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RTI International: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, US

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RTI International: Research Triangle Park, NC, US

2014-06 to present | Fellow & Senior Public Health Analyst
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Michael T. Willoughby

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, NC, US

2003-01 to 2014-05 (FPG Child Development Institute)
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, NC, US

1998-08 to 2002-12 | PhD (Psychology & Neuroscience)
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Michael T. Willoughby

Indiana University Bloomington: Bloomington, IN, US

1989-08 to 1993-12 | BS (Psychology)
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Funding (5)

Testing the Association between Physical Activity Level and Executive Functions in Early Childhood

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Temperamental Precursors of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

2012-07-01 to 2014-06-30 | Grant
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (n/a, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: R03HD071646
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Development of a Computerized Assessment of Executive Function for Preschool-Aged Children

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Parent & Relational Predictors of Conduct Problems &n Callous/Unemotional Traits

2011-04-01 to 2014-03-31 | Grant
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (n/a, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: R03HD065967
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SEX AND AGE DIFFERENCES IN ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER

2001-03-15 to 2002-01-01 | Grant
National Institute of Mental Health (n/a, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: F31MH012994
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Works (50 of 219)

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Circadian rhythm dysfunction and clinical heterogeneity in pediatric ADHD: A critical need for innovation in assessment and treatment

JCPP Advances
2025-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Jessica R. Lunsford‐Avery; J. Lynn Davis; Michael T. Willoughby
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Toward a mechanistic understanding of the association between motor and executive function skill development in early childhood

Child Development Perspectives
2025-03 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Jessica M. Cassidy; Michael T. Willoughby
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Using Thermal Imaging to Measure Mental Effort: Does the Nose Know?

2025-03-03 | Report
Contributors: Michael T. Willoughby; Timothy Slade; Pooja Gaur; Amanda Wylie; Carmen Strigel
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A brief measure of classroom climate for elementary school students

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
2025-02 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Jeffrey Rosen; Michael T. Willoughby; erich; Susan Leah Rotermund
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An introduction to inverse probability weighting and marginal structural models: The case of environmental tobacco exposure and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder behaviors.

Developmental Psychology
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael T. Willoughby; Siri Warkentien; Erica N. Browne; Lisa Gatzke-Kopp; Daniel Berry
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The early motor questionnaire facilitates the remote assessment of normative motor development in infancy and toddlerhood

Journal of experimental child psychology
2025-01 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Michael T. Willoughby; erich; W. Roger Mills-Koonce; Cathi B. Propper; Sarah J. Short
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A Review of the Summer Treatment Program (STP) for Youth with Callous-Unemotional (CU) Traits: Moving Past the “Untreatable” Hypothesis

Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
2024-07-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Daniel A. Waschbusch; Pevitr S. Bansal; Michael T. Willoughby
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A comparison of three executive function batteries in a preschool-aged sample

Children-Basel
2024-07-02 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Laura J. Kuhn; Marie Camerota; Michael T. Willoughby; Clancy Blair
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Comparing in- versus out-of-school administration of achievement tests

National Conference on Student Assessment 2024, Seattle, WA, 6/23/24
2024-06 | Lecture | Author
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Contributors: Tracy Kline; Jean; David Wilson; James Rogers; Debbie Herget; Michael T. Willoughby
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Independent contributions of callous-unemotional behaviors and quantitative autistic traits to aggression in early childhood

JAACAP open
2024-06 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Kristen Lineback; Holly C Baer; Yi Zhang; David Hartenbach; W Roger Mills-Koonce; Michael T. Willoughby; Anne L Glowinski; John N Constantino; Natasha Marrus
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Measuring children's reward and punishment sensitivity

Assessment
2024-06-13 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Daniel A. Waschbusch; Vanessa T. Cao; Delshad M. Shroff; Pevitr S. Bansal; Michael T. Willoughby
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Green space and internalizing or externalizing symptoms among children

JAMA network open
2024-04-10 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: N Towe-Goodman; KL McArthur; Michael T. Willoughby; MM Swingler; C Wychgram; AC Just; I Kloog; DH Bennett; D Berry; MF Hazlehurst et al.
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Airborne lead exposure and childhood cognition

American journal of public health
2024-03 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Lisa M. Gatzke-Kopp; Michael T. Willoughby; Kristen McArthur; Cara Wychgram; David C. Folch; Steve Brunswasser; Dana Dabelea; Amy J. Elliott; Tina Hartert; Margaret Karagas et al.
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Increased risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adolescents with high salivary levels of copper, manganese, and zinc

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2024-02-14 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: D'Artagnan M Robinson; Karen L Edwards; Michael T. Willoughby; Katrina R Hamilton; Clancy B Blair; Douglas A Granger; Elizabeth A Thomas
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Contributions of motor skill development and physical activity to the ontogeny of executive function skills in early childhood

Developmental Review
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael T. Willoughby; Kesha Hudson
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The Dark Triad and intimate partner violence among pregnant women

Personality and Individual Differences
2023-11 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: W. Roger Mills-Koonce; Maya Bracy; Michael T. Willoughby; Sarah J. Short; Cathi B. Propper
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Leveraging item-level accuracy and reaction time to address ceiling effects in the measurement of inhibitory control in preschool-aged children

Frontiers in Psychology
2023-02-03 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Michael T. Willoughby; Marie Camerota; Katherine Merseth King; Tabitha Nduku; Benjamin Piper
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Rediscovering reliable components analysis: An application to executive function skills in early childhood.

Psychological Assessment
2023-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael T. Willoughby; Jason Williams; Stephen J. Tueller; Erich M. Lauff; Kesha Hudson
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Evaluating the factor structure and criterion validity of the Canadian Little DCDQ

Assessment
2022-09 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Kesha Hudson; Michael T. Willoughby
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Outcomes of a small group program for early elementary students with self-regulation difficulties

School Mental Health
2022-09 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Desiree W. Murray; Laura J. Kuhn; Michael T. Willoughby; Dore R. LaForett; Alyson M. Cavanaugh
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A comparison of the effects of outdoor physical activity and indoor classroom-based activities on measures of executive function in preschoolers

International Journal of Early Childhood
2022-08 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Marcia A. Rosiek; Jennifer L. Etnier; Michael T. Willoughby
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Early maternal language input and classroom instructional quality in relation to children’s literacy trajectories from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

Developmental Psychology
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Lynne Vernon-Feagans; Robert C. Carr; Mary Bratsch-Hines; Michael Willoughby
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The Brain and Early Experience Study: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study

JMIR Research Protocols
2022-06-29 | Journal article
Contributors: William Roger Mills-Koonce; Michael T Willoughby; Sarah J Short; Cathi B Propper
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Profiles of family-based social experiences in the first 3 years predict early cognitive, behavioral, and socioemotional competencies.

Developmental Psychology
2022-02 | Journal article
Contributors: W. Roger Mills-Koonce; Nissa Towe-Goodman; Margaret M. Swingler; Michael T. Willoughby
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Incorporating callous–unemotional behaviors into school-based research.

School Psychology
2022-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael T. Willoughby; Desiree Murray; Laura J. Kuhn; Alyson M. Cavanaugh; Doré R. LaForett
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The Brain and Early Experience Study: Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study (Preprint)

2021-11-10 | Preprint
Contributors: William Roger Mills-Koonce; Michael T Willoughby; Sarah J Short; Cathi B Propper
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Improvements in motor competence skills are associated with improvements in executive function and math problem-solving skills in early childhood.

Developmental Psychology
2021-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael Willoughby; Kesha Hudson; Yihua Hong; Amanda Wylie
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The Multiple Benefits of Motor Competence Skills in Early Childhood

2021-08-30 | Report
Contributors: Kesha N. Hudson; Michael T. Willoughby
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Short report: Improving motor competence skills in early childhood has corollary benefits for executive function and numeracy skills

Developmental Science
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Kesha N. Hudson; Haley M. Ballou; Michael T. Willoughby
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Attachment quality assessed from children's family drawings links to child conduct problems and callous-unemotional behaviors INTRODUCTION

Attachment & Human Development
2021-05-04 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Peter D. Rehder; W. Roger Mills-koonce; Nicholas J. Wagner; Bharathi J. Zvara; Michael T. Willoughby
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Applying Interdisciplinary Frameworks to Study Prenatal Influences on Child Development

Child Development Perspectives
2021-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Marie Camerota; Michael T. Willoughby
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Proximity to sources of airborne lead is associated with reductions in Children's executive function in the first four years of life

Health & Place
2021-03 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Lisa M Gatzke-Kopp; Siri Warkentien; Michael T. Willoughby; Chris Fowler; David C Folch; Clancy Blair
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Testing the longitudinal structure and change in sluggish cognitive tempo and inattentive behaviors from early through middle childhood

Assessment
2021-03 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Melissa R Dvorsky; Stephen P Becker; Leanne Tamm; Michael T. Willoughby
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Testing the efficacy of the red-light purple-light games in preprimary classrooms in Kenya

Frontiers in Psychology
2021-03-11 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Michael T. Willoughby; Benjamin Piper; Katherine Merseth King; Tabitha Nduku; Catherine Henny; Sarah Zimmermann
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Measurement models for studying child executive functioning: Questioning the status quo.

Developmental Psychology
2020-12-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Marie Camerota; Michael T. Willoughby; Clancy B. Blair
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Leveraging item accuracy and reaction time to improve measurement of child executive function ability.

Psychological Assessment
2020-12-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Marie Camerota; Michael T. Willoughby; Brooke E. Magnus; Clancy B. Blair
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Association between environmental tobacco smoke exposure across the first four years of life and manifestation of externalizing behavior problems in school‐aged children

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Lisa Gatzke‐Kopp; Michael T. Willoughby; Siri Warkentien; Daniel Petrie; Roger Mills‐Koonce; Clancy Blair
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Infant and Toddler Child‐Care Quality and Stability in Relation to Proximal and Distal Academic and Social Outcomes

Child Development
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Mary E. Bratsch‐Hines; Robert Carr; Eleni Zgourou; Lynne Vernon‐Feagans; Michael Willoughby
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A pilot study of emotional response to time-out in children with conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits

Psychological Reports
2020-10 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Pevitr S Bansal; Sarah M Haas; Michael T. Willoughby; Erika K Coles; William E Pelham; Daniel A Waschbusch
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Effects of behavioral treatment modified to fit children with conduct problems and callous-unemotional (CU) traits

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
2020-09-02 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Daniel A Waschbusch; Michael T. Willoughby; SM Haas; Ty Ridenour; Sarah Helseth; Kathleen I Crum; Amy R Altszuler; J Megan Ross; Erika K Coles; William E. Pelham
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Early life predictors of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomatology profiles from early through middle childhood

Development and Psychopathology
2020-08-23 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Michael T. Willoughby; Jason Williams; W Roger Mills-Koonce; Clancy B Blair
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How early maternal language input varies by race and education and predicts later child language

Child Development
2020-07-17 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Lynne Vernon-Feagans; Mary Bratsch-Hines; Elizabeth Reynolds; Michael T. Willoughby
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Commentary on Application of the Bifactor S-1 Model to Multisource Ratings of ADHD/ODD Symptoms: An Appropriate Bifactor Model for Symptom Ratings

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
2020-07-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael T. Willoughby
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Prenatal risk predicts preschooler executive function

Child Development
2020-05-17 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Marie Camerota; Michael T. Willoughby
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Early childhood risk exposures and inflammation in early adolescence

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
2020-05-03 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Thomas G O'Connor; Michael T. Willoughby; Jan A Moynihan; Susan Messing; Ana Vallejo Sefair; Jennifer Carnahan; Xiajuan Yin; Mary T Caserta
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Between- and within-person contributions of simple reaction time to executive function skills in early childhood

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
2020-04 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Michael T. Willoughby; Yihua Hong; Kesha Hudson; Amanda Wylie
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Examining longitudinal associations between externalizing and internalizing behavior problems at within- and between-child levels

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
2020-04 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Yoonkyung Oh; Mark T Greenberg; Michael T. Willoughby; Family Life Project Key Investigators
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Predictors of developmental patterns of obesity in young children

Frontiers in Pediatrics
2020-03-24 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Thomas G O'Connor; Jason Williams; Clancy Blair; Lisa M Gatzke-Kopp; Lori Francis; Michael T. Willoughby
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Examining psychopathic traits in children using the child psychopathy scale - revised

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
2020-02 | Journal article | Author
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Contributors: Rosanna Breaux; Dara E Babinski; Michael T. Willoughby; Sarah M Haas; Erika K Coles; William E Pelham; James G Waxmonsky; Daniel A Waschbusch
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The development of executive function in early childhood is inversely related to change in body mass index: Evidence for an energetic tradeoff?

Developmental Science
2020-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Clancy Blair; Christopher W. Kuzawa; Michael T. Willoughby
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Peer review (13 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Developmental review (1)
Review activity for Journal of abnormal child psychology. (1)
Review activity for Journal of experimental child psychology. (6)
Review activity for Learning and individual differences. (4)
Review activity for Trends in neuroscience and education. (1)