RESEARCH INTERESTS

Child and youth mental health; Parenting; Parent mental health; ADHD and Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Developmental Psychopathology

ACTIVE GRANTS

Park, J. L. (PI): Connections that Matter: Examining Social Support’s Role in Parenting and its Ripple Effects on Child Mental Health. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant. $69,960

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
(* denotes mentored students):

Park, J. L., McArthur, B.A., Plamondon, A., Hewitt, J., Racine, N., McDonald, S., Tough, S., Madigan, S. (in press). The course of children’s mental health symptoms during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological Medicine.

Park, J. L., Clark, C. A., Bagshawe, M., Kuntz, J., Perri, A., Deegan, A., Marriott, B., Rahman, A., Graham, S., & McMorris, C. A. (2024). A comparison of psychiatric inpatient admissions in youth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 33, 3-17.

Madigan, S., Racine, N., Vaillancourt, T., Korczak, D., Hewitt, J., Pador, P., Park, J. L., McArthur, B.A., Holy, C., Neville, R. (2023). Changes in depression and anxiety among children and adolescents before to during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies. JAMA Pediatrics, 177, 567-581. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0846

Park, J. L. & Johnston, C. (2020). The relations among stress, executive functions, and harsh parenting in mothers. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48, 619-632. doi: 10.1007/s10802-020-00622-x

Park, J. L., Silveira, M., Elliott, M., Savalei, V., & Johnston, C. (2018). Confirmatory factor analysis of the structure of adult ADHD symptoms. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 40, 573-585. doi: 10.1007/s10862-018-9698-y

Park, J. L., Johnston, C., Colalillo, S., & Williamson, D. (2018). Parents’ attributions for negative and positive behaviour in relation to parenting and child problems. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 47, S63-S75. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2016.1144191

Park, J. L., Hudec, K. L., & Johnston, C. (2017). Parental ADHD symptoms and parenting behaviors: A meta-analytic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 56, 25-39.

Johnston, C., Belschner, L., Park, J. L., Stewart, K., Noyes, A., & Schaller, M. (2017). Mothers’ implicit and explicit attitudes and attributions in relation to parenting behavior. Parenting: Science and Practice, 17, 51-72. doi: 10.1080/15295192.2016.1184954

Kysow, K.*, Park, J. L., & Johnston, C. (2017). The use of compensatory strategies in adults with ADHD symptoms. ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, 9, 73-88 doi: 10.1007/s12402-016-0205-6.