Publications

Our work has been published in leading scientific journals for learning disabilities and child mental health. We provide links to some selected publications below that exemplify our research work. You can also access our full bibliography on PubMed and  Google Scholar.

Publications by Topic

Co-occurrence of Learning Disabilities with ADHD and Other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Theoretical Papers
Slomowitz, R. F., Narayan, A. J., & McGrath, L. M. (2025). Resilience research in learning disabilities: Guiding principles from developmental psychopathology. Learning and Instruction, 97, 102090. PDF
Empirical Papers
Slomowitz, R. F., Narayan, A. J., Pennington, B. F., Olson, R. K., DeFries, J. C., Willcutt, E. G., & McGrath, L. M. (2021). In Search of Cognitive Promotive and Protective Factors of Word Reading. Scientific studies of reading : the official journal of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, 25(5), 397–416. PDF
Peterson, R. L., McGrath, L. M., Willcutt, E. G., Keenan, J. M., Olson, R. K., & Pennington, B. F. (2021). How Specific Are Learning Disabilities? Journal of learning disabilities, 54(6), 466–483. PDF
Willcutt, E. G., McGrath, L. M., Pennington, B. F., Keenan, J. M., DeFries, J. C., Olson, R. K., & Wadsworth, S. J. (2019). Understanding Comorbidity Between Specific Learning Disabilities. New directions for child and adolescent development, 2019(165), 91–109. PDF
Mental Health in Children with Learning Disabilities

Anderson, N. J., Rozenman, M., Pennington, B. F., Willcutt, E. G., & McGrath, L. M. (2023). Compounding Effects of Domain-General Cognitive Weaknesses and Word Reading Difficulties on Anxiety Symptoms in Youth. Journal of learning disabilities, 56(5), 343–358. PDF
Kramer, E., Willcutt, E. G., Peterson, R. L., Pennington, B. F., & McGrath, L. M. (2023). Processing Speed is Related to the General Psychopathology Factor in Youth. Research on child and adolescent psychopathology, 51(8), 1179–1193. PDF
Dispelling myths about Dyslexia

Anderson, A., Sarlo, G. L., Pearlstein, H., & McGrath, L. M. (2020, July). A Review of Online Dyslexia Learning Modules. (Vol. 5, p. 118). Frontiers in Education, 5, 118. PDF
Macdonald, K., Germine, L., Anderson, A., Christodoulou, J., & McGrath, L. M. (2017). Dispelling the Myth: Training in Education or Neuroscience Decreases but Does Not Eliminate Beliefs in Neuromyths. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 1314. PDF