Faculty

Traci M Kennedy, PhD

Traci M Kennedy, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email
Website
Youth & Family Research Program

Education & Training

PhD
Clinical Psychology, University of Michigan
Clinical Psychology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Clinical Psychology, The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Developmental Alcohol Research, University of Pittsburgh
Clinical Psychology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Psychological Association
Member, Research Society on Alcoholism
Member, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Selected Honors & Awards

Loan Repayment Program Award for Clinical Researchers, National Institutes of Health
Fellowship in ADHD, Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation

Research Interests

Mobile-health interventions for youth; ADHD-related risk for alcohol use/misuse; Youth resilience and coping
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Molina BSG, Kennedy TM, Howard AL, Swanson JM, Arnold LE, Mitchell JT, Stehli A, Kennedy EH, Epstein JN, Hechtman L, Hinshaw SP & Vitiello B. (2023). Association between stimulant treatment and substance use through adolescence into early adulthood. JAMA Psychiatry (online first).
  2. Sibley MH, Arnold LE, Swanson JM, Hechtman LT, Kennedy TM, Owens E, Molina BSG, Jensen PS, Hinshaw SP, Roy A, Chronis-Tuscano A, Newcorn JH & Rohde LA, for the MTA Cooperative Group (2022). Variable patterns of remission from ADHD in the multimodal treatment study of ADHD. American Journal of Psychiatry, 179, 142-151. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21010032
  3. Kennedy TM, Molina BSG & Pedersen SL. (2022). Change in adolescents perceived ADHD symptoms across 17 days of ecological momentary assessment. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (online first). https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2022.2096043
  4. Kennedy TM, Walther CAP, Pedersen SL, McKone KMP, Gnagy EM, Pelham WE & Molina BSG. (2020). Beers with peers: Childhood ADHD and risk for correlated change in peer and personal alcohol use across young adulthood. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 44(11), 2350-2360. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14467
  5. Kennedy TM, Howard AL, Swanson JM, Mitchell JT, Stehli A, Arnold LE, Hoza B, & Molina BSG. (2019). Adult substance use as a function of growth in peer use across adolescence and adulthood in the context of ADHD: Findings from the MTA. Addictive Behaviors, 99. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106106

Pitt Psychiatry’s 2024 Research Day, Part I: A Research and Networking Bonanza

Research Day 2024

The 22nd annual Department of Psychiatry Research Day, held on June 13, 2024, was the most highly attended Research Day ever, with 544 faculty members, trainees, and staff gathering at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Lunchtime Roundtables More than 260 individuals participated in or facilitated one of 19 roundtable discussion groups focused on topics including...

JAMA Psychiatry: Association Between Stimulant Treatment and Substance Use Through Adolescence Into Early Adulthood

Molina et al. JAMA Psychiatry 2023 Figure

In treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is use of stimulant medication associated with subsequent use of alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes, or other drugs? Investigators including Brooke Molina, PhD (Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Pediatrics), and Traci Kennedy, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry), from Pitt Psychiatry, conducted a cohort study of 579 children ages 7...

New Research on the Social Determinants of Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder

New Research on the Social Determinants of Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder

Pitt Psychiatry investigators have examined the social determinants of risk for alcohol use disorder among Black drinkers, who have elevated rates of alcohol-related health problems and mortality compared to White drinkers. Sarah Pedersen, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology); Traci Kennedy, PhD (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry); Jordan Holmes, BA, (Research Project Assistant); and Brooke Molina...