Dr. Cynthia Hartung

Dr. Cynthia Hartung (she/her) is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her master’s and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Hartung’s research is aimed at developing treatments for adolescents and emerging adults with ADHD and understanding sex/gender differences in psychopathology. She has authored more than 70 publications on ADHD and sex/gender differences and has made numerous presentations regionally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Hartung and her colleagues recently published a treatment manual and a workbook for college students with ADHD that focuses on organization, time management, and planning skills (i.e., Thriving in College). She is also pursuing a newer line of research examining the effects of physical exercise (i.e., cycling, mountain biking) on academic performance in adolescents and emerging adults with ADHD. Dr. Hartung currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Attention Disorders, the Secretary/Treasurer of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (ISRCAP), and a member of the Laramie BikeNet Board of Directors which supports programs and efforts that encourage participation in cycling.

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Effects of Physical Exercise on ADHD