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Erik G. Willcutt is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a particular focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Education.

Their scientific work addresses several main topics related to neurodevelopmental and cognitive domains. These include Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Reading and Literacy Development, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Cognitive and Developmental Aspects of Mathematical Skills, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, and Writing and Handwriting Education.

Among recent scholarly contributions, several papers highlight key areas of inquiry:

  • Report of a Work Group on Sluggish Cognitive Tempo: Key Research Directions and a Consensus Change in Terminology to Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome (2022), published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Genome-wide association study reveals new insights into the heritability and genetic correlates of developmental dyslexia (2020), published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • Genome-wide analyses of individual differences in quantitatively assessed reading- and language-related skills in up to 34,000 people (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • How Specific Are Learning Disabilities? (2021), published in Journal of Learning Disabilities
  • Sluggish Cognitive Tempo and Neuropsychological Functioning (2021), published in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

These publications reflect engagement with both genetic and neuropsychological aspects of developmental disorders and cognitive functioning.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Willcutt include:

  • Bruce F. Pennington
  • Richard K. Olson
  • Daniel R. Leopold
  • Stephen A. Petrill
  • John C. DeFries

This network of collaborators indicates sustained research partnerships in related areas.

The scientist's work appears regularly in notable academic venues such as:

  • Journal of Learning Disabilities
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Attention Disorders
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

These journals reflect a focus on developmental disabilities, child psychology, experimental research, and clinical child and adolescent psychiatry.

Best Publications

  • Validity of the executive function theory of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analytic review.

    Erik G. Willcutt;Alysa E. Doyle;Joel T. Nigg;Stephen V. Faraone

  • The Prevalence of DSM-IV Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Meta-Analytic Review

    Erik G. Willcutt

  • ADHD prevalence estimates across three decades: an updated systematic review and meta-regression analysis

    Guilherme V Polanczyk;Erik G Willcutt;Giovanni A Salum;Christian Kieling

  • Causal heterogeneity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: do we need neuropsychologically impaired subtypes?

    Joel T. Nigg;Erik G. Willcutt;Alysa E. Doyle;Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke

  • Validity of DSM-IV attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptom dimensions and subtypes.

    Erik G. Willcutt;Joel T. Nigg;Bruce F. Pennington;Mary V. Solanto

  • Neuropsychological Analyses of Comorbidity Between Reading Disability and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: In Search of the Common Deficit

    Erik G Willcutt;Bruce F Pennington;Richard K Olson;Nomita Chhabildas

  • Comorbidity of Reading Disability and Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder Differences by Gender and Subtype

    Erik G. Willcutt;Bruce F. Pennington

  • Psychiatric comorbidity in children and adolescents with reading disability.

    Erik G. Willcutt;Bruce F. Pennington

  • A Comparison of the Neuropsychological Profiles of the DSM-IV Subtypes of ADHD

    Nomita Chhabildas;Bruce F. Pennington;Erik G. Willcutt

  • Instability of the DSM-IV Subtypes of ADHD From Preschool Through Elementary School

    Benjamin B. Lahey;William E. Pelham;Jan Loney;Steve S. Lee

  • A comparison of the cognitive deficits in reading disability and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Erik G. Willcutt;Bruce F. Pennington;Richard Boada;Jamie S. Ogline

  • Executive Dysfunction and Delay Aversion in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Nosologic and Diagnostic Implications

    Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke;Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke;Edmund J.S. Sonuga-Barke;Joseph A. Sergeant;Joel Nigg;Erik Willcutt

  • Validity of DSM-IV attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder for younger children

    Benjamin B. Lahey;William E. Pelham;Mark A. Stein;Jan Loney

  • Processing speed deficits in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and reading disability.

    Michelle A. Shanahan;Bruce F. Pennington;Benjamin E. Yerys;Ashley Scott

  • Behavioral disinhibition: liability for externalizing spectrum disorders and its genetic and environmental relation to response inhibition across adolescence.

    Susan E. Young;Naomi P. Friedman;Akira Miyake;Erik G. Willcutt

  • Big Five dimensions and ADHD symptoms: Links between personality traits and clinical symptoms.

    Joel T. Nigg;Oliver P. John;Lisa G. Blaskey;Cynthia L. Huang-Pollock

  • Comorbidity Between Reading Disability and Math Disability Concurrent Psychopathology, Functional Impairment, and Neuropsychological Functioning

    Erik G. Willcutt;Stephen A. Petrill;Sarah Wu;Richard Boada

  • Etiology and neuropsychology of comorbidity between RD and ADHD: the case for multiple-deficit models.

    Erik G. Willcutt;Rebecca S. Betjemann;Lauren M. McGrath;Nomita A. Chhabildas

  • Predicting Word Reading and Comprehension with Executive Function and Speed Measures Across Development: A Latent Variable Analysis

    Micaela E. Christopher;Akira Miyake;Janice M. Keenan;Bruce Pennington

  • Effect of Stimulant Medication on Children with Attention Deficit Disorder: A “Review of Reviews”

    James M. Swanson;Keith McBurnett;Tim Wigal;Linda J. Pfiffner

  • Three-year predictive validity of DSM-IV attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children diagnosed at 4-6 years of age.

    Benjamin B Lahey;William E Pelham;Jan Loney;Heidi Kipp

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard K. Olson
Richard K. Olson University of Colorado Boulder
Bruce F. Pennington
Bruce F. Pennington University of Denver
John C. DeFries
John C. DeFries University of Colorado Boulder
Sally J. Wadsworth
Sally J. Wadsworth University of Colorado Boulder
Stefan Samuelsson
Stefan Samuelsson Linköping University
Brian Byrne
Brian Byrne University of New England
Robin P. Corley
Robin P. Corley University of Colorado Boulder
Janice M. Keenan
Janice M. Keenan University of Denver
Stephen A. Petrill
Stephen A. Petrill The Ohio State University
Marie T. Banich
Marie T. Banich University of Colorado Boulder

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