Dr. Kate Flory
Assistant Professor

Education
Dr. Flory received her B.A. in Psychology from Duke University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Kentucky. She completed a clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh, PA.

Research Interests
Dr. Flory’s primary research focuses on the development of substance use in youths with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She is currently examining why adolescents with ADHD are at greater risk for cigarette smoking than their non-ADHD peers. In particular, she is interested in the interplay between cognitive (e.g., impulsivity, poor decision-making skills) and social (e.g., peer and family relationships) factors and their influence on the smoking attitudes and behavior of adolescents with ADHD. She is also working on developing and testing a smoking prevention program designed for middle school-aged adolescents with ADHD.

Selected Publications in Peer Refereed Journals
Flory, K., Brown, T.L., Lynam, D., Miller, J., Leukefeld, C., & Clayton, R. (in press). A comparison of African American and Caucasian adolescents’ developmental patterns of alcohol use. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.

Flory, K., Lynam, D., & Milich, R. (2004). Early adolescent through young adult alcohol and marijuana use trajectories: Early predictors, young adult outcomes, and predictive utility. Development & Psychopathology, 16, 193-213.

Brown, T.L., Flory, K., & Lynam, D.R. (2004). Comparing the Developmental Trajectories of Marijuana Use of African American and Caucasian Adolescents: Patterns, Antecedents, and Consequences. Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology, 12, 47-56.

Flory, K., Milich, R., & Lynam, D.R. (2003). Relation between childhood disruptive behavior disorders and substance use and dependence symptoms in young adulthood: Individuals with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are uniquely at risk. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 17, 151-158.

Flory, K., & Lynam, D.R. (2003). The relation between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance abuse: What role does conduct disorder play? Clinical Child & Family Psychology Review, 6, 1-16.

Flory, K., & Lynam, D., & Milich, R. (2002). The relations among personality, symptoms of alcohol and marijuana abuse, and symptoms of comorbid psychopathology: Results from a community sample. Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology, 10, 425-434.

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