Curriculum Vita

JOEL T. NIGG, Ph.D.

1-7-08

 

Current Position and Contact

 

Professor, Clinical Psychology and Director, Clinical Training Program

Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 48824-1116;                   

email: nigg@msu.edu;

Phone: (o) 517-353-5193; (h) 517-203-4941; (cell) 517-214-2226;

Web: http://www.msu.edu/user/nigg/nigg.htm

 

Education

 

1990-95 Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

1995-96 Clinical Internship, University of Washington School of Medicine/Seattle Children's Hospital

1984-85 Masters in Social Work, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

1976-80 A.B., Magna Cum Laude, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

Current Extramural Grant Support

 

2007-2011: Principal Investigator, 2 R01 MH 059105-06 ($2.6 million)

“Heterogeneity of Mechanism and Pathway in Child ADHD”

2005-2009: Co-PI (K. Friderici, PI), R01-MH070004-01A2, ($2.8 million);

“Genetics of ADHD: Haplotype and Endophenotype Approaches”

2005-2009: Sub-contract Principal Investigator (R. Zucker, PI), NIAAA 2 R01-AA12217 ($1.9 million),

"Family Study of Neuropsychological Risk for Alcoholism" (competing renewal).

 

Prior Extramural Grant Support

 

2005-2007: Principal Investigator, R21- MH70542-01A1, ($487,600);

 “Hormones and sex-different psychopathology”

2001-2006: Principal Investigator, R01-MH63146 ($1.5 million),

"Inhibition and Cognition in Adolescent and Adult ADHD"

2000-2005:  Sub-contract principal investigator, NIAA $01-AA12217 ($1.5 million),

“Family Study of neuropsychological risk for alcoholism.”

1999-2004:  Principal Investigator, NIMH R01- MH59105 ($850,000),

                        "Neuropsychological and Familial Markers for Childhood ADHD"

1997-1998:  B/START Award, National Institutes of Health ($25,000).

 

Prior Positions and Key Awards/Fellowships

 

2006:          Elected as Director of Clinical Training, Michigan State Psychology Department

2006:          Mid-Career Research Contributions Award, Society of Clinical Child Psychology, APA

2004:          Teacher-Scholar Award, Michigan State University

2002-2007: Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology, Michigan State University

1996-2002: Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology, Michigan State University

1996:          Nancy Robinson Director's Award for Outstanding Intern: University of Washington

1993-1995: National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship, National Institutes of Health

1993-1994: Provost Dissertation Award, U.C. Berkeley

1987-1990: Psychiatric Social Worker, University of Michigan, Department of Psychiatry

1986-1987: Clinical Social Worker, Jackson, Michigan Child and Family Services

1985:          University of Michigan Student Recognition Award

1980:          Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard College

Professional Affiliations

 

            American Psychological Society, 1996-present.

            American Psychological Association, 1995-present

                        Division 53, Clinical Child Psychology

                        Division 40, Clinical Neuropsychology

            Behavior Genetics Association, 1995-present

            International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 1996-present.

            Society for Research in Child Development, 1995-present.

            National Association of Social Workers, 1985-1990

 

Consulting, Review Boards, National Professional Service

 

American Psychiatric Association DSM-5 Task Force:

Member, Externalizing Disorders Work Group (2007-2011)

 

Journal Editorial Boards:

 

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2005-2008) 

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2005-2008)

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2003-2006)

            Development and Psychopathology (2004-2007)

            Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2004-2005; 2007-2008)

            The ADHD Report (2003-2006)

            Journal of Abnormal Psychology (2006-2008)

           

Ad hoc Journal Reviewer for:

Acta Psychologica, American Journal of Community Psychology, American Journal of Psychiatry,  Archives of General Psychiatry, Behavior Genetics, Biological Psychiatry, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, Child Neuropsychology, Developmental Psychology, Development and Psychopathology, European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology; Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Cognitive Therapy and Research, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, Neuropsychologia, Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Science, Review of General Psychology, Science, and others.

 

National Grant Review Panels

 

Panel member

 

NIMH Child Psychopathology and Developmental Disabilities Study Section (2004-2008).

 

Ad hoc grant reviewer

 

NIMH ad hoc reviews (BSTART, Center, other), 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

NSF Initial Review Group 2004

Israel Science Foundation 2005, 2006

Other periodic grant reviews and book reviews

 

 

PUBLICATIONS I: Authored Books

 

Nigg, J.T. (2006). What Causes ADHD? Toward a Multi-Path Model for Understanding What Goes Wrong and Why. New York: Guilford Press. Scholarly review and integration of ADHD mechanisms and linkage to genetic and environmental etiologies, emphasizing GxE interplay.

 
PUBLICATIONS II: Scientific Journal Publications and Book Chapters

 

† Book chapter (10 book chapters; 71 scientific peer reviewed empirical and theory journal articles);

*=student or post-doctoral fellow as junior first author

 

1991-1996

 

1.       Nigg, J.T., Silk, K.R., Westen, D., Lohr, N.E., Gold, L.J., Ogata, S., & Goodrich, S. (1991) Object relations in the early memories of sexually abused borderline subjects. American Journal of Psychiatry, 148, 864-869.

2.       Nigg, J.T., Lohr, N.E., Westen, D., Gold, L.J., & Silk, K.R. (1992). Malevolent object representations in borderline personality disorder and major depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 101, 61-67.

3.       Baker, L., Silk, K.R., Westen, D., Nigg, J.T., & Lohr, N.E. (1992). Malevolence, splitting, and parental ratings by borderline patients. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 180, 258-264.

4.       Jones, E.E., Ghannam, J., Nigg, J.T., & Dyer, J. (1993). A paradigm for single case research: The time series study of a long-term psychotherapy for depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 61, 381-394.

5.       Nigg, J.T., & Goldsmith, H.H. (1994). Genetics of personality disorders: Perspectives from personality and psychopathology research. Psychological Bulletin, 115, 346-380.

6.       Carte, E.C., Nigg, J.T., & Hinshaw, S.P. (1996). Neuropsychological functioning, motor speed, and language processing in boys with and without ADHD. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 24, 481-498.

  1. Nigg, J.T., Hinshaw, S.P., & Halperin J.M. (1996). The Continuous Performance Task in boys with ADHD: Methylphenidate dose response and relations to observed behaviors. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 25, 330-340.

 

1997

 

  1. †Silk, K.R., Nigg, J.T., Westen, D., & Lohr, N.E. (1997). Severity of childhood sexual abuse, borderline symptoms, and familial environment. In M. Zanarini (Ed.), The role of sexual abuse in the etiology of borderline personality disorder (pp. 131-163). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press.
  2. Nigg, J.T., Swanson, J., & Hinshaw, S.P. (1997). Visual-spatial attention in boys with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: Lateral effects, methylphenidate response, and results for parents. Neuropsychologia, 35, 165-176.
  3. Hinshaw, S.P., Zupan, B.A., Simmel, C., Nigg, J.T., & Melnick, S.M. (1997). Peer status in boys with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Predictions from overt and covert antisocial behavior, social isolation, and authoritative parenting beliefs. Child Development, 68, 880-896.

 

1998

 

11.   Nigg, J.T. & Goldsmith, H.H. (1998). Recent developments in behavioral genetics and developmental psychopathology. Human Biology, 70, 387-412.

  1. Nigg, J.T. & Hinshaw, S.P. (1998). Parent personality and psychiatric history in relation to child antisocial behaviors in childhood ADHD. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 39, 145-160.

13.   Nigg, J.T., Hinshaw, S.P., Carte, E.T., & Treuting, J.J. (1998). Neuropsychological correlates of antisocial behavior and comorbid disruptive behavior disorders in children with ADHD. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 107, 468-480.

 

1999

 

  1. †Hinshaw, S.P., & Nigg, J.T. (1999). Behavior rating scales in the assessment of disruptive behavior disorders in childhood. In D. Shaffer, J. Richters, & C.P. Lucas (Eds.), Diagnostic assessment in child and adolescent psychopathology (pp. 91-126). New York: Guilford.
  2. Nigg, J.T., Quamma, J.P., Greenberg, M., & Kusche, C. (1999). A two year longitudinal study of neuropsychological performance and social adjustment in elementary school children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 27, 51-62.
  3. Nigg, J.T. (1999). The ADHD response inhibition deficit as measured by the Stop Task: Replication with DSM-IV combined type, extension, and qualification. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 27, 391-400.

 

2000

 

  1. Nigg, J.T. (2000). On inhibition/disinhibition in developmental psychopathology: Views from cognitive and personality psychology and a working inhibition taxonomy. Psychological Bulletin, 126, 220-246.

 

2001

 

  1. Nigg, J.T. (2001). Is ADHD an inhibitory disorder? Psychological Bulletin, 127, 571-598.

19.   †Nigg, J.T., & Rappley, M.D. (2001). Interventions for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Perspectives for counselors. In E.R. Welfel & R.E. Ingersoll (Eds.), The Mental Health Desk Reference (pp. 183-190). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

  1. *Podolski, C.L., & Nigg, J.T. (2001). Parent stress and coping in relation to child ADHD severity and associated child disruptive behavior problems. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 30, 501-511.

 

2002

 

  1. Nigg, J.T., Blaskey, L., Huang-Pollock, C., & Rappley, M.D. (2002). Neuropsychological executive functions and ADHD DSM-IV subtypes. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41, 59-66.
  2. Nigg, J.T., Butler, K.M., Huang-Pollock, C.L., & Henderson, J.M. (2002). Inhibitory processes in adults with persistent childhood onset ADHD. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 153-157.
  3. *Huang-Pollock, C.L., Carr, T.H., & Nigg, J.T. (2002). Development of selective attention: Perceptual load influences early versus late attentional selection in children and adults. Developmental Psychology, 38, 363-375.
  4. Nigg, J.T., John, O.P. Blaskey, L.G., Huang-Pollock, C.L., Willcutt, E.G., Hinshaw, S.P., & Pennington, B. (2002). Big five dimensions and ADHD symptoms: Links between personality traits and clinical symptoms. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 451-469.
  5. Nigg, J.T., Blaskey, L.B., Huang-Pollock, C., & John, O.P. (2002). ADHD and personality traits: Is ADHD an extreme personality trait? The ADHD Report, 10 (1), 6-11.

 

 

2003

 

  1. †Nigg, J.T., & Huang-Pollock, C.L. (2003). An early onset model of the role of executive functions and intelligence in conduct disorder/delinquency. In B.B. Lahey, T. Moffitt, & A. Caspi (Eds.), The Causes of Conduct Disorder and Serious Juvenile Delinquency (pp. 227-253). New York: Guilford.
  2. Nigg, J.T. (2003). ADHD: Guides for the perplexed reflect the state of the field: Book commentary. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32, 302-308.
  3. *Huang-Pollock, C.L., & Nigg, J.T. (2003). Searching for the attention deficit in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: The case of visuospatial orienting. Clinical Psychology Review, 23, 801-830.
  4. Nigg, J.T. (2003). Response inhibition and disruptive behaviors: Toward a multi-process conception of etiological heterogeneity for ADHD combined type and conduct disorder early onset type. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1008 (pp. 170-182). New York: New York Academy of Sciences.
  5. *Stawicki, J.A., & Nigg, J.T. (2003). Familial psychiatric disorder in child DSM-IV ADHD: Moderation by child gender. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1008 (pp. 293-296). New York: New York Academy of Sciences.
  6. †Nigg J.T. & Goldsmith, H.H. (2003) Personality and temperament. In D.N. Cooper (Ed.), Nature Encyclopedia of the Human Genome, Vol. 4, pp. 549-556. London: Nature Publishing Group.

 

2004

 

  1. Nigg, J.T., Goldsmith, H.H., & Sachek, J. (2004). Temperament and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: The development of a multiple pathway model. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33, 42-53.
  2. Nigg, J.T., Glass, J.M., Wong, M.M., Poon, E., Jester, J.M.,  Fitzgerald, H.E., Puttler, L.I.,  Adams, K.M., & Zucker, R.A. (2004). Neuropsychological executive function in children at elevated risk for alcoholism: Findings in early adolescence. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 113, 302-314.
  3. †Swanson, J.M., Casey, B.J., Nigg, J.T., Castellanos, F.X., Volkow, N.D., & Taylor, E. (2004). Clinical and cognitive definitions of attention deficits in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. In M.I. Posner (Ed.), Cognitive neuroscience of attention (pp. 430-446). New York: Guilford Press.
  4. Nigg, J.T., Blaskey, L., Stawicki, J., & Sachek, J. (2004). Evaluating the endophenotype model of ADHD neuropsychological deficit: Results for parents and siblings of children with DSM-IV ADHD Combined and Inattentive Subtypes. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 113,614-625.

 

2005

 

  1. *Huang-Pollock, C.L., Nigg, J.T., & Carr, T.H. (2005). Deficient attention is hard to find: Applying the perceptual load model of selective attention to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder subtypes. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46, 1211-1218.
  2. *Park, L., Nigg, J.T., Waldman, I., Nummy, K.A.,  Huang-Pollock, C., Rappley, M., & Friderici, K. (2005). Association and linkage of a-2A adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms with childhood ADHD. Molecular Psychiatry,10, 572-580.
  3. *Jester, J.M., Nigg, J.T., Adams, K., Fitzgerald, H.E., Puttler, L.I., Wong, M.M., & Zucker, R.A. (2005). Inattention/Hyperactivity and aggression from early childhood to adolescence: Heterogeneity of trajectories and differential influence of family environment characteristics. Development and Psychopathology, 17, 99-125.
  4. Coghill, D., Nigg, J., Rothenberger, A., Sonuga-Barke, E., & Tannock, R. (2005). Whither causal models in the neuroscience of ADHD? Developmental Science, 8, 105-114
  5. Nigg, J.T. (2005). What role do environmental contaminants play in the etiology of ADHD? The ADHD Report, 13 (2), 6-7, 12-16.
  6. Nigg, J.T. (2005). Neuropsychological theory and findings in ADHD: The state of the field and salient challenges for the coming decade. Biological Psychiatry, 57, 1424-1435.
  7. Nigg, J.T., Willcutt, E., Doyle, A.E., & Sonuga-Barke, J.S. (2005). Causal heterogeneity in ADHD: Do we need a neuropsychologically impaired subtypes? Biological Psychiatry, 57, 1224-1230.
  8. Willcutt, E.G., Doyle, A.E., Nigg, J.T., Faraone, S.V., & Pennington, B.F. (2005). Validity of the executive function theory of ADHD:  meta-analytic review. Biological Psychiatry, 57, 1336-1346.
  9. Doyle, A.E., Faraone, S.V., Seidman, L.J., Willcutt, E., Nigg, J.T., Waldman, I.D., Pennington, B., Peart, J., & Biederman, J. (2005). Are endophenotypes based on measures of executive functions useful for molecular genetic studies of ADHD? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46, 774-803.
  10. Nigg, J.T. (2005). Reinforcement gradient, response inhibition, genetic versus experiential effects, and multiple pathways to ADHD (Commentary). Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 28,437-438.
  11. *Counts, C.A., Nigg, J.T., Stawicki, J.A., Rappley, M.D., & Von Eye, A. (2005). Family adversity in DSM-IV ADHD combined and inattentive subtypes and associated disruptive behavior problems. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 44, 690-698.
  12. Nigg, J.T., & Casey, B.J. (2005). An integrative theory of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder based on the cognitive and affective neurosciences. Development and Psychopathology, 17, 785-806.
  13. Nigg, J.T., Stavro, G., Ettenhofer, M., Hambrick, D., Miller, T., & Henderson, J.M. (2005). Executive functions and ADHD in adults: Evidence for selective effects on ADHD symptom domains. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 114, 706-717.
  14. Nigg, J.T., Silk, K., Stavro, G., & Miller, T. (2005). An inhibition perspective on borderline personality disorder. Development and Psychopathology, 17, 1129-1150.

 

2006

 

  1. †Nigg, J.T. (2006). Attention deficits and hyperactivity-impulsivity in children: A multilevel overview of causes and mechanisms. In H.E. Fitzgerald, B.M. Lester, & B. Zuckerman (Eds.), The Crisis in Youth Mental Health--Critical Issues and Effective Programs, Vol 1: Childhood Disorders (pp. 157-182). Westport, CT: Praeger.
  2. †Nigg, J.T., Hinshaw, S.P., & Huang-Pollack, C. (2006). Disorders of attention and impulse regulation. In D. Cicchetti & D. Cohen (Eds.), Developmental psychopathology, 2nd ed. (pp 358-403). New York: Wiley.
  3. *Sheridan, L.K., Fitzgerald, H.E., Adams, K.M., Nigg, J.T., Martel, M.M., Puttler, L.I., Wong, M.M., & Zucker, R.A. (2006). Normative Symbol Digit Modalities Test performance in a community-based sample. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 21, 23-28.
  4. Glass, J.M., Adams, K.M., Nigg, J.T., Wong, M.M., Puttler, L.I., Buu, A., Jester, J.M., Fitzgerald, H.E., & Zucker, R.A. (2006). Smoking is associated with neurocognitive deficits in alcoholism. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 82, 119-126.
  5. Nigg, J.T. (2006). Attention, control, and task difficulty in ADHD (Commentary). British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 23, 513-516.
  6. Nigg, J.T., Wong, M.M., Martel, M., Jester, J.M., Puttler, L.I., Glass, J.M., Adams, K.M., Fitzgerald, H.E., & Zucker, R.A. (2006). Poor response inhibition as a predictor of problem drinking and illicit drug use in adolescents at risk for alcoholism and other substance use disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 45, 468-475.
56.          Zucker, R.A., Wong, M.M., Clark, D.B., Leonard, K.E., Schulenberg, J.E., Cornelius, J.R.,  Fitzgerald, H.E., Homish, G.G., Merline, A., Nigg, J.T., O'Malley, P.M., &  Puttler, L.I. (2006). Predicting risky drinking outcomes longitudinally: what kind of advance notice can we get? Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 30, 243-252.
57.          Nigg, J.T. (2006). Temperament and developmental psychopathology. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 395-422.
  1. Waldman, I.D., Nigg, J.T., Gizer, I.R., Park, L., Rappley, M.D., & Friderici, K. (2006). The adrenergic receptor 2-A gene (ADRA2A) and neuropsychological executive functions as putative endophenotypes for childhood ADHD. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 6, 18-30.

59.  *Stawicki, J.A., Nigg, J.T., & von Eye, A. (2006). Family psychiatric history evidence on the nosological relations of DSM-IV ADHD Combined and Inattentive subtypes: New data and meta-analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 935-945.

60.   Wong, M.M., Nigg, J.T., Zucker, R.A., Puttler, L.I., Fitzgerald, H.E., Jester, J.M., Glass, J.M., & Adams, K. (2006). Behavioral control and resiliency in the onset of alcohol and illicit drug use: A prospective study from preschool to adolescence. Child Development, 77, 1016-1033.

  1. *Carr, L.A., Nigg, J.T., & Henderson, J.M. (2006). Attentional versus motor inhibition in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Neuropsychology, 20, 430-441.

62.  *Martel, M.M., & Nigg, J.T. (2006). Child ADHD and personality/temperament traits of reactive and effortful control, resiliency, and emotionality. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 1175-1183.

  1. Huang-Pollock, C., Nigg, J.T., & Halperin, J. (2006). Single dissociation findings of ADHD deficits in vigilance but not anterior or posterior attention systems. Neuropsychology, 20, 420-429

 

2007

 

  1. *Stavro, G., Ettenhofer, M., & Nigg, J.T. (2007). Executive functions and adaptive functioning in young adult ADHD. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 13, 324-334.
  2. Nigg, J.T., & Breslau, N. (2007). Prenatal smoking exposure, low birth weight, and disruptive behavior disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 362-369.
  3. Casey, B.J., Nigg, J.T., & Durston, S. (2007).  New potential leads in the biology and treatment of Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder. Current Opinion in Neurology, 20,119-124.
  4. *Martel, M.M., Lucia, V.C., Nigg, J.T., & Breslau, N. (2007). Sex differences in the pathway from low birth weight to inattention/hyperactivity. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 35, 87-96.
  5. *Martel, M.M, Nigg, J.T., Wong, M.M., Fitzgerald, H.E., Jester, J.M., Puttler, L.I., Glass, J.M., Adams, K.M., Zucker, R.A. (2007). Child and adolescent resiliency, regulation, and executive functioning in relation to adolescent problems and competence in a high-risk sample. Development and Psychopathology, 19, 541-563.
  6. Swanson, JM, Kinsbourne, M., Nigg, J.T., Lanphear, B., Stefanatos, G., Volkow, N., Taylor, E., Casey, B.J., Castellanos, F.X., Wadhwa, P.D. (2007). Etiologic subtypes of Attention-deficit/ Hyperactivity disorder: Brain imaging, molecular genetic and environmental factors and the Dopamine Hypothesis. Neuropsychology Review, 17, 39-59.
  7. *Miller, T.W., Nigg, J.T., & Faraone, S.V. (2007). Axis I and II comorbidity in adults with ADHD. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116, 519-528.
  8. Nigg, J.T., Nikolas, M., Friderici, K., Park, L., & Zucker, R.A. (2007). Biological and cognitive resilience factors in ADHD and disruptive behavior disorders. Development and Psychopathology, 19, 767-786.
  9. †Nigg, J.T., Carr, L.A., Martel, M.M., & Henderson, J.M. (2007). Concepts of inhibition and developmental psychopathology. In C. MacCleod & D. Gorfein (Eds.), Inhibition in Cognition, (pp. 259-277). American Psychological Association Press.
  10. *Martel, M.M., Nikolas, M., & Nigg, J.T. (2007). Executive functions in adolescents with ADHD. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 46, 1434-1444.

 

In Press

 

  1. Nigg, J.T., Knottnerus, GM, Martel, MM, Nikolas, M., Cavanagh, K., Karmaus, W., Rappley, M.D. (2008). Low blood lead levels associated with clinically diagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and mediated by weak cognitive control. Biological Psychiatry.
  2. †Nigg, J.T., & Nikolas, M. (2008). Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. To appear in T.P. Beauchaine and S.V. Hinshaw (Eds), Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. New York: Wiley Publishers.
  3. †Nigg, J.T. (In press). Status of activation and inhibition theories of ADHD. To Appear in D. Barch et al., (Eds), Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience of Psychopathology. New York: Guilford Press.
  4. Sonuga-Barke, E.J.S., Sergeant, J.A., Nigg, J.T., & Willcutt, E. (in press). Executive dysfunction and delay aversion in ADHD: Nosological and diagnostic implications. Psychiatric Clinics of North America.
  5. Audrain-McGovern, J., Nigg, J.T., & Perkins, K. (in press). Endophenotypes for nicotine dependence risk at or before initial nicotine exposure. National Cancer Institute Mongraph, No. 22, Chapter 7. 
  6. *Blaskey, L., Harris, L.J., & Nigg, J.T. (in press). Are sensation seeking and emotion processing related to or distinct from cognitive control in children with ADHD? Child Neuropsychology.
  7. Heitzeg, M.M., Nigg, J.T., Yau, W.Y.W., Zubieta, J.K. & Zucker, R.A. (In press). Affective circuitry and risk for alcoholism in late adolescence: Differences in frontostriatal responses between vulnerable and resilient children of alcoholic parents. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
  8. *Martell, M.M., Gobrogge, K., Nigg, J.T., Breedlove, M. (in press). Prenatal testosterone exposure and ADHD. Behavioral Neuroscience.
  9. Bucci, D.J., Hopkins, M.E., Nunez, A.A., Breedlove, S.M., Sisk, C., and Nigg, J.T. (in press) Effects of sex hormones on associative learning in the spontaneously hypertensive rat. Physiology and Behavior, doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.11.005 [epub before print]
  10. Willcutt, E., Sonuga-Barke, E., Nigg, J.T., & Sergeant, J.A. (in press). Neuropsychology of childhood disorders. In T. Banaswhewski & L. Rohde (Eds), Advances in Biological Psychiatry.
  11. *Martel, M.M., Nigg, J.T., & Lucas, R. (in press). Trait mechanisms in youth with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Research in Personality.

 

 

 

 

Presentations at Major Scientific Meetings

 

1991-1996

 

  1. Silk, K.R., Pressler, E.J., Westen, D., Gold, L., Nigg, J.T., & Ogata, S. (May, 1991). Diagnostic and therapeutic changes in borderline personality disorder. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Psychiatric Association, New Orleans, LA.
  2. Nigg, J.T. & Lohr, N.E. (March, 1992). Early memories and a clinical case: An object relations perspective. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Personality Assessment, Washington, D.C.
  3. Nigg, J.T., Swanson, J., & Hinshaw, S.P. (February, 1993). The Posner visual orienting task with ADHD boys. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Santa Fe, NM.
  4. Nigg, J.T. (March, 1993). Personality traits and psychopathology in parents of ADHD boys. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans.

5.       Hinshaw, S.P., Herbsman, C., Melnick, S., Nigg, J., & Simmel, C. (February, 1993). Psychological and familial processes in ADHD: Continuous or discontinuous with those in normal comparison children? Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Santa Fe, NM.

  1. Silk, K.R., Karle, B., Lohr, N.E., Ogata, S., Eiser, A., & Nigg, J.T. (June, 1993). Sexual abuse and family environment in borderline personality disorder. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Psychiatric Association, San Francisco, CA.
  2. Nigg, J.T. (March, 1995). Parent disorders and traits in child attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with and without aggression. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, IN.
  3. Nigg, J.T., & Carte, E.C. (March, 1995). Neuropsychological correlates of child hyperactivity and aggression. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, IN.
  4. Silk, K.R., Lohr, N.E., Westen, D., & Nigg, J.T. (May, 1995). Expectations of malevolence in the treatment of borderline personality disorder. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Psychiatric Association, Miami, FL.
  5. Nigg, J.T., Mattanah, J., & Hinshaw, S.P. (January, 1996). Parent personality and parenting behaviors in relation to antisocial behaviors of children with ADHD. Presented at the biannual meetings of the Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Los Angeles, CA.
  6. Nigg, J.T., Carte, E.C., Treuting, J., & Hinshaw, S.P. (January, 1996). A neuropsychological study of ADHD and comorbid antisocial behaviors. Pesented at the biannual meetings of the Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Los Angeles, CA.

 

1997

 

  1. Nigg, J.T., Quamma, J.P., & Greenberg, M. (April, 1997). A two year longitudinal study of neuropsychological performance and social adjustment in elementary school children. Poster presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C.
  2. Hinshaw, S.P., Zupan, B.A., Simmel, C., Nigg, J.T., & Melnick, S.M. (April, 1997). Authoritative parenting style predicts peers status in boys with and without Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Poster presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C.
  3. Nigg, J.T., Hinshaw, S.P., Carte, E.C., & Treuting, J. (May, 1997). Executive functions in child ADHD with and without comorbid antisocial and reading problems: Importance of non-language mediated motor output tasks. Poster presented at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry Conference on Executive Function and Developmental Psychopathology: Theories and Applications, Toronto, Ontario.
  4. Nigg, J.T., Greenberg, M.T., Quamma, J., & Kusche, C. (May, 1997). Development of the Stroop effect. Poster presented at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry Conference on Executive Function and Developmental Psychopathology: Theories and Applications, Toronto, Ontario.

 

1998

 

  1. Nigg, J.T. (May, 1998). Inhibitory control in first degree relatives of boys and girls with ADHD using the stop task paradigm. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.

 

1999

 

  1. Blaskey, L., & Nigg, J.T. (April, 1999). Neuropsychological test of two competing models of child ADHD. Poster presented at the biannual meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
  2. Podolski, C.L., & Nigg, J.T. (April, 1999). Parental coping with child ADHD symptoms and aggression. Poster presented at the biannual meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
  3. Nigg, J.T., Blaskey, L., & Huang, C. (June, 1999). Which executive/inhibitory deficits go with which subtypes of ADHD? Poster presented at the biannual meetings of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Barcelona, Spain.
  4. Nigg, J.T. (June, 1999). A proposed taxonomy of inhibitory functions for the study of child psychopathology. Poster  presented at the biannual meetings of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Barcelona, Spain.
  5. Nigg, J.T. (June,1999). Executive functions in childhood psychopathology. Symposium comment presented at the biannual meetings of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Barcelona, Spain.
  6. Poon, E., Puttler, L I., Zucker, R. A., Nigg, J. T., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (June, 1999).  Pre-frontal cortex neuropsychological functioning in a community sample of alcoholic men (Abstract).  Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Supplement: RSA Abstracts, 23, 56A. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Santa Barbara, CA.
  7. Podolski, C.L., & Nigg, J.T. (August, 1999). Parental personality and social support in relation to child ADHD. Poster  presented at the annual meetings of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  8. Nigg, J.T. (November, 1999). Inhibition in ADHD: Pro and con. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the European Network on Hyperactivity Disorders (EUNETHYDIS), Paris, France.
  9. Nigg, J.T. (November, 1999). Executive functioning in ADHD subtypes. Invited Colloquim at the Free University of Amsterdam Clinical Neuropsychology Department, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  10. Huang-Pollock, C., Nigg, J.T., Henderson, J.M., & Carr, T.H. (June, 2000). Covert attention in children with ADHD.  Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Psychological Science, Miami, FL.

 

2000

 

  1. Puttler, L. I., Poon, E., Mun, E., Nigg, J. T., Zucker, R. A., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Pickett, S. M.(June, 2000).  Impulsivity and inhibitory control in sons of alcoholic men using the stop-signal paradigm (Abstract). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Supplement: RSA Abstracts, 24, 36A. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Denver, CO.

 

2001

 

  1. Nigg, J.T., Willcutt, E., Posner, M.I., Swanson, J., & Pennington, B. (April, 2001). New directions in ADHD research: Executive functions, genetics, and their integration. Symposium chaired at the Annual Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis.
  2. Nigg, J.T., Huang-Pollock, C., Friderici, K., & Rappley, M. (April, 2001). Genetic and neuropsychological approaches to ADHD: Toward integrative measurement. Presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis.
  3. Sachek, J., Zacks, R.T., & Nigg, J.T. (April, 2001). The development of cognitive inhibition in children. Poster presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis.
  4. Sheridan, M.A., Eade, C.C., Huang-Pollock, C., Nigg, J.T., & Carr, T.H. (May, 2001). Complex task environments can facilitate performance of ADHD young adults: Story writing as a test case. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Midwest Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
  5. Glass, J.M., Puttler; L.I., Zucker, R.A. Nigg, J.T., Poon, E., Twitchell, G.R., Adams, K.M., Fitzgerald, H.E. (June, 2001). Neuropsychological performance in adolescent children of alcoholic men. Abstract: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Supplement: RSA Abstracts, 25. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Montreal.
  6. Blaskey, L., & Nigg, J. (June, 2001). Competing neuropsychological models in child ADHD subtypes: Evidence for distinct deficit patterns. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Vancouver, B.C.
  7. Huang-Pollock, C.L., & Nigg, J.T. (June, 2001). Selective attention in ADHD: Response modulation vs. executive control deficits. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Vancouver, B.C.
  8. Nigg, J.T., John, O.P., Huang-Pollock, C., Blaskey, L., Willcutt, E., Hinshaw, S., & Pennington, B. (June, 2001). Toward integration of personality traits and ADHD symptoms. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Vancouver, B.C.
  9. Nigg, J.T. (August, 2001). Unitary versus multiple inhibition systems: A developmental perspective. Invited symposium paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

 

2002

 

  1. Nigg, J.T. (February, 2002). Executive functions and aggression. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the International Neuropsychological Society, Toronto, ON.
  2. Glass, J.M., Nigg, Puttler, L.I., Adams, K.M., Wong, M.M., Fitzgerald, H.E., & Zucker, R.A. (June, 2002).  Neuropsychological function in adolescent boys from high risk families: Deficits in response inhibition and complex processing speed. Abstract: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 26, Supplement, 125A. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Research Society on Alcoholism.
  3. Jester, J.M., Nigg, J.T., Adams, K.M., Puttler, L.I., Fitzgerald, H.E., Wong, M.M., & Zucker, R.A.  (June, 2002). Parental alcoholism predicts trajectory of attention problems across early to late childhood. Abstract: Alcoholism:Clinical and Experimental Research, 26, Supplement, 126A. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Research Society on Alcoholism.
  4. Park L., Nummy K., Huang-Pollock C., Rappley M., Nigg J.T., & Friderici K. (October, 2002). Association and linkage study of ADHD using a polygenic model. Abstract: American Journal of Human Genetics, 67, 436. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Am Society Hum Genetics.

 

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