Research: Awards, Publications & Grants

Academic Appointments & Leadership Positions

Academic Appointments

2021-Present Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, UC Riverside

2019-2021 Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, UC Riverside

2018-2019 Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, School of Medicine, UC Riverside

2015-2018 Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, UC Irvine

2016-2018 Associate Professor (joint voluntary appointment), School of Education, UC Irvine

2007-2015 Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, UC Irvine

Leadership Positions

2019-Present Faculty Executive Committee, School of Medicine, UC Riverside

2015-2018 Clinical Supervisor, Child Development School and the Pediatric Neuropsychological Assessment Research and Training Program, Department of Pediatrics, UC Irvine

2010-2016 Executive Committee, School of Medicine, UC Irvine

2010-2016 Chair, Promotions & Honors Committee, School of Medicine, UC Irvine

2009-2014 Co-Director, Community Engagement Unit, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, (NIH CTSA) School of Medicine, UC Irvine

2009-2010 Vice Chair, Promotions & Honors Committee, School of Medicine, UC Irvine

Research Service to Governmental Agencies

Dr. Lakes’ expertise has been recognized by invitations to participate in scientific review panels for the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Some examples include:

• Grant Reviewer, National Institute of Health (NIH) Study Sections

• Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation (NSF)

• Grant Reviewer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2013)

• Grant Reviewer, Physicians’ Services Incorporated Foundation, Toronto, Canada (2015)

Consultation

Consultations for educational institutions, private businesses & non-profits, and judicial & legal associations include:

• Scientific Advisory Board Member, The Children’s School, Irvine, CA (2018-Present)

• Program evaluation and consultation for Tilly’s Life Center (2015-2019)

• Neurodevelopment and early adversity training for family court judges through the Judicial Council of California’s Family Law Institute

• Neurodevelopment and early adversity training for family court judges through the Orange County Family Court educational series for judges

International Research Consultation

Dr. Lakes is currently working on collaborative scientific projects in multiple countries outside of the United States – Ireland, United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa, Iran, and Hong Kong. These studies focus on neurodevelopment, executive function, self-regulation, physical activity programs, ADHD, and Autism in diverse regions of the world.

Current Areas of Research Focus

Therapeutic interventions to improve mental health and executive functions in children, especially children with neurodevelopmental disorders (ADHD, Autism) and children in under served or minority communities.

Psychological Assessment

Dr. Lakes also has research expertise in the field of psychological assessment, particularly in the following areas: a) Diagnostic tools for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism, b) Assessment of children’s self-regulation (including attentional and behavioral control), c) Applications of generalizability theory to the study of observer ratings of children’s behavior, emotions, and attention, and d) Cognitive and behavioral assays to test engagement of executive functions during intervention.

Featured Journal Publications

Draper, C., Klingberg, S., Wrottesley, S. V., Milner, K., Fisher, J., Lakes, K.D., & Yousafzai, A. K. (2023). Interventions to promote development in the next 1,000 days: a mapping review. Child: Care, Health, and Development. DOI: 10.1111/cch.13084

Ankrah, E., Cibrian F., De Melo Silva, L., Tavakoulnia, A., Beltran, J.A., Schuck, S., Lakes, K.D., & Hayes, G.R. (2023). Me, My Health and My Watch: How children with ADHD understand smartwatch health data. ToCHI. https://doi.org/10.1145/3577008

Silva, LM, Cibrian, F.L., Monteiro, E., Bhattacharya, A., Beltran, J.A., Bonang, C.,  Epstein, D. A., Schuck, S., Lakes, K.D., & Hayes, G.R. (2023). Unpacking the Lived Experiences of Smartwatch Mediated Self and Co-Regulation with Children with ADHD. CHI 2023. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3581316

Tse, A.C.Y, Lui, V. H. L., Lee, P, H., Anderson, D. I., & Lakes, K. D. (2023). Executive functions, self-regulation and physical exercise: The relationships in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231168944

Neville, R. N., Lakes, K.D., Hopkins, W.G., Tarantino, G., Draper, C., Beck, R., & Madigan, S. (2022). Global Changes in Child Physical Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Pediatrics. 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.2313

Lakes, K.D., Cibrian, F., Schuck, S., Nelson, M., & Hayes, G. (2022). Digital health interventions for youth with ADHD: A mapping review. Computers in Human Behavior Reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2022.100174

Cibrian, F., Monteiro, E., Schuck, S., Nelson, M., Hayes, G., Lakes, K.D., (2022). Interdisciplinary tensions when developing digital interventions supporting individuals with ADHD. Frontiers in Digital Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2022.876039

Neville, R., Nelson, M., Madigan, S., Browne, D., & Lakes, K.D. (2021). Does physical activity moderate the association between screen time and psychosocial development in early childhood? Analysis of a longitudinal infant cohort study in Ireland.  European Journal of Pediatrics. 10.1007/s00431-021-04008-z

Neville, R., Draper, C., Cooper, T., Abdullah, M., & Lakes, K.D. (2021). Association between engagement in physical activity and adaptive behavior in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2021.100389

Pesce, C., Stodden, D., & Lakes, K.D. (2021). Physical activity ‘enrichment’: A joint focus on motor competence, hot and cool executive functions. Frontiers in Psychology. 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.658667

Neville, R., MacArthur, B. A., Eirich, R., Lakes, K.D., & Madigan, S.  (2021). Bi-directional Associations Between Screen Use and Children’s Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms. The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13425

Silva, L.M., Cibrian, F., Bhattacharya, A., Ankrah, E., Monteiro, E., Beltran, J., Schuck, S.E.B., Epstein, D., Lakes, K.D., & Hayes, G.R. (2021). Adapting multi-device deployments during a pandemic: Lessons learned from two studies. IEEE Pervasive Computing. 10.1109/MPRV.2021.3104262

Abdullah, M., Neville, R., & Lakes, K.D. (2021). Are parental depressive symptoms related to the sleep quality and physical activity of their children with developmental disabilities? Research in Developmental Disabilities. 10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104091

Cibrian, F., Lakes, K.D., Schuck, S., & Hayes, G. (2021). The potential impact of technologies supporting self-regulation in children with ADHD: A literature review. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2021.100421

Stodden, D., Lakes, K.D. Aadland, E., Benzing, V., Brian, A., Draper, C.E., Ekkekakis, P., Fumagalli, G., Laukkanen, A., Mavilidi, M.F., Mazzoli, E., Neville, R.D., Niemisto, D., Rudd, J., Saakslahti, A., Schmidt, M., Tomporowski, P.D., Totella, P., Vazou, C., Cote, J., & Pesce, C. (2021). Exploration: An overarching focus for holistic development. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior. https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.254

Cibrian, F., Monteiro, E., Ankrah, E., Tavakoulnia, A., Beltran, J., Schuck, S., Hayes, G.R., & Lakes, K.D. (2021). Parents' Perspectives on a Smartwatch Intervention for Children with ADHD: Rapid Deployment and Feasibility Evaluation of a Pilot Intervention to Support Distance Learning During COVID-19. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258959

Neville, R. D., Guo, Y., Boreham, C. D., & Lakes, K. D. (2020). Longitudinal Association Between Participation in Organized Sport and Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood. The Journal of Pediatrics, 230, 152-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.10.077

Pesce, C., Lakes, K.D. Stodden, D., & Marchetti, R. (2020). Fostering self-control development with a designed intervention in physical education: a two-year class-randomized trial. Child Development.

Lakes, K.D., Abdullah, M., Taylor-Lucas, C., Youssef, J., Arastoo, S., Viray, L., Goldberg, W., and Aizik, S. (2017). Assessing parent perceptions of physical activity in families of toddlers with neurodevelopmental disorders: The Parent Perceptions of Physical Activity Scale (PPPAS) Pediatric Exercise Science, 1-32.

Vazou, S., Pesce, C., Lakes, K., Smiley-Oyen, A. (2016). More than one road leads to Rome: A narrative review and meta-analysis of physical activity intervention effects on children’s cognition. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1-26.

Newschaffer, C. J., Schriver, E., Berrigan, L., Bishop, S., Burkom, D., Golden, A., Ibanez, L., Kuo, A., Lakes, K. D., Landa, R., Messinger, D.S., Paterson, S., Stone, W.L., Warren, Z. (2016). Development and validation of a streamlined Autism case confirmation approach for use in epidemiologic risk factor research in prospective cohorts. Autism Research, 10 (3), 485-501.

Lakes, K.D. (2013). Restricted sample variance reduces generalizability. Psychological Assessment, 25, 643-650.

Lakes, K.D. (2013). Measuring self-regulation in a physically active context: Psychometric analyses of scores derived from an observer-rated measure of self-regulation. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 6, 189-196.

Lakes, K.D., Swanson, J. M., & Riggs, M. (2012). The reliability and validity of the English and Spanish Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD and Normal Behavior (SWAN) rating scales: Continuum measures of hyperactivity and inattention. Journal of Attention Disorders, 16, 510-516.

Lakes, K.D., Vaughan, E., Jones, M., Burke, W., Baker, D., & Swanson, J. (2012). Diverse perceptions of the informed consent process: Results from formative research for the National Children’s Study. American Journal of Community Psychology, 49, 215-232.

Lakes, K. D. & Hoyt, W. T. (2009). Applications of Generalizability Theory to clinical child and adolescent psychology research. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 38, 1-22.

Swanson, J. M., Wigal, T. L., & Lakes, K. D. (2009). DSM V and the future of diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Current Psychiatry Reports, 11 (5), 399-406.

Lakes, K. D. & Hoyt, W.T. (2008). What sources contribute to variance in observer ratings? Using Generalizability Theory to assess construct validity of psychological measures. Infant and Child Development, 17, 269-284.

Additional Journal Publications

Cibrian, F., Lakes, K.D., Tavakoulnia, A., Guzman, K., Schuck, S. & Hayes, G., (2020). Supporting self-regulation of children with ADHD using wearables: Tensions and design challenges. ACM CHI2020.

Cibrian, F., Doan, M., Jang, A., Khare, N., Chang, S., Li, A., Schuck, S., Lakes, K.D., & Hayes, G.R. (2020). CoolCraig: A smart watch/phone application supporting co-regulation of children with ADHD. ACM CHI2020.

Lakes, K. D., Helena May Nguyen, Jones, M., & Schuck S.E.B. (2019). I AM ME: Adolescent Perspectives of a School-Based Program Designed to Promote Emotional Competence. International Journal of Emotion Education, 11 (1), 97-114.

Lakes, K.D., Neville, R., Vazou, S., Schuck, S., Stavropoulos, K., Krishnan, K., Gonzales, I., Tavakoulnia, A., Guzman, K., Stehli, A., & Palermo, A. (2019). Beyond Broadway: Analysis of qualitative characteristics of and individual responses to Creatively Able, a music and movement intervention for children with Autism. International Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 16, 1377.

Lakes, K. D., Vaughan, J., Radom-Aizik, S., Lucas, C., and Cooper, D. (2019). Development of the Parent Perceptions of Physical Activity Scale (PPPAS): Results from two studies with parents of infants. PLOS ONE.

Lakes, K.D., Sharp, K., Grant-Beutler, M., Neville, R., Lopez-Ortiz, C., Sunnico, R., Ho, D., Schneider, M., Sawitz, S., Paulsen, J., Caputo, K., Haddad, F., Lu, K., Aminian, A., & Radom-Aizik, S. (2019). A six-week therapeutic ballet program improved gait and inhibitory control in children with cerebral palsy. Frontiers in Public Health – Children and Health.

Cibrian, F., Cates, H., Guzman, K., Tavakoulnia, A., Shuck, S., Hayes, G., & Lakes, K.D. (2019). Should I wear a smartwatch? How children view wearables for behavior change. Workgroup on Interactive Systems in Healthcare, Chi’19.

Neville, R. D., & Lakes, K. D. (2019). Girls from schools of social disadvantage exhibit greater object control skills than those in schools on the upper levels of socioeconomic development. Journal of Motor Learning and Development.

Ringland, K. E., Wolf, C. T., Boyd, L., Brown, J., Cates, H., Palermo, A., Lakes, K.D., & Hayes, G. (2019). DanceCraft: A Whole-Body Interactive System for Children with Autism. ACM ASSETS 2019.

Cibrian, F. L., Lakes K.D., Schuck S, Tavakoulnia A, Guzman K, Hayes G. (2019). Balancing caregiver and child interactions to support the development of self-regulation skills using a smartwatch application. In Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (UbiComp/ISWC ’19 Adjunct). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 459–460.

Tavakoulnia A, Guzman K, Cibrian, F. L., Lakes K.D., Hayes G., Schuck S. (2019). Designing a wearable technology application for enhancing executive function skills in children with ADHD. In Proceedings of UbiComp/ISWC’19. ACM, New York, NY, USA.

Schuck, S., Emmerson, N., Abdullah, M., Stehli, A., Fine, A., & Lakes, K. D. (2018). A randomized controlled trial of traditional behavioral and canine-assisted interventions for ADHD. Human Animal Interaction Bulletin, 6, 64-80.

Schuck, S., Johnson, H., Abdullah, M., Stehli, A., Fine, A., & Lakes, K.D. (2018). The role of canine-assisted intervention in improving self-esteem in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Frontiers in Pediatrics.

Hechtman, L., Swanson, J. M., Sibley, M., Stehli, A., Arnold, L., E., Owens, E. B., Mitchell, J., Molina, B., Hinshaw, S. P., Abikoff, H., Algorta, G. P., Howard, A. Hoza, B., Etcovitch, J., Lakes, K. D., and others for the MTA Group. (2017). Functional Adult Outcomes 16 years after Childhood Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: MTA Results. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 55(11), 945-952.

Sibley, M., Swanson, J. M., Arnold, L.E., Hechtman, L., Owens, L. E., Mitchell, J., Nichols, Q., Stehli, A., Abikoff, H., Hinshaw, S. P., Molina, B., Howard, A., Acosta, M., Muenke, M., Arcos-Burgos, M., Wigal, T., Lakes, K. D., and Pelham, W. for the MTA Group. (2017). Defining Symptomatic ADHD Persistence in Adulthood: Optimizing Sensitivity and Specificity. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58(6), 655-662.

Swanson, J. M., Sibley, M., Stehli, A., Arnold, L., E., Owens, E. B., Mitchell, J., Molina, B., Hinshaw, S. P., Abikoff, H., Algorta, G. P., Howard, A. Hoza, B., Etcovitch, J., Lakes, K. D., and others for the MTA Group. (2017). Young adult outcomes in the follow-up of the multimodal treatment study of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: symptom persistence, source discrepancy, and height suppression. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58(6), 663-678.

Lakes, K. D., Guo, Y., Lucas, C., & Cooper, D. (2017). Measuring Maternal Behaviors in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Infants and Young Children, 30, 124-132.

Lakes, K.D., Marvin, S., Rowley, J., San Nicholas, M., Arastoo, S., Viray, L., Orozco, A., and Jurnak, F. (2016). Dancers’ perceptions of the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical benefits of modern styles of partnered dancing. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 26, 117-122.

Azami, S., Moqaddas, A., Morteza, N., Faramarz, S., Mahdieh, M., Hemmati, F., Ameneh, A., Pariya, H., Saeedeh, K., & Lakes, K. D. (2016). A randomized controlled trial comparing computer-assisted cognitive rehabilitation, stimulant medication, and an active control in the treatment of ADHD. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 21 (4), 217-224.

Schuck, S., Ziv, H., Emmerson, N., Collins, P., Arastoo, S.*, Warschauer, M., Crinella, F., & Lakes, K.D. (2016). Designing an iPad app to monitor and improve classroom behavior for children with ADHD: iSelfControl Feasibility and Pilot Studies. PLOS ONE, 11(10), e0164229.

Kettler, R., Blumert, H., & Lakes, K.D. (2015). Impact of language translation on internal structure of a rating scale: The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in Spanish. Global Journal of Human Social Sciences, 15 (1).

Lakes, K.D., Vaughan, E., Pham, J., Tran, T., Jones, M., Baker, D., Swanson, J., & Olshansky, E. (2014). Community member and faith leader perspectives on the importance of building trusting relationships between communities and researchers. Clinical Translational Science, 7 (1), 20-28.

Schuck, S., Emmerson, N., Fine, A., & Lakes, K. D. (2013). Canine assisted therapy for children with ADHD: Preliminary findings from the Positive Assertive Cooperative Kids (P.A.C.K.) study. Journal of Attention Disorders.

Lakes, K.D. (2013). The value of youth education in Taekwondo training: Scientific evidence for the benefits of training children. In the Proceedings of the Seoul World Taekwondo Leaders Forum published by the Taekwondo Journal of Kukkiwon, 45-63.

Lakes, K.D., Bryars, T., Emmerson, N., Sirisinihal, S., Salim, N., Arastoo, S., Kang, D., Shim, L., Wong, D., & Kang, C. J. (2013). The Healthy for Life Taekwondo pilot study: A preliminary evaluation of effects on executive function and BMI, feasibility, and acceptability. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 6, 181-188.

Olshansky, E., Kando, K., Vaughan, J., Lakes, K.D., & Cooper, D. (2013). The importance to society of embracing counter-intuitive thought in science: Assisted exercise in preterm infants for long-term healthy outcomes. The International Journal of Science in Society, 4 (3), 145-152.

Wigal, S. B., Maltas, S., Crinella, F., Stehli, A., Steinhoff, K., Lakes, K. D., Schuck, S. (2012). Reading performance as a function of treatment with lisdexamfetamine dimesylate in elementary school children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Journal of Attention Disorders, 16, 23-33.

Lakes, K.D. (2012). Psychological and educational assessment in child and adolescent research: Introduction to the special issue. The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 10, 1-5.

Lakes, K. D. (2012). The Response to Challenge Scale (RCS): The development and construct validity of an observer-rated measure of children’s self-regulation. The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 10, 83-96.

Olshansky, E., Lakes K. D., Vaughan, J., Gravem, D., David, M., Nguyen, H., Rich, J., & Cooper, D. (2012). Enhancing the construct and content validity of rating scales for clinical research: Using qualitative methods to develop a rating scale to assess parental perceptions of infant exercise. The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 10, 36-50.

Swanson, J. M. Schuck, S., Mann, M., Carlson, C., Hartman, K., Sergeant, J., Clevenger, W., Wasdell, M., McCleary, R., Lakes, K. D., & Wigal, T. (2012). Categorical and dimensional definitions and evaluations of symptoms of ADHD: History of the SNAP and SWAN rating scales. The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 10, 51-70.

Gravem, D., Lakes, K. D., Rich, J., Vaughan, J., Hayes, G., Cooper, D., & Olshansky, E. (2012). Feasibility of caregiver assisted home exercise for preterm infants. Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing.

Lakes, K.D., Vaughan, E., Lemke, A., Jones, M., Baker, D., Swanson, J., & Burke, W. (2012). Maternal perspectives on the return of genetic results: Context matters. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A, 9999: 1-10.

Lakes, K.D., Vargas, D., Riggs, M., Schmidt, J., & Baird, M. (2011). Parenting intervention to reduce attention and behavior difficulties in preschoolers: A CUIDAR evaluation study. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 648-659.

Lakes, K. D., Kettler, R., Schmidt, J., Haynes, M., Feeney-Kettler, K., Swanson, J. M., & Tamm, L. (2009). The CUIDAR early intervention parent training program for preschoolers at risk for behavioral disorders: An innovative practice for reducing disparities in access to service. Journal of Early Intervention, 31, 167-178.

Gravem, D., Lakes, K. D., Teran, L., Rich, J., Cooper, D., & Olshansky, E. (2009). Maternal perceptions of a neonatal intensive care unit infant exercise program. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 38, 527-533.

Lopez, S., Garro, L., & Lakes, K. D. (2008). Toward an empirically supported process model of cultural competence. The California Psychologist, 41, 10-14.

Lakes, K. D., Lopez, S., & Garro, L. (2006). Cultural competence and psychotherapy: Applying anthropologically informed conceptions of culture. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, and Training, 4, 380-396.

Tamm, L., Swanson, J. M., Lerner, M.A., Childress, C., Patterson, B., Lakes, K., Stehli Nguyen, A., Kudo, M., Altamirano, W., Miller, J., Santoyo, R., Camarero-Morse, V., Watkins, J., Simpson, S., Waffarn, F., & Cunningham, C. (2005). Intervention for preschoolers at risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Service before diagnosis. Clinical Neuroscience Research, 5, 247-253.

Lakes, K. D. & Hoyt, W. T. (2004). Promoting self-regulation through school-based martial arts training. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 25, 283-302.

Books & Other Publications

Cibrian, F., Hayes, G., Lakes, K.D. (2020). Research Advances in ADHD and Technology.  USA: Morgan & Claypool Publishers. 10.2200/S01061ED1V01Y202011ARH015

Editors: Pesce, C., Stodden, D., & Lakes, K.D. (2020). Physical Activity Enrichment: A Joint Focus on Motor Competence, Hot and Cool Executive Functions. Frontiers in Psychology.

Cibrian, F., Lakes, K.D., Schuck, S., & Hayes, G. (2020). Research Advances in ADHD and Technology. USA: Morgan & Claypool Publishers.

Schuck, S.E.B., Fine, A.H., Abdullah, M.M., Lakes, K.D. (2019). Animal Assisted Interventions for Children with Executive Function Disorders.  In A.H. Fine (ed.), Handbook on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Theoretical foundations and guidelines for applying animal assisted interventions, 5th Edition. United Kingdom: Elsevier.

Editor: Lakes, K.D. (2012). Psychological and Educational Assessment in Child and Adolescent Research. International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment.

Swanson, J.M., Lakes, K.D., Wigal, T.L, & Volkow, N. (2012). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Factors Contributing to Sex Differences in Recognition and Treatment with Stimulant Medication. In (Pfaff & Christen, Eds.), Multiple Origins of Sex Differences in Brain: Neuroendocrine Functions and Their Pathologies. Germany, United Kingdom, United States: Springer.

Swanson, J.M., Wigal, T.L., Lakes, K. D., & Volkow, N. (2011). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Defining a spectrum disorder and considering neuroethical implications. In J. Illes & B. Shahakian (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Neuroethics (pp. 309- 340). Great Britain: Oxford University Press.

Lakes, K.D. (Ed.). (2006). Current evidence-based and emerging screening, assessment, and treatment practices for the mental and neurodevelopmental health of at-risk children ages zero to five. Published Report. San Bernardino, California: First 5 San Bernardino.

Lakes, K. D. (2003). The Response to Challenge Scale: A generalizability study of an observer-rated measure of self-regulation in children. (Doctoral Dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003).

Grants

As principal investigator, Dr. Lakes has received more than twelve million dollars in funding to support her work, and she has been a collaborator or co-investigator on additional studies receiving more than $60 million. A few examples of these grants are provided below:

$1,025,000 AHRQ R21/R33 (PI – Lakes; 9/30/2022 – 9/30/2027). Digital Health Intervention for Children with ADHD: Improving Mental Health Intervention, Patient Experiences, and Outcomes.

$500,000 Desert Health Care District & Foundation. (PI – Lakes; 8/1/2022 – 7/31/2024).  Improving Access to Behavioral Health Education and Prevention Services to Children (0-18 Years) and Their Families.

$277,526 NIH/AHRQ R21 HS026058 (PI – Lakes; 9/30/2018 – 9/30/2020). The CoolCraig App: Promoting Health by Improving Self-Regulation in Adolescents with ADHD.

$309,000 3UL1TR001414-03S2 (PI – Lakes; Co-PI – Aizik; Parent Grant PI – Cooper: July 2017 – June 2018). NIH CTSA Supplement funded by the Common Fund under the Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) initiative. Project title: Measuring and Engaging Attention and Inhibition During Exercise.

$1,200,000 5UG3OD023316 (UC Irvine PI – Cooper; 9/21/2016 – 8/21/2018). Exosome Contributors To Child Health Originating From National Fetal Growth Study (ECCHO-NFGS). Role: Investigator responsible for overseeing mother and child psychological assessments at UC Irvine site.

$73,500 (PI – Lakes: 2015-2016). Gift from Children’s Cerebral Palsy Movement to conduct a pilot study of the effects of therapeutic dance on social, emotional, cognitive, and physical functioning in children with cerebral palsy and autism.

$155,723 (PI-Lakes: 2013-2015) NIH/NICHD contract from Drexel University to implement LOI2-QUEX-8 Development and Validation of an Autism Case Confirmation Approach for Use in the National Children’s Study. Role: Principal Investigator for UC Irvine Site

$495,000 Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (PI-Donnelly, Co-PIs- Lakes and Steinberg-Epstein). September 1, 2014 – August 31, 2017 Role: Co-PI

$181,346 (PI-Lakes: 2012-2013) NIH/NICHD subcontract from Johns Hopkins University/Drexel University to implement LOI2-QUEX-8 Development and Validation of an Autism Case Confirmation Approach for Use in the National Children’s Study. Role: Principal Investigator for UC Irvine Site

$364,632 (Annually) R01 HD 066593-03 (PI-Schuck: 2010-2014) PHS – NICHD The Role of Human Animal Interaction in Treating Self Esteem, Self-Regulation, and Social Skills Deficits in Children with ADHD. Role: Co-Investigator

$7,500 (PI-Lakes: 2011). Unrestricted Research Grant, Awarded by the Aspen Brain Foundation to the Winner of the 2011 Aspen Brain Forum Prize in Neuro-Education Young Investigator Award. Role: Principal Investigator

$15,000 (PI-Lakes: 2008 – 2011), Plotkin Family Foundation. Unrestricted research gift. Role: Principal Investigator

$14,678,146 NIH-NICHD-HHSN275200503415C (PI-Swanson: October 2005 – March 2012). NIH contract for the Orange County Vanguard Center for the National Children’s Study. Role: Co-Investigator, Lead Investigator for Community Outreach & Engagement and for Bioethics

Funded Formative Research Study (April 2009 – March 2011) Informed Consent and Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Political Facilitators and Barriers to Access, Recruitment, and Retention. Role: Principal Investigator

LOI2-QUEX-8 (Funded Formative Research Study, August 2010 – September 2012) Development and Validation of an Autism Case Confirmation Approach for Use in the National Children’s Study.
Role: Principal Investigator for UC Irvine site. UC Irvine Site Budget $170,738 (March 2011- September 2012)

LOI2-MHLTH-09 (Funded Formative Research Study, January 2011 – September 2012). A multi-center methodological study to assess mental disorders for NCS birth mothers. Role: Principal Investigator for UC Irvine site. UC Irvine Site Budget $109,980 (March 2011- September 2012)

$25,971,501 NIH-NICHD-267200700021C (PI-Swanson: September 2007 – 2012). NIH Contract to conduct the National Children’s Study in San Diego and San Bernardino Counties, California. Role: Co-Investigator.

LOI3-RT-01-J (Funded Formative Research Study, December 2010 – September 2012) Developing Capacity for Genomic Medicine in the NCS. Role: Co-Investigator $3,530,185 (October 2011- September 2012)

LOI3-RT-01-D (Funded Formative Research Study, December 2010 – February 2011) Genomic Research: Informed Consent and the Return of Genetic Results. Role: Principal Investigator for UC Irvine site. $2,131,167 (October 2011- September 2012)

$14,554,641 NIH-NICHD-HHSN27500800019 (PI-Swanson: September 2008-September 2013). NIH contract to for the UC Irvine Southern and Central California Center for the NCS to conduct the National Children’s Study in Kern County, California. Role: Co-Investigator

$430,536 Shire Pharmaceuticals (PI-Lakes & Wigal: July 2008 – July 2010). Investigator-initiated study entitled, The Effects of Vyvanse™ on Brain Hemodynamics and Reading.

$1,364,000 (PI-Lakes: July 2007 – June 2010). First 5 San Bernardino. Funding for CUIDAR-San Bernardino to provide services to children at risk for neurodevelopmental disorders. Role: Director/Principal Investigator

$684,205 (PI-Lakes: July 2007 – June 2008). First 5 San Bernardino. To fund a neurodevelopmental clinic for children ages zero to five. Role: Director/Principal Investigator

$1,122,485 (PI-Lakes; October 2006 – September 2007), First 5 San Bernardino. To fund the development of a neurodevelopmental center for children ages zero to five. Role: Director/Principal Investigator

$1,986,574 (PI-Lakes: October 2006 – September 2007), San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health, EPSDT contract. To fund provision of clinical services to children and families through the neurodevelopmental center for children ages zero to five. Renewed for an additional year.
Role: Director/Principal Investigator

$217,721 (PI-Lakes; 2005 – 2006), First 5 San Bernardino. Planning grant to support planning for a neurodevelopmental center for children ages zero to five. Role: Director/Principal Investigator

$1,299,984 (Co-PIs-Lakes & Kamptner; 2004 – 2007) First 5 San Bernardino. To offer parent and preschool teacher training in San Bernardino County, utilizing the CUIDAR program for children at risk for ADHD; includes program evaluation research. Role: Director/Principal Investigator.