Publications

Chacko, A., Scavenius, C., Rewitz, A. F., & Lydiksen, C. L. (2018). Caring in Chaos: A Behavioral Parent Training Model for Resource-Limited Community Providers. The ADHD Report, 26(4), 1–8. (paper) 

Peer-reviewed Publications

Scavenius, C., Chacko, A., Lindberg, M.R., Granski, M. *, Vardanian, M.M. *, Pontoppidan, M., Hansen, H.. & Eiberg, M. (2020). Parent Management Training Oregon Model and Family-Based Services As Usual for Behavioral Problems in Youth: A National Randomized Controlled Trial in Denmark. Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Chacko, A. Hopkins, K., Acri, M., Mendelsohn. A., & Dreyer, B. (2020). Expanding ADHD Service Provision in Urban Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Communities: A Pilot Study. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology.

Ortiz, C., Vidair, H., Acri, M., Chacko, A., & Kobak, K. (2020). Preliminary Outcomes for an Online ParentTraining Course with Live Remote Coaching for Practitioners. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Halperin, J. M., Marks, D. J., Chacko, A., Bedard, A. C., O’Neill, S., Curchack-Lichtin, J., ... & Berwid, O. G. (2020). Training Executive, Attention, and Motor Skills (TEAMS): a Preliminary Randomized Clinical Trial of Preschool Youth with ADHD. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 48(3), 375-389.

Schleider, J.L., Mullarkey, M.C., & Chacko, A. (2020). Harnessing Wise Interventions to Advance the Potency and Reach of Youth Mental Health Services. Clinical Child & Family Psychology Review, 23, 70-101 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10567-019-00301-4

Scavenius, C., Granski, M.*, Lindberg, M.R., Vardanian, M.*, & Chacko, A. (2019). Adolescent gender and age differences in responsiveness to Functional Family Therapy. Family Process

Vardanian, M. M., Ramakrishnan, A., Peralta, S., Siddiqui, Y., Shah, S., Clark-Whitney, E., & Chacko, A. (2019). Clinically significant and reliable change: Comparing an evidence-based intervention to usual care. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29(4), 921-933. (Paper)

Vardanian, M. M., Scavenious, C., Granski, M., & Chacko, A. (2019). An international examination of the effectiveness of Functional Family Therapy (FFT) in a Danish community sample. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 46(2), 289-303. (Paper)

Coles, E.K., Pelham, W.E., Fabiano, G.A., Gnangy, E.M., Burrows-Maclean, L., Wymbs, B.T., Chacko, A., Walker, K.S., Wymbs, F.A., Mazzant, J., Garefino, A., Hoffmann, M.T., Massetti, G.M., Page, T.F., Waschbusch, D.A., Waxmonsky, J.G., Pelham, W.E. (2019). Randomized Trial of First-Line Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Need for Medication in Children with ADHD. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Dahl, V., Ramakrishnan, A., Spears, A. P., Jorge, A., Lu, J., Bigio, N. A., & Chacko, A. (2019). Psychoeducation Interventions for Parents and Teachers of Children and Adolescents with ADHD: a Systematic Review of the Literature. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 32(2), 257–292. (paper)

Prout, T. A., Chacko, A., Spigelman, A., Aizin, S., Burger, M., Chowdhury, T., … Hoffman, L. (2018). Bridging the Divide Between Psychodynamic and Behavioral Approaches for Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 1-29. (paper) 

Oruche, U.M., Drauker, C.B., Aalsma, M., Pescosolido, B., Chacko, A., Ofner, S., Bakoyannis, G, BrownPodgorski, B., & Robb, S.L. (2018). Pilot randomized trial: Family management efficacy intervention for primary caregivers of adolescents with disruptive behaviors in African American families. Child & Youth Care Forum, 47 (6), 803-827.

Chimiklis, A.*, Dahl, V.*, Spears. A.# , Goss, K.+ , Fogarty, K.# , & Chacko, A., (2018). Yoga, Mindfulness, and Meditation interventions for youth with ADHD: A Systematic Review and MetaAnalysis. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27 (10), 3155-3168

Kerns, C., Moskowitz, L., Rosen, T., Drahota, A., Wainer, A., Josephson, A.R., Soorya, L., Cohn, E., Chacko, A., & Lerner, M. (2018). A multi-site, multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study describing “usual care” intervention strategies for school- to transition-age youth with autism. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Chacko, A., Fabiano, G., Doctoroff, G. & Fortson, B. (2018). Engaging fathers in effective parenting for preschool children using shared book reading: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 47, 79-93. 

Gopalan, G., Bornheimer, L. A., Acri, M., Winters, A., O’Brien, K., Chacko, A., & McKay, M. (2017). Multiple family group service delivery model for children with disruptive behavior disorders: Impact on caregiver stress and depressive symptoms. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. (paper)

Chacko, A., & Scavenius, C. (2018). Bending the curve: Community based behavioral parent training to address ADHD symptoms in the voluntary sector in Denmark. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 46, 505-517

Chacko, A., Bedard, A., Marks, D., Gopalan, G., Feirsen, N.*,  Uderman, J.*, Chimiklis, A.*,Rajwan, E.*, Cornwell, M.*, Anderson, L., Zwilling, A.* & Ramon, M.  (2017). Sequenced neurocognitive and behavioral parent training for the treatment of ADHD in school-age children. Child Neuropsychology 24(4), 427-450. (paper)

Chacko, A., Feirsen, N.*, Rajwan, E.*, Wymbs, B.T, & Wymbs, F.A. (2017). Distinguishing never-attenders, dropouts, and completers to behavioral parent training: The importance of parental cognitions. Journal of Child and Family Studies., 26, 950-960. (paper)

Chacko, A., Isham, A., Cleek, A., & Mckay, M. (2016). Using mobile health technology to improve homework implementation in evidence-based parenting intervention for disruptive behavior disorders in youth. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2, 1-11. 

Chacko, A., Jensen, S., Lowry, L.S., Cornwell, M.*, Chimiklis, A.*, Chan, E. + , Lee, D.# , & Pulgarin, B.# (2016). Engagement in Behavioral Parent Training: Review of the literature and implications for practice. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 19, 204-215. 

Gopalan, G., Small, L., Fuss, A., Bowman, M., Jackson, J., Marcus, S., Chacko, A. (2015). Multiple Family Groups to reduce child disruptive behavior difficulties: Moderating effects of child welfare status on child outcomes. Child Abuse & Neglect, 46, 207-219. 

Fabiano, G., Schatz, N., Aloe, A., Chacko, A., & Chronis-Tuscano, A. (2015). A systematic review of metaanalyses of psychosocial treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 18, 77-97. 

Fienup, D.M., Reyes-Giordano, K., Wolosik, K., Aghjayan, A., & Chacko, A. (2015). Brief experimental analysis of reading deficits for children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Behavior Modification, 39, 191-214. 

Gopalan, G., Chacko, A. , Franco, L., Dean-Assael, K., Rotko, L., Marcus, S., Hoagwood, K., & McKay, M. (2015). Randomized clinical trial of Multiple Family Group service model for children with disruptive behavior disorders: Child outcomes at 6 month follow-up. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24, 2721 -2733. 

Helseth, S.A., Waschbusch, D.A., Gnagy, E.M., Onyango, A.N., Nichols-Lopez, K., Burrows-MacLean, L., Fabiano, G.A., Coles, E.K., Chacko, A., Wymbs, B.T., Walker, K.S., Wymbs, F., Garefino, A., Massetti, G.M., Robb, J., Hoffman, M.T., Pelham, W.E. (2015). Effects of behavioral and pharmacological therapies on peer reinforcement of deviancy in children with ADHD. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83, 280-292. 

Chacko, A., Gopalan, G., Franco, L., Dean-Assael, K., Jackson, J., Marcus, S., Hoagwood, K., & McKay, M. (2015). Multiple-Family Group service delivery model for the children with disruptive behavior disorders. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 23, 67-77. 

Chacko, A., Kofler, M., & Jarrett, M. (2014). Improving outcomes for youth with ADHD: Conceptual framework for combined neurocognitive and skill-based treatment approaches. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 17, 368-384. 

Goodwin, R.D., Hottinger, K., Pena, L., Chacko, A., Feldman, J. Wamboldt, M.Z., & Hoven, C. (2014). Asthma and mental health among youth in high risk service settings. Journal of Asthma, 51, 639-644. 

Rajwan, E.*, Chacko, A., Wymbs, B.T. & Wymbs, F.A. (2014). Evaluating clinically significant change in parent and child functioning: Comparison of traditional and enhanced behavioral parent training. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 42, 1407-1412. 

Pelham, W.E., Burrows-MacLean, L., Gnagy, E.M., Fabiano, G.A., Coles, E.K., Wymbs, B.T., Chacko, A., Walker, K.S., Wymbs, F., Garefino, A., Hoffman, M.G., Waxmonsky, J.G., & Waschbusch, D.A. (2014). A dose-ranging study of behavioral and pharmacological treatment for children with ADHD. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 42, 1019-1031.

Curchak, J.T.*, Chacko, A., & Halperin, J. (2014). Sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic utility of DSM-IV ADHD symptoms at two points in time: Preschool versus school-age. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 42, 993-1004. 

Gopalan, G., Franco, L., Dean-Assael, K., McGuire-Schwartz, M., Chacko, A., & McKay, M. (2014). Statewide implementation of the 4 Rs and 2 Ss for strengthening families. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 11, 84-96.

Chacko, A., Bedard, A., Marks, D., Feirsen, N.*, Uderman, J.*, Chimiklis, A.*, Rajwan, E.*, Cornwell, M.*, Anderson, L.*, Zwilling, A.* & Ramon, M. (2014). A randomized clinical trial of Cogmed Working Memory Training in school-age children with ADHD: A replication in a diverse sample using a control condition. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55, 247-255. 

Chronis-Tuscano, A.M., Chacko, A., & Barkley, R. (2013). Key Issues Relevant to the Efficacy of Behavioral Treatment for ADHD: A Response to the Sonuga-Barke et al. Meta-Analysis of Non-Pharmacological Treatments for ADHD. American Journal of Psychiatry, 170, 799. 

Chacko, A., Anderson, L.*, Wymbs, B.T., & Wymbs, F.A. (2013). Parent-endorsed reasons for not completing homework in group-based behavioral parent training for high-risk families of youth with ADHD. Behaviour Change, 30, 262-272. 

Chacko, A. Feirsen, N.*, Marks, D., Bedard, A.C., Uderman, J.*, & Chimiklis, A.* (2013). Cogmed working memory training for youth with ADHD: A closer examination of efficacy utilizing evidence-based criteria. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 42, 769-783. 

Halperin, J., Marks, D.J., Bedard, A.C., Chacko, A., Curchak, J.T., Yoon, C.A., & Healey, D.M. (2013). Training executive, attention and motor skills (TEAMS): A proof-of-concept study in preschool children with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 17, 711-721. 

Rajwan, E.*, Chacko, A., & Moeller, M.# (2012). Non-pharmacological intervention for preschool ADHD: State of the evidence and implications for practice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 43, 520-526. 

Chacko, A., Wymbs, B.T., Chimiklis, A.*, Wymbs, F.A., & Pelham, W.E. (2012). Evaluating a comprehensive strategy to improve engagement to group-based behavioral parent training for high-risk families of children with ADHD. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 40, 1351-1362. 

Frazier, S. L., Chacko, A., Van Gessel, C., O'Boyle, C., & Pelham, W. E. (2012). The summer treatment program meets the south side of Chicago: Bridging science and service in urban after-school programs. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 17, 86-92. 

Mckay, M., Gopalan, G., Franco, L., Dean-Assael, K., Chacko, A., Jackson, J.M., & Fuss, A. (2011). A collaboratively designed child mental health service model: Multiple Family Groups for urban children with conduct difficulties. Research on Social Work Practice, 21, 664-674. 

Gopalan, G., Dean-Assael, K., Klingenstein, K., Chacko, A., & McKay, M. (2011). Caregiver depression and youth disruptive behavior difficulties Social Work in Mental Health. 9(1), 56-70. 

Nadeem, E., Maslak, K., Chacko, A., & Hoagwood, K..E. (2010). Aligning Research and Policy on SocialEmotional and Academic Competence for Young Children. Early Education & Development, 21, 765- 779. 

Chacko, A., Newcorn, J., Feirsen, N.*, & Uderman, J.* (2010). Improving medication adherence in chronic pediatric health conditions: A focus on ADHD in youth. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 16, 2416-2423. 

Bannon, W.M., McKay, M.M., Chacko, A., Rodriguez. J. & Cavaleri, M. (2009). Cultural pride reinforcement: A racial socialization construct protective for urban African American youth anxiety. Families in Society, 90(1), 79-86. 

Fabiano, G.A., Chacko, A., Pelham, W.E., Robb, J., Walker, K.S., Arnold, F., Sastry, A., Flammer, L., Keenan, J.K., Visweswaraiah, H., Shulman, S., Herbst, L., Pirvics, L. (2009). A Comparison of Behavioral Parent Training Programs for Fathers of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Therapy, 40, 190-204.

Chacko, A., Wymbs, B.T., Arnold, F.W., Pelham, W.E., Swanger-Gagne, M., Girio, E.L., Pirvics, L., Herbst, L., Guzzo, J.L., Phillips, C., & O’Connor, B. (2009). Enhancing traditional behavioral parent training for single-mothers of children with ADHD. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 38, 206- 218. 

Marks, D. J., Mlodnicka, A.*, Bernstein, M. # , Chacko, A., Rose, S.+ , & Halperin, J. M. 

(2009). Profiles of service utilization and associated economic morbidity in preschool children with ADHD. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34(6), 681-689. 

Waxmonsky, J., Pelham, W.E., Cummings, M.R., Gnagy, E.M., O’Connor, B., Majumdar, A., 

Verley, J., Hoffman, M.T., Massetti, G.M., Burrows-Maclean, L., Fabiano, G.A., Chacko, A., Arnold, F.W., Walker, K.S., Garefino, A.S., & Robb, J.A. (2008). The efficacy and tolerability of methylphenidate and behavior modification in ADHD and severe mood dysregulation. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 6, 573-588 

Chacko, A., Wymbs, B.T., Flammer-Rivera, L., Pelham, W.E., Walker, K.S., Arnold, F., Visweswaraiah, H., Swanger-Gagne, M., Girio, E., Pirvics, l., & Herbst, L., (2008). A pilot study of the feasibility and efficacy of the Strategies to Enhance Positive Parenting program for single mothers of children with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders,12 (3), 270-280. 

Fabiano, G.A., Pelham, W.E., Gnagy, E.M., Burrows-MacLean, L., Coles, E.L., Chacko, A., Wymbs, B.T., Walker, K.S., Arnold, F.W., Garefino, A., Keenan, J.K., Onyango, A., Hoffman, M.T., Massetti, G.M., & Robb, J. (2007). The single and combined effects of multiple intensities of behavior modification and methylphenidate for children with ADHD in a classroom setting. School Psychology Review, 36, 195- 216. 

Jensen, S.A., Fabiano, G.A., Lopez-Williams, A., & Chacko, A, (2006). The reading grade level of common measures in child and adolescent clinical psychology. Psychological Assessment, 18, 346-352. 

Williams-Lopez, A., Chacko, A., Wymbs, B.T., Onyango, A., Fabiano, G.A., Seymour, K., Chronis, A.M., Pelham, W.E., & Morris, T. (2005). Athletic performance and social behavior as predictors of peer acceptance in children diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 13, 173-180. 

Pelham, W.E., Burrows-MacLean, L., Gnagy, E.M., Fabiano, G.A., Coles, E.K., Tresco, K.E., Chacko, A., Wymbs, B.T., Wienke, A.L., Walker, K.S., & Hoffman, M.T. (2005). Transdermal methylphenidate, behavioral, and combined treatment for children with ADHD. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 13, 111-126. 

Coles, E.K., Pelham, W.E., Gnagy, E.M., Burrows-MacLean, L., Fabiano, G.A., Chacko, A., Wymbs, B.T., Tresco, K.T., Walker, K.S., Robb, J.A. (2005) A controlled evaluation of behavioral treatment with children with ADHD attending a summer treatment program. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorder, 13, 99-112. 

Chacko, A., Pelham, W.E., Gnagy, E.M., Greiner, A., Vallano, G., Bukstein, O., & Rancurello, M . (2005) Stimulant medication effects in a summer treatment program among young children with attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 44, 249-257. 

Chronis, A.M., Fabiano, G.A., Gnagy, E.M., Onyango, A.N., Pelham, W.E., William, A., Chacko, A., Wymbs, B.T., & Seymour, K.E. (2004). An evaluation of the Summer Treatment Program for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder using a treatment withdrawal design. Behavior Therapy, 35, 561 - 585. 

Chronis, A.M., Chacko, A., Fabiano, G.A., Wymbs, B.T., & Pelham, W.E. (2004). Enhancements to the behavioral parent training paradigm for families of children with ADHD: Review and future directions. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 7, 1-27. 

Williams, A., Chacko, A., Fabiano, G.A., & Pelham, W.E. (2001). Behavioral treatments for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Primary Psychiatry, 8, 67-72.

Book Chapters

Newcorn, JH, Kufert, Y., Ivanov, I., & Chacko, A. (in press). Aggression and Violence. In: M. Dulcan (ed.) Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 6th Edition. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press Publishing.

Chacko, A., Granski, M.*, Horn, E.P.*, Levy, M.*, Dahl, V.*, Lacks, R.*, & Ramakrishnan, A.* (2018). Prevention. In M. Martell (Ed.), “Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders: Features, Assessment, Pathways, and Intervention. (pp. 347-372). New York: Elsevier.

Acri, M., Gopalan, G., Chacko, A., Mckay, M. (2017). Engaging Families into Treatment for Child Behavior Disorders: A Synthesis of the Literature. In J. Lochman and W. Matthys (Eds.). The Wiley Handbook for Disruptive and Impulse-Control Disorders. New York: Wiley

Newcorn, J., Gurian, T., & Chacko, A. (2017). ADHD. In S.C. Yudofsky, R.E. Hales, D.B. Arciniegas (Eds)., Textbook of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Sixth Edition. American Psychiatric Publishing.

Chacko A., Allan C.C., Moody S.S., Crawford T.P., Nadler C., Chimiklis A. (2017) Behavioral Interventions. In: Goldstein S., DeVries M. (eds) Handbook of DSM-5 Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Springer, Cham

Newcorn, JH, Ivanov, I, Chacko, A & Javdani, S. (2015). Aggression and Violence. In: M. Dulcan (ed.) Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 5th Edition (pp.603-620). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press Publishing.

Chacko, A., Feirsen, N.*, Rajwan, E. *, Zwilling, A.*, Pelham, W.E., & Kapalka, G.M. (2015). Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. In G. Kalpalka (Ed), Disruptive Behavior Disorders (pp.71-98). Routledge

Newcorn, J.H., Ivanov, I., & Chacko, A. (2015). Recent progress in psychosocial and psychopharmacological treatments for ADHD. Current Opinions in Psychiatry, 2, 14-27.

Chacko, A., Alan, C., Uderman, J.*, Cornwell, M.*, Anderson, L.* & Chimiklis, A. *(2015). Training parents of children with ADHD. In R. Barkley (Ed), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment (4th edition) (pp. 513-536). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Chacko, A., Anderson, L.*, & Rajwan, E. * (2013). Preschool behavioral markers of antisocial behavior. In C. Thomas & K Pope (Eds). The Origins of Antisocial Behavior: A Developmental Perspective (pp. 89- 114). New York: Oxford University Press.

Marks, D.J., Trampush, J., & Chacko, A. (2010). Child and Adolescent ADHD. In S.H. Hunter & J. Donders (Eds)., Principles and Practice of Lifespan Developmental Neuropsychology (pp 83-96). Cambridge University Press

Newcorn, JH, Ivanov, I, Markella, M, Schulz, K, Chacko, A and Halperin, JM (2009). Aggression. In: M. Dulcan (ed.) Textbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 4rd Edition (pp. 328-52). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press Publishing. 

Pelham, W.E., Chacko, A., & Wymbs, B.T. (2004). Diagnostic and assessment issues of ADHD in the young child. In R. DelCarmen-Wiggins & A. Carter (Eds.), Handbook of infant, toddler, and preschool mental health assessment (pp. 399-420). New York: Oxford Press. 

Chacko, A., Fabiano, G.A., Williams, A., & Pelham, W.E. (2001). Comprehensive treatments for children with ADHD. In B. T. Rogers, T. R. Montgomery, T. M. Locke, and P. J. Accardo (Eds.). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The Clinical Spectrum (Volume 5, pp. 147-174). Timonium, MD: York Press.