Brooke S Molina, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical and Translational Science, Pediatrics, and Psychology

Current Appointments

  • Director, Youth and Family Research Program
  • Director, Developmental Alcohol Research Training Program

Areas of Expertise

  • Children & Adolescents
  • Substance Use Disorders
Brooke S G Molina, PhD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Etiology, course & treatment of ADHD/substance use; ADHD treatment in primary care; ADHD risk for Alzheimer's Disease

Clinical Interests

ADHD across the lifespan; Substance use across the lifespan; Primary care and ADHD treatment

Education Interests

Research mentorship at all levels; Faculty development

Selected Publications

  1. Molina BSG, Walther CAP, Wang FL, Kennedy T, Curran PJ, Gnagy EM & Pedersen SL. (2025). Pathways to alcohol use and problems in adulthood for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: The role of common impairments above and beyond ADHD symptom persistence. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 134(6), 651-662. PMCID: PMC12259370.
  2. Leffa DT, Povala G, Bellaver B, Ferrari-Souza JP, Ferreira PCL, Lussier F, Aguzzoli CS, Soares C, Zalzale H, Rohden F, Bauer-Negrini G, Abbas S, Schneider M, Therriault J, Lopez O, Villemagne V, Klunk W, Tudorascu D, Cohen A, Rosa-Neto P, Zimmer E, Karikari T, Rohde LA, Molina B, Alzheimers Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. (2025). Impact of the polygenic risk scores for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Alzheimers disease. Alzheimers & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimers Association, 21(1):e70003. PMCID: PMC11853731.
  3. Molina BSG, Kennedy TM, Howard AL, Swanson JM, Arnold LE, Mitchell JT, Stehli A, Kennedy EH, Epstein JN, Hechtman LT, Hinshaw SP & Vitiello B. (2023). Association between stimulant treatment and substance use through adolescence into early adulthood. JAMA Psychiatry, 80(9), 933-941. PMCID: PMC10323757.
  4. McGuier, EA, Kolko DJ, Pedersen SL, Kipp HL, Joseph HM, Lindstrom RA, Bauer DJ, Subramaniam GA & Molina BSG. (2022). Effects of training on use of stimulant diversion prevention strategies by pediatric primary care providers: Results from a cluster-randomized trial. Prevention Science, 23(7), 12991307. PMCID: PMC9489672
  5. Versace A, Jones NP, Joseph HM, Lindstrom R, Wilson TK, Lima Santos JP, Gnagy EM, Pelham, Jr. WE, Ladouceur CD & Molina BSG. (2021). White matter abnormalities associated with ADHD outcomes in adulthood. A tract-profile study in adults with research-quality childhood diagnoses. Molecular Psychiatry, 26(11), 6655-6665. PMCID: PMC8613296.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
PhD, Clinical Psychology, Arizona State University
Postdoctoral
Alcohol Research Training Program, University of Pittsburgh

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow, American Psychological Association
  • Member, International Society for Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
  • Member, Research Society on Alcohol

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Mentor Award, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Method to Extend Research in Time Award, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

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