James L. Peugh, PhD

Quantitative Psychologist, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

james.peugh@cchmc.org

About

Biography

James Peugh, PhD, focuses his research on missing data handling and multilevel modeling techniques. He has published five manuscripts in those areas. As a post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Peugh received advanced training in dyadic data analysis, which resulted in three additional publications. As an assistant professor at the University of Virginia, his research focused on Monte Carlo testing of longitudinal and cross-sectional finite mixture modeling techniques.

Dr. Peugh has co-authored several publications with numerous colleagues that used a wide variety of categorical and continuous latent variable modeling techniques involving cross-sectional or longitudinally-sampled data. He also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of School Psychology and has reviewed over 50 manuscripts submitted for publication in several journals.

Interests

Cross-sectional, longitudinal, and multilevel latent variable mixture modeling; missing data handling; pedagogical manuscripts

Services and Specialties

Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology

Research Areas

Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology

Publications

Socioeconomic Deprivation in Adolescents Hospitalized with Anorexia Nervosa and Atypical Anorexia Nervosa. Chaphekar, AV; Peugh, J; Beck, AF; Bejarano, CM; Scharf, D; Stevens, K; Aarnio-Peterson, CM. Children. 2026; 13(6).

Does Short-Term Memory Moderate the Relation Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptom Dimensions and Anger Regulation in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder? Tamm, L; Quiroz, M; Peugh, JL; Epstein, JN; Becker, SP. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 2026; 10445463261445015.

Multi-informant Examination of Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome in Relation to Sleep and Circadian Preference in Early Adolescents. Miller, MC; Peugh, JL; Epstein, JN; Tamm, L; Becker, SP. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 2026.

Multicenter randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioral, exercise-based, and combined interventions for juvenile fibromyalgia. Kashikar-Zuck, S; Williams, SE; Ittenbach, RF; Peugh, J; Thomas, S; Lynch-Jordan, AM; Kirschman, M; Ting, TV; Connelly, M; Zempsky, W; Goldschneider, K; Nelson, S; Stinson, JN; Myer, GD. Pain. 2026; 167(4):820-831.

Food access relates to loss of control eating in adolescents with cardiometabolic conditions: Exploration of week-to-week variation. Bejarano, CM; Shomaker, L; Shah, AS; Xanthakos, S; Ley, S; Peugh, J; Gonzalez-Louis, RC; Zeller, MH. Journal of Health Psychology. 2026; 31(3):1192-1207.

396 Characterizing Sensory Phenotypes in Pediatric Chronic Pain Through Heat Pain Sensitivity. Jackson, CJ; Adamczyk, WM; Santucci, N; Homan, KJ; Peugh, J; Goldschneider, KR; King, CD; Coghill, RC. Journal of Pain. 2026; 41:106043.

46. The impact of socioeconomic deprivation on eating disorder severity and outcomes. Chaphekar, A; Peugh, J; Beck, A; Bejarano, C; Stevens, K; Aarnio-Peterson, C. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2026; 78(3):s27.

Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome Symptoms and ADHD Dimensions in Relation To Children's Daily Life Executive Functioning Deficits. Miller, MC; Jean-Francois, E; Hembree, KE; Peugh, JL; Epstein, JN; Tamm, L; Becker, SP. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. 2026; 54(2):36.

Perceived School Fairness and Academic Functioning in Early Adolescents: Differential Associations for Adolescents with or Without ADHD? Martinez, AC; Green, CD; Peugh, JL; Becker, SP. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. 2026; 54(1):19.

The Relations Among GI Symptoms, Mental Health, and Online Schooling for Youth With GI Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Robbertz, AS; Nelson, CI; Peugh, J; Hommel, K; Armistead, LP; Cohen, LL. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2026; 47(1):e54-e58.