ADHD Research and Publications

My research focuses on understanding executive functioning, academic difficulties, and boredom in ADHD. I am particularly interested in how challenges with attention and executive functioning show up in everyday life, including school, work, and daily responsibilities. I integrate current research findings into my clinical work to provide thoughtful, evidence-based evaluations and practical recommendations that are meaningful and applicable in real-world settings.

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  • Orban, S.A., Blessing, S.J., Sandone, M.,Conness, B., & Santer, J. (2026). Why are individuals with ADHD more prone to boredom? Examining attention control and working memory as mediators of boredom in young adults with elevated ADHD symptoms. Journal of Attention Disorders, 30, 8-22.

  • Orban, S.A. & Festini, S.B. (2025). Executive Functions in Adolescents with ADHD. ADHD in Adolescents: A Comprehensive Guide. Edited by Alison Schonwald. Springer Nature.

  • Tamm, L., Epstein, J. N., Orban, S.A., Kofler, M.J., & Becker, S.P. (2024). Neurocognition in children with Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome: Accurate but slow. Child Neuropsychology, 30(2), 221-240.

  • Orban, S.A., Festini, S.B., Yuen, E., & Friedman, L.M. (2022). Verbal memory Interference in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Attention Disorders, 26(12), 1549-1562.

  • Friedman, L.F., Fabrikant-Abzug, G., Orban, S.A., & Eckrich, S (2021). Executive dysfunction among children with ADHD: Contributions to deficits in mathematics. In Handbook of Cognitive Mathematics (pp. 501-537). Cham: Springer International Publishing.

  • Orban, S.A., Epstein, J.N., Carr, D., Logan, K., Gubanich, P., Sidol C., & Myer, G.D. (2021) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder status and sex moderate mild traumatic brain injury symptom severity in children and adolescents: Implications for clinical management. Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, 31(6), e298-e305.

  • Campez, M., Raiker, J.S., Friedman, L.M., Orban, S.A., & Rapport, M.D. (2020). Working memory capacity and symptoms of ADHD: Examining the heterogeneity of working memory functioning using latent profile analysis. Psychopathology & Behavioral Assessment, 42(3), 450-463.

  • Orban, S.A., Karamchandani, T.A., Tamm, L., Sidol, C., Peugh, J., Froehlich, T.E., Brinkman, W.B., Estell, N., Mii, A.E., & Epstein, J.N. (2018). ADHD-related deficits and psychostimulant medication effects on comprehension of audio-visually presented educational material in children. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 28(10), 727-738.

  • Orban, S.A, Rapport, M.D., Friedman, L.M., Kofler, M.J., & Eckrich, S.E. (2018). Inattentive behavior in boys with ADHD during classroom instruction: The mediating role of working memory processes. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 46 (4), 713-727.

  • Friedman, L.M., Rapport, M.D., Orban, S.A; Eckrich, S.E, & Calub, C.A. (2018). Applied problem solving in children with ADHD: The mediating roles of working memory and mathematical calculation. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 46 (3), 491-504.

  • Raiker, J.S., Friedman, L.M., Orban, S.A., Kofler, M.J., Sarver, D.E., & Rapport, M.D. (2017). Phonological working memory deficits in ADHD revisited: The role of lower-level information processing deficits in impaired working memory performance. Journal of Attention Disorders, 23(6), 570-583.

  • Friedman, L.M., Rapport, M.D., Raiker, J.S., Orban, S.A., Eckrich, S.E. (2017). Reading comprehension deficits in children with ADHD: The mediating roles of working memory and orthographic conversion. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 45, 273-287.

  • Orban, S.A., Rapport, M.D., Friedman, L.M.,& Kofler, M.J. (2014). Executive Function/Cognitive Training for Children with ADHD: Do Results Warrant the Hype and Cost? The ADHD Report, 22, 8-14.

  • Rapport, M.D., Orban, S.A., Kofler, M.J., Friedman, L.M., & Bolden, J. (2014). Executive function training for children with ADHD. In R. A. Barkley (Ed.), ADHD Handbook (4th ed.) 641-665. Guilford Press.

  • Rapport, M.D., Orban, S.A., Kofler, M.J., & Friedman, L.M. (2013). Do programs designed to train working memory, other executive functions, and attention benefit children with ADHD: A meta-analytic review of cognitive, academic, and behavioral outcomes. Clinical Psychology Review, 33, 1237-1252.

  • Kofler, M.J., Rapport, M.D., Sarver, D.E, Raiker, J. S., Orban, S.A., Friedman, L.M., & Kolomeyer, E.G. (2013). Reaction time variability in ADHD: A meta-analytic review of 319 studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 33, 795-811.