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Education & Training

2018 - 2020

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2018

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2017 - 2018

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2014

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2010 - 2012

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2010

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, NIMH-funded T32 Clinical Services Research Training Program

University of California,San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry

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Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Dissertation: Longitudinal Association Between ADHD Symptoms and Substance Use Across the Transition to College: Evaluation of Promotive and Protective Factors

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O'Grady Residency in Behavioral Medicine & Clinical Psychology

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

 

 

Master of Science, Clinical Psychology

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 

Thesis: Predicting the Academic Functioning of College Students with ADHD: The Importance of Executive Functions and Parent Report

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Full Time Research Coordinator

University of South Carolina, School Mental Health Team, Columbia, SC

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Bachelor of Arts in Honors Psychology

Ohio University, Athens, OH

Current Academic Appointments 

2025 - present​

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2020 - present

 

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2020 - 2025​

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences  

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

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Director of the ADHD & Learning Differences Program 

Division of Psychology and Behavioral Health, Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine, and Center for Translational Research at Children’s National Research Institute

 

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences  

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences​

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Melissa R. Dvorsky, Ph.D.

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