MICHELLE M. MARTEL
207C Kastle Hall; Lexington, KY 40506
; (859)257-8662
POSITION:
Associate Professor, Psychology Department August 2014—present
University of Kentucky (UK; Lexington, KY)
Assistant Professor, Psychology Department August 2012—2014
University of Kentucky (UK; Lexington, KY)
Assistant Professor, Psychology Department August 2008--2012
University of New Orleans (UNO; New Orleans, LA)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist (#1720) March 2013--present
State of Kentucky
Licensed Clinical Psychologist (#1133) August 2010--present
State of Louisiana
EDUCATION:
Doctorate of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology August 2008
Michigan State University (MSU; East Lansing, MI)
Clinical Psychology Internship Placement July 2007-July 2008
Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH; Houston, TX)
clinical intern: child neuropsychology, child clinical psychology
Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology May 2005
Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (departmental honors) December 2002
Bachelor of Arts in Literature, Science, & the Arts
(departmental honors); Minor in French
The University of Iowa (U of Iowa; Iowa City, IA)
Summa Cum Laude
KEY ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS:
University of Iowa Presidential Scholarship (U of Iowa) 1999–2002
Rhodes Dunlap Scholarship (U of Iowa) 2001--2002
National Scholars Scholarship (U of Iowa) 2001--2002
Bill and John Fenton Scholarship (U of Iowa) 2001--2002
Howard Laster Scholarship (U of Iowa) 2001--2002
Hurley Dissertation Award (MSU) 2006--2007
Honors Program (U of Iowa) Fall 1999–Fall 2002
Dean's List (U of Iowa) Spring 2000–Fall 2002
Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society (U of Iowa) Fall 2000--Fall 2002
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (U of Iowa) Spring 2001–Fall 2002
Psi Chi Psychology Honors Society (U of Iowa) Fall 2001–Fall 2002
Golden Key International Honors Society (U of Iowa) Fall 2001--Fall 2002
Phi Beta Kappa Society (U of Iowa) Spring 2002--Fall 2002
Honors Thesis, Psychology (U of Iowa) Fall 2002
Honors Thesis, Literature, Science, & the Arts (U of Iowa) Fall 2002
AWARDED EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH SUPPORT:
1T32MH070343-01; Breedlove (PI)
NIMH Training Fellowship Spring 2005—2006
“Integrative Neurobiology of Social Processes”
1 F31 MH075533-01A2
NIMH Kirschstein National Research Service Award Summer 2006—2007
“Sex Differences in ADHD Expression”
000010000000018 06/01/2009-05/31/2011 Louisiana Board of Regents $144,000
“Improving the Mental Health of New Orleans Post-Katrina”
The major goals of the project are to complete restoration of the department Psychology Clinic in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Role: PI
5R03 HD062599-02 08/2010 - 08/2012
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development $100,000
“Screening Preschool Disruptive Behaviors”
The aim of the project is to evaluate temperament and cognitive control as mechanisms of preschool disruptive behavior disorders.
Role: PI
K12 DA 035150 (PI: T. Curry) 08/01/12 - 12/31/14
National Institute of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse$2,250,900
Building Independent Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH)
The goal of this project is to provide an environment to train junior investigators to become independent investigators in the area of Women’s Health.
Role: Scholar
Center for Drug Abuse Research Translation Pilot Project 08/01/14 – 07/31/15
National Institute of Drug Abuse $50,000
“Estradiol as a Mechanism of Trait Impulsivity Effects on Drug Abuse in Females”
The aim of the project is to evaluate the effects of circulating estradiol on sex differences in trait impulsivity and drug abuse in young adults, with attention to possible moderating effects by environmental (relational) stress.
Role: PI
1R01DA039928-01A1; Perry (PI) 08/01/2016-06/30/2020
National Institute of Drug Abuse $709,000
“Doctor Shopping for Controlled Substances: Insights from Two-Mode Social Network Analysis”
The aim of this grant is to identify characteristics of doctor shoppers and shopped doctors in order to provide an empirical way to predict the individuals most at risk for severe outcomes such as overdose.
Role: Consultant
SUBMITTED EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH SUPPORT:
R01 submitted 2/2016; 4 years
National Institute of Drug Abuse
Role: PI
“Effects of Ovulatory Estradiol (E2) Changes on Substance Abuse in Females: A Quasi-experimental Manipulation”
The aim of this grant is to provide a quasi-experimental test of evaluate ovulatory surges in estradiol as a mechanism of substance abuse in young adult women.
PUBLICATIONS:
*student first-author
Kochanska, G., Friesenborg, A.E., Lange, L.A., & Martel, M.M. (2004). Parents’ personality and infants’ temperament as contributors to their emerging relationship. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86(5), 744-759.
Impact Rating: 5.51 Number of Citations: 147
Martel, M.M. & Nigg, J.T. (2006). Child ADHD and personality/temperament traits of reactive and effortful control, resiliency, and emotionality. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 47(11), 1175-1183.
Impact Rating: 5.669 Number of Citations: 131
Nigg, J.T., Wong, M M., Martel, M.M., Jester, J.M., Puttler, L.I., Glass, J.M., Adams, K., Fitzgerald, H.E., & Zucker, R.A. (2006). Poor response inhibition as a predictor of problem drinking and illicit drug use in adolescents at risk for alcoholism and other substance use disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 45, 468-475.
Impact Rating: 7.444 Number of Citations: 222
Sheridan, L.KI., Fitzgerald, H.E., Adams, K.M., Nigg, J.T., Martel, M.M., Puttler, L.I., Wong, M. M., & Zucker, R.A. (2006). Normative Symbol Digit Modalities Test performance in a community-based sample. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 21, 23-28.
Impact Rating: 2.702 Number of Citations: 51
Martel, M., Lucia, V., Nigg, J., & Breslau, N. (2007). Sex differences in the relations among low birth weight, neuropsychological executive function, and attention problems. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 35(1), 87-96.
Impact Rating: 3.167 Number of Citations: 22
Martel, M.M, Nigg, J.T., Wong, M.M., Fitzgerald, H.E., Jester, J.M., Puttler, L.I., Glass, J.M., Adams, K.M., Zucker, R.A. (2007). Child and adolescent resiliency, regulation, and executive functioning in relation to adolescent problems and competence in a high-risk sample. Development and Psychopathology, 19(2), 541-563.
Impact Rating: 4.926 Number of Citations: 48
Martel, M.M., Nikolas, M., & Nigg, J.T. (2007). Executive function in adolescents with ADHD. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 46(11), 1437-1444.
Impact Rating: 7.444 Number of Citations: 86
Nigg, J.T., Carr, L.A., Martel, M.M., & Henderson, J.M. (2007). Concepts of inhibition and developmental psychopathology. In C. MacCleod & D. Gorfein (Eds.), Inhibition in Cognition, (pp. 259-277). American Psychological Association Press.
Martel, M.M., Gobrogge, K.L., Breedlove, S.M., & Nigg, J.T. (2008). Masculinized finger-length ratios of boys, but not girls, are associated with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Behavioral Neuroscience, 122(2), 273-281.
PMCID: PMC2902868
Impact Rating: 3.25 Number of Citations: 64
Martel, M.M., Nigg, J.T., & Lucas, R. (2008). Trait mechanisms in youth with and without Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Research in Personality, 42, 895-913.
PMCID: PMC2597829
Impact Rating: 2.772 Number of Citations: 16
Nigg, J.T., Knottnerus, G.M., Martel, M., Nikolas, M., Cavanagh, K., Karmaus, W., & Rappley, M.D. (2008). Low blood levels associated with clinically diagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and mediated by weak cognitive control. Biological Psychiatry, 63, 325-331.
PMCID: PMC2818788
Impact Rating: 9.247 Number of Citations: 139
Martel, M.M. (2009). A new perspective on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Emotion dysregulation and trait models. Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 50(9), 1042-1051.
Impact Rating: 5.669 Number of Citations: 96
Martel, M.M. (2009). Conscientiousness as a mediator of the association between masculinized finger-length ratios and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 50(7), 790-798.
PMCID: PMC4311552
Impact Rating: 5.669 Number of Citations: 16
Martel, M.M. (2009). The ethics of psychology’s role in politics and the development and institution of social policy. Ethics and Behavior, 19(2), 103-111.
Impact Rating: .88 Number of Citations: 4
Martel, M.M., Klump, K., Nigg, J.T., Breedlove, S.M., & Sisk, C.L. (2009). Potential hormonal mechanisms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder: A new perspective. Hormones & Behavior, 55, 465-479.
PMCID: PMC3616481
Impact Rating: 4.398 Number of Citations: 41
Martel, M.M., Nigg, J.T., & von Eye, A. (2009). How do trait dimensions map onto ADHD symptom domains? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 37, 337-348.
PMCID: PMC2818785
Impact Rating: 3.167 Number of Citations: 35
Martel, M., Pierce, L., Nigg, J., Jester, J., Adams, K., Puttler, L., Buu, A., Fitzgerald, H., & Zucker, R. (2009). Temperament pathways to childhood disruptive behavior and adolescent substance abuse: Testing a cascade model. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 37, 363-373.
PMCID: PMC2659729
Impact Rating: 3.167 Number of Citations: 42
Goth-Owens, T .L., Martinez-Torteya, C., Martel, M.M., & Nigg, J. T. (2010). Processing speed weakness in children and adolescents with non-hyperactive but inattentive ADHD (ADD). Child Neuropsychology, 16, 577-591.
PMCID: PMC2943531
Impact Rating: 2.18 Number of Citations: 19
Martel, M.M., Goth-Owens, T., Martinez-Torteya, C., & Nigg, J.T. (2010). A person-centered personality approach to heterogeneity in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 119(1), 186-196.
PMCID: PMC2846424
Impact Rating: 4.974 Number of Citations: 22
Martel, M.M., Gremillion, M., Roberts, B., von Eye, A., & Nigg, J.T. (2010). The structure of childhood disruptive behaviors. Psychological Assessment, 22(4), 816-826.
PMCID: PMC4307591
Impact Rating: 2.84 Number of Citations: 21
Martel, M.M., Nikolas, M., Jernigan, K., Friderici, K., & Nigg, J.T. (2010). Personality mediation of genetic effects on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, (38),633-643.
PMCID: PMC4303410
Impact Rating: 3.167 Number of Citations: 17
Martel, M.M., von Eye, A., & Nigg, J.T. (2010). Revisiting the latent structure of ADHD: Is there a “G” factor? Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 51(8), 905-914.
PMCID: PMC4307590
Impact Rating: 5.669 Number of Citations: 53
Nigg, J.T., Martel, M.M., Nikolas, M., & Casey, B.J. (2010). Intersection of Emotion and Cognition in Developmental Psychopathology. In & S.D. Calkins & M.A. Bell (Eds.), Child Development at the Intersection of Emotion and Cognition (pp 225-245). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association Press.
Martel, M.M., Nikolas, M., Jernigan, K., Friderici, K., Waldman, I., & Nigg, J.T. (2011). The dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4) gene moderates family environmental effects on ADHD. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39(1), 1-10.
PMCID: PMC4306231
Impact Rating: 3.167 Number of Citations: 20
Martel, M.M., Roberts, B., Gremillion, M., von Eye, A., & Nigg, J.T. (2011). External validation of bifactor model of ADHD: Explaining heterogeneity in psychiatric comorbidity, cognitive control, and personality trait profiles within DSM-IV ADHD. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 1111-1123.
PMCID: PMC3199328
Impact Rating: 3.167 Number of Citations: 29
von Eye, A., Martel, M.M., Lerner, R.M., Lerner, J.V. et al. (2011). Integrating theory and method in the study of positive youth development: The sample case of gender-specificity and longitudinal stability of dimensions of intentional self regulation (selection, optimization, and compensation). In R.M. Lerner, J.V. Lerner, & J.B. Benson (Eds.), Positive Youth Development: Research and Applications for Promoting Thriving in Adolescence. Thematic volume of Advances in Child Development and Behavior, 41, 349-375.
*Gremillion, M.L. & Martel, M.M. (2012). Semantic language as a mechanism explaining the association between ADHD symptoms and reading and mathematics academic underachievement. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 40, 1339-1349.
PMCID: PMC4278425
Impact Rating: 3.167 Number of Citations: 4
Martel, M.M., Gremillion, M., & Roberts, B. (2012). Temperament and common disruptive behavior disorders in preschool. Personality and Individual Differences, 53, 874-879.
PMCID: PMC3489497
Impact Rating: 1.861 Number of Citations: 7
Martel, M.M., Nikolas, M., Jernigan, K., Friderici, K., & Nigg, J.T. (2012). Diversity in pathways to childhood disruptive behavior disorders. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 40(8), 1223-1236.
PMCID: PMC4274781
Impact Rating: 3.167 Number of Citations: 3
Martel, M.M., von Eye, A., & Nigg, J.T. (2012). Developmental differences in structure of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder between childhood and adulthood. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 36(4), 279-292.
PMCID: PMC4307607
Impact Rating: 1.495 Number of Citations: 7
Tackett, J.L, Martel, M.M., & Kushner, S. (2012). Temperament, externalizing disorders, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. In M. Zentner & R. Shiner (Eds.), Handbook of Temperament (pp.562-580). New York: Guilford Press.
Herzhoff, K., Tackett, J., & Martel, M.M. (2013). A dispositional trait framework elucidates differences between interview and questionnaire measurement of childhood attention problems. Psychological Assessment, 25, 1079-1090.
Impact Rating: 2.84 Number of Citations: 1
Martel, M.M. (2013). Individual differences in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms and associated executive dysfunction and traits: Sex, ethnicity, and family income. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 83(2,3), 165-175.
PMCID: PMC4306561
Impact Rating: 1.6 Number of Citations: 3
Martel, M.M. (2013). Sexual selection and sex differences in the prevalence of developmental psychopathology: Childhood externalizing and adolescent internalizing disorders. Psychological Bulletin, 139(6), 1221-1259.
Impact Rating: 14.392 Number of Citations: 14
Martel, M.M. (2013). The utility of evolutionary psychology for generating novel, specific, and a priori hypotheses about psychopathology in a parsimonious fashion: Reply to Hankin (2013). Psychological Bulletin, 139(6), 1265-1269.
Impact Rating: 14.392 Number of Citations: 0
Martel, M.M., Roberts, B., & Gremillion, M. (2013). Emerging control and disruptive behaviors during early childhood. Developmental Neuropsychology, 38, 153-166.
PMCID: PMC4307392
Impact Rating: 2.670 Number of Citations: 5
*Roberts, B.A. & Martel, M.M. (2013). Prenatal testosterone exposure and preschool disruptive behavior disorders. Personality and Individual Differences, 55(8), 962-966.
PMCID: PMC4295489
Impact Rating: 1.861 Number of Citations: 0
Giancola, P.R., Topalli, V., Tarter, R.E., Swahn, M., Martel, M.M., Godlaski, A.J., & Korominas, K. (2014). The persistence of neighborhood disadvantage: An experimental investigation of alcohol and later physical aggression. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 41(4), 400-416.
Impact Rating: 1.662 Number of Citations: 0
*Gremillion, M.G., & Martel, M.M. (2014). Merely misunderstood? Receptive, expressive, and pragmatic language in young children with disruptive behavior disorders. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 43(5), 765-776.
PMCID: PMC4311524
Impact Rating: 3.312 Number of Citations: 1
Martel, M.M. (2014). Application of an integrated evolutionary psychological framework to psychopathology: A response to Del Giudice. Psychological Inquiry, 25, 352-354.
Impact Rating: 6.312 Number of Citations: 0
Martel, M.M., Gremillion, M.L., Roberts, B.A., Zastrow, B., L. & Tackett, J.L. (2014). Longitudinal prediction of the one-year course of preschool ADHD symptoms: Implications for models of personality – ADHD associations. Personality and Individual Differences, 64, 58-61.