Kimberly Kerns

Associate Professor
Ph.D. 1991 (Chicago Medical School)
joined Department in 1994

My research interests are in developmental and pediatric clinical neuropsychology. Particular areas of interest include aspects of cognitive processing such as attention, memory, and executive functions. Clinical populations of interest are children with ADHD, acquired brain injury, and prenatal alcohol exposure. My clinical interests are in learning approaches and pediatric cognitive rehabilitation as well as child & family social and emotional functioning.

Interests

Pediatric neuropsychology
Clinical psychology
Attention and memory disorders

Program affiliations

Publications

Siklos, S. & Kerns, K.A. (2007). Assessing the diagnostic experiences of a small sample of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders, Research in Developmental Disabilities, 28, 9-22.

Brocki, K.C., Randall, K.D., Bohlin, G. & Kerns, K.A. (2008). Working memory in school-aged children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder combined type: Are deficits modality specific and are they independent of impaired inhibitory control? Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 30,749 — 759.

Holroyd, C.B., Baker, T.E., Kerns, K.A. & Müller, U. (2008). Electrophysiological evidence of atypical motivation and reward processing in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Neuropsychologia, 46, 2234-2242.

Randall, K.D., Brocki, K.C. & Kerns, K.A. (2008). Cognitive control in children with ADHD-C: How efficient are they?, Child Neuropsychology, 18, 1-16.

Astley, SJ Olson, HC, Kerns, KA, Brooks, A, Aylward, EA, Coggins, TE, Davies, J, Dorn, S, Gender, B, Jirikowic, T. Kragel, P, Maravilla, K, & Richards, T. (2009). Neuropsychological and behavioral outcomes from a comphrensive magnetic resonance study of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 16, e178-e201.

Astley, SJ, Aylward, EA, Olson, HC, Kerns, KA, Brooks, A, Coggins, TE, Davies, J, Dorn, S, Gender, B, Jirikowic, T. Kragel, P, Maravilla, K, & Richards, T. (2009). Functional magnetic resonance imaging outcomes from a comprehensive magneticresonance study of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 1, 61–80.