Traci M. Kennedy PhD

Dr. Kennedy is a clinical psychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and a member of the Youth and Family Research Program. Her research involves understanding and mitigating impairments related to ADHD across the lifespan, particularly in adolescence and the transition to emerging adulthood, with a focus on inhibitory control and impulsivity. Through an NIAAA-supported K23 Award, she is developing and testing a novel mHealth intervention that targets momentary inhibitory control to reduce problematic alcohol use and other impairments among young adults (ages 18-25) with ADHD. She also collaborates on an NIMH-supported study that aims to measure hyperactivity passively using smartwatch software and machine learning in children ages 6-11 with ADHD. Her projects include opportunities for intervention development and evaluation, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and passive sensing data collection and analysis, qualitative data collection and analysis, human-centered design, and conducting clinical assessments. Dr. Kennedy takes a developmental psychopathology approach in her research program, with an emphasis on risk and resilience in the context of adversity. Dr. Kennedy is passionate about mentoring students, clinical psychology interns, post-docs, and other trainees, and she contributes to coordinating lab-wide and departmental DEI education and training activities.