 1994
Interests
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Services and Specialties
Publications
Does Short-Term Memory Moderate the Relation Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptom Dimensions and Anger Regulation in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder? Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2026; 10445463261445015.
Naming speed in children with and without cognitive disengagement syndrome and associations with reading comprehension. Child Neuropsychology. 2026; 1-23.
Interrogating cognitive and neural group variation in childhood: Examples in adolescent brain cognitive development and Oregon attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-1000 cohorts. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. 2026.
Multi-informant Examination of Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome in Relation to Sleep and Circadian Preference in Early Adolescents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 2026.
Personalized ADHD Medication Experiments to Inform Decisions About Continued Medication Use: An Open-Label Trial. Academic Pediatrics. 2026; 26(3):103250.
Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome Symptoms and ADHD Dimensions in Relation To Children's Daily Life Executive Functioning Deficits. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. 2026; 54(2):36.
Resting-State Functional Connectivity in a Community Sample of Children With a Range of Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome Symptoms. JAACAP Open. 2025; 3(3):725-735.
Cognitive disengagement syndrome and depressive symptoms in early adolescents: Examining the moderating role of a negative interpretation bias. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 2025; 66(9):1366-1375.
Neural Correlates of Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome Symptoms in Children: A Magnetoencephalography Study. Brain Sciences. 2025; 15(6).
Exploring the neural basis of reaction time variability in ADHD: The importance of examining data at the trial level. Neuroimage: Reports. 2025; 5(2).
From the Blog
New Driver Training Program Keeps Teens with ADHD Safer Behind the Wheel
Jeffery N. Epstein, PhD12/1/2022
Teens + Driving + ADHD = A Dangerous Combination
Jeffery N. Epstein, PhD9/4/2020
Free Tool Helps Providers Implement New ADHD Guidelines
Jeffery N. Epstein, PhD10/1/2019
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