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Research Affiliations

UA Center for Youth Development and Intervention (CYDI)

Research Interests

Dr. Jarrett received his Ph.D. from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and completed a pre-doctoral internship at Children’s National Medical Center. His research and clinical interests are in the field of developmental psychopathology, particularly in the areas of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety disorders, and related domains such as sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT)/Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome (CDS). Currently, our laboratory is conducting an NIMH-funded clinical trial evaluating the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a group-based mindfulness intervention for first-year college students with ADHD.

Representative Publications

Becker, S. P., Luebbe, A. M., Kofler, M. J., Burns, G. L., & Jarrett, M. A. ADHD, chronotype, and circadian preference in a multi-site sample of college students (2024). Journal of Sleep Research, 33, e13994. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13994 

Abel, M. R., Vernberg, E. M., Lochman, J. E., McDonald, K. L., Jarrett, M. A., & Powell, N.
(2023). A prospective study of co-rumination in parent-adolescent conversations several years after a devastating tornado. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2023.2286588

McFayden, T., Jarrett, M. A., White, S. W., Scarpa, A., Dahiya, A., & Ollendick, T. H. (2022).
Sluggish cognitive tempo in autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and their comorbidity: Implications for impairment. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 51​, 195-202. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/9TCWWWCFPPT9TTW7HZDV/full?target=10.1080/15374416.2020.1716365

Lochman, J. E., Vernberg, E. M., Glenn, A., Jarrett, M. A., McDonald, K. L., Powell, N. P., Abel, M., Boxmeyer, C. L., Kassing, F., Qu, L., Romero, D., & Chuong, B. (2021). Effects of autonomic nervous system functioning and tornado exposure on long-term outcomes of aggressive children. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00753-1

Fredrick, J. W., Kofler, M. J., Jarrett, M. A., Burns, G. L., Luebbe, A. M., Garner, A. A., Harmon, S. L., & Becker, S. P. (2020). Sluggish cognitive tempo and ADHD symptoms in relation to task- unrelated thought: Examining unique links with mind-wandering and rumination. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 123, 95-101. ​doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.01.016

Hilton, D. C., Jarrett, M. A., Rondon, A. T., Tutek, J., & Mulla, M. M. (2020). Increased working
memory load in a dual-task design impairs nonverbal social encoding in children with high and low attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 51, 127-137. doi: 10.1007/s10578-019-00915-3​

​Jarrett, M. A., Gable, P. A., Rondon, A. T., Neal, L. B., Price, H. F., & Hilton, D. C. (2020). An
EEG study of children with and without ADHD symptoms: Between-group differences and associations with sluggish cognitive tempo symptoms. Journal of Attention Disorders, 24, 1002-1010. doi: 10.1177/1087054717723986

Rondon, A. T., Hilton, D. C., Jarrett, M. A., & Ollendick, T. H. (2020). Sleep, internalizing
problems, and social withdrawal: Unique associations in clinic-referred youth with elevated sluggish cognitive tempo symptoms. Journal of Attention Disorders, 24, 524-534. doi: 10.1177/1087054718756197

Ferretti, N. M., King. S. L., Rondon, A. T., Hilton, D. C., & Jarrett, M. A. (2019). Social functioning in youth with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and sluggish cognitive tempo. Yale Journal of Biology & Medicine, 92, 29-35.

​McDonald, K. L., Vernberg, E. M., Lochman, J. E., Abel, M. R., Jarrett, M. A., Kassing, F., Powell, N., & Qu, L. (2019). Trajectories of tornado-related post-traumatic stress symptoms and pre-exposure predictors in a sample of at-risk youth. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87​, 1003-1018. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000432

Becker, S. P., Burns, G. L., Garner, A. A., Jarrett, M. A., Luebbe, A. M., Epstein, J. N., & Willcutt, E. G. (2018). Sluggish cognitive tempo in adults: Psychometric validation of the Adult Concentration Inventory. Psychological Assessment, 30, 296-310. doi: 10.1037/pas0000476

Jarrett, M. A., Van Meter, A., Youngstrom, E. A., Hilton, D. C., & Ollendick, T. H. (2018). Evidence-based assessment of ADHD in youth using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) approach. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 47, 808-820. doi: 10-1080/15374416.2016.1225502

Hilton, D. C., Jarrett, M. A., McDonald, K. L., & Ollendick, T. H. (2017). Attention problems as a mediator of the relation between executive function and social problems in a child and adolescent outpatient sample. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 45, 777-788. doi: 10.1007/s10802-016-0200-6​

Jarrett, M. A., Rapport, H. F., Rondon, A. T., & Becker, S. P. (2017). ADHD dimensions and sluggish cognitive tempo symptoms in relation to self-report and laboratory measures of neuropsychological functioning in college students. Journal of Attention Disorders, 21, 673-683. doi: 10.1177/1087054714560821

Becker, S. P., Leopold, D. R., Burns, G. L., Jarrett, M. A., Langberg, J. M., Marshall, S. A., McBurnett, K., Waschbusch, D. A., & Willcutt, E. G. (2016). The internal, external, and diagnostic validity of sluggish cognitive tempo: A meta-analysis and critical review. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 55, 163-178. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.12.006​

Jarrett, M. A. (2016). Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and executive functioning in emerging adults. Psychological Assessment, 28, 245-250. doi: 10.1037/pas0000190

Jarrett, M. A., Wolff, J. C., Davis, T. E., Cowart, M. J., & Ollendick, T. H. (2016). Characteristics of children with ADHD and comorbid anxiety. Journal of Attention Disorders, 20, 636-644. doi: 10.1177/1087054712452914

Ollendick, T. H., Greene, R. W., Austin, K. E., Fraire, M. G., Halldorsdottir, T., Allen, K. B., Jarrett, M. A., Lewis, K. M., Smith, M. W., Cunningham, N. R., Noguchi, R. J., Canavera, K., & Wolff, J. C. (2016). Parent management training and collaborative and proactive solutions: A randomized control trial for oppositional youth. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 45, 591-604. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2015.1004681

Jarrett, M. A., Black, A. K., Rapport, H. F., Grills-Taquechel, A. E., & Ollendick, T. H. (2015). Generalized anxiety disorder in younger and older children: Implications for learning and school functioning. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24, 992-1003. doi: 10.1007/s10826-014-9910-y

Jarrett, M. A., Siddiqui, S., Lochman, J. E., & Qu, L. (2014). Internalizing problems as a predictor of change in externalizing problems in at-risk youth. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 43, 27-35. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2013.764823

Jarrett, M. A. (2013). Treatment of comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and anxiety in children: Processes of change. Psychological Assessment, 25, 545-555. doi: 10.1037/a0031749

Jarrett, M. A., & Ollendick, T. H. (2012). Treatment of comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and anxiety in children: A multiple baseline design analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80, 239-244. doi: doi: 10.1037/a0027123

Jarrett, M. A., & Ollendick, T. H. (2008). A conceptual review of the comorbidity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and anxiety: Implications for future research and practice. Clinical Psychology Review, 28, 1266-1280. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2008.05.004

Jarrett, M. A., Wolff, J. C., & Ollendick, T. H. (2007). Concurrent validity and informant agreement of the ADHD module of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 29, 159-168. doi: 10.1007/s10862-006-9041-x