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Sarah L. Karalunas

Medicine · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2005
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentMental Health Research Topics

Publications

88

Citations

4,052

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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Sarah L. Karalunas studies attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents, focusing on how brain structure, brain activity, and physiological signals (like pupil response) relate to symptoms and cognitive differences such as reaction time variability. Her work often draws on large longitudinal cohorts, including the ABCD (Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development) study and the Oregon ADHD-1000, to examine developmental pathways, temperament, and environmental factors (such as prenatal exposures and family environment) linked to ADHD. This research combines neuroimaging, behavioral testing, and psychological assessment methods to better understand how ADHD develops over childhood.

ADHD in children and adolescentsBrain imaging and connectivity studiesDevelopmental and longitudinal cohort researchTemperament and emotion regulationPhysiological and cognitive markers (pupillometry, reaction time variability)

Publication output has been fairly steady over the past decade, with a peak in 2022 and a relatively consistent average of about 7-8 papers per year in the most recent five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.6/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 9 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 14 publications14222023: 8 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry×8
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience×5
  • Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging×4
  • Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology×4
  • Psychological Assessment×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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