Peer-Reviewed Articles

Doucette, MM., Kwan, H., Premji, Z., Duchesne, A., Gawryluk, J., & Garcia-Barrera, MA. (2023). A Scoping Review of Ecological Momentary Assessment of Cognition in Clinical Populations: Unique Considerations for Female Participants? Manuscript under R&R review.

Doucette, M.M., Rhodes, R.E., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2023). Physical Activity and Athletic Status Predicts Subjective but not Objective Executive Functioning. Manuscript under R&R review.

Sanchez-Escudero, J. P., Galvis-Herrera, A. M., Sánchez-Trujillo, D., Torres-López, L., Aguirre-Acevedo, D. C., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., & Trujillo-Orrego, N. (2023). Virtual Reality and Serious Videogames-Based Instruments for Assessing Spatial Navigation in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties. Manuscript submitted and under review.

Bohorquez, L., Garcia-Barrera, M.A., Rosselli, M., Matute. E. (2023). Working memory and white matter microstructure six months after TBI in Mexican adolescents: a DTI- based fiber tractography study. Manuscript submitted and under review.

Doucette, M.M., Rhodes, R.E., Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2023). A Qualitative Investigation of Executive Function in Externally Paced Sports within “the Structure and Chaos of the Game.” Manuscript submitted and under review.

Kennedy, C.J., Doucette, M.M., Rhodes, R.E., Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2023). “Life after I hit my head in a game”: A Qualitative Analysis of Elite Athletes’ Lived Experiences of Concussion Symptoms and Management in Sport. Manuscript submitted and under review.

Wong. R. E., Sakaluk, J., Fried, E., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2023). Latent Structure in Executive Functioning: A Taxometric Approach. Manuscript submitted and under review.

Halliday, D. W. R., Karr, J. E., Shahnazian, D., Gordon, I., Sanchez Escudero, JP., MacDonald, S. W. S., Macoun, SJ., Hundza, SR., & Garcia-Barrera, MA. (2023). Electrophysiological Variability During Tests of Executive Functioning: A Comparison of Athletes with and without Concussion and Sedentary Control Participants.  Neuropsychology: Adult, 1-10. Advance Online Publication https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2023.2247512

Agate, F. T., Gordon, I., Karr, J. E., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2023). Sport expertise and physical exercise are associated with “hot” executive functioning: An electrophysiological examination of reward processing in collegiate athletes. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 45(2), 182-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2023.2219022 

Bonnieux, J., VanderZwaag, B., Premji, Z., Garcia-Romeu, A., & Garcia-Barrera, M. (2023). Psilocybin’s effects on cognition and creativity: A scoping review. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 37(7), 635-648. https://doi.org/10.1177/02698811231179801

Maja, R. A., Kilshaw, R. E., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., & Karr, J. E. (2022). Current Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Mediate the Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Executive Functions. Psychological Reports, , 125(2), 763-786. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294120979690 

Contreras, A., Sanchez, J. P., Dougall, N., Milligan K, Doucette, M., Agate, T., Webber, A. & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2021) Executive Functions as a Predictor of Mood Status in Older Adults: A Canadian Study.Revista de Neuropsicología, Neuropsiquiatría, y Neurociencias, 21(3), 19-39.

Karr, J. E., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Marsh, J., Maxwell. B., Berkner, P. D., & Iverson, G. L. (2021). Preseason baseline neurocognitive performances and symptom reporting on ImPACT®: A comparison of adolescent student-athletes tested in Spanish and English. Journal of Athletic Training. 56(8), 879-886. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0345.20 

Karr, J. E., Kibby, M. Y., Jagger-Rickels, A. C., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2021). Sensitivity and Specificity of an Executive Function Screener at Identifying Children with ADHD and Reading Disability. Journal of Attention Disorders, 25(1), 134-140. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054718763878

Liu, S., Lithopoulos, A., Zhang, C. Q., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., & Rhodes, R. E. (2021). Personality and perceived stress during COVID-19 pandemic: Testing the mediating role of perceived threat and efficacy. Personality and individual differences, 168(1), 110351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110351

Rhodes, R. E., Liu, S., Lithopoulos, A., Zhang, C. Q., & Garcia‐Barrera, M. A. (2020). Correlates of Perceived Physical Activity Transitions during the COVID‐19 Pandemic among Canadian Adults. Applied Psychology: Health and Well‐Being. 12(4), 1157–1182.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12236

Doucette, M. M., Du Plessis, S., Webber, A. M., Whalen, C., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2020). In it to win it: competitiveness, concussion knowledge and nondisclosure in athletes. The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2020.1807886

Silveira, K., Garcia-Barrera, M.A. & Smart, C.M. (2020). Neuropsychological Impact of Trauma-Related Mental Illnesses: A Systematic Review of Clinically Meaningful Results. Neuropsychology Review 30, 310–344, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-020-09444-6

Snowden, T., Reid, H., Kennedy, S., Kenny, R. A., McQuarrie, A., Stuart-Hill, L., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Gawryluk, J., & Christie, B. R. (2020). Heading in the right direction: A critical review of studies examining the effects of heading in soccer players. Journal of Neurotrauma. https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2020.7130 

Karr, J. E., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Holdnack, J. A., & Iverson, G. L. (2020). The Other Side of the Bell Curve: Multivariate Base Rates of High Scores on the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 26(4), 382–393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1355617719001218

Iverson, G. L., Karr, J. E., Terry, D. P., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Holdnack, J. A., Ivins, B. J., & Silverberg, N. D. (2020). Developing an Executive Functioning Composite Score for Research and Clinical Trials. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 35(3), 312–325. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acz070

Scarapicchia, V., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., MacDonald, S. W., & Gawryluk, J. R. (2019). Resting State BOLD Variability is Linked to White Matter Vascular Burden in Healthy Aging but Not in Subjective Cognitive Decline. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13, 429.
https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00429

Duggan, E. C., Awakon, L. M., Loaiza, C. C. & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2019). Contributing towards a cultural neuropsychology assessment decision-making framework: comparison of WAIS-IV norms from Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Spain, United States, and Canada. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 34(5), 657–681. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acy074

Cook, N. E., Karr, J. E., Brooks, B. L., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Holdnack, J. A., Iverson, G. L. (2019). Multivariate base rates for the assessment of executive functioning among children and adolescents. Child Neuropsychology, 25(6), 836-858. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2018.1543389

Karr, J. E., Hofer, S. M., Iverson, G. L., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2019). Examining the Latent Structure of the Delis–Kaplan Executive Function System. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 34(3), 381-394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acy043

Kenny, R. A., Mayo, C. D., Kennedy, S., Varga, A. A., Stuart-Hill, L., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., McQuarrie, A., Christie, B. R. & Gawryluk, J. R. (2019). A pilot study of diffusion tensor imaging metrics and cognitive performance pre and post repetitive, intentional sub-concussive heading in soccer practice. Journal of Concussion, 3, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/2059700219885503

Halliday, D. W. R., Gawryluk, J., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., MacDonald, S. W. S. (2019). White Matter Integrity Is Associated With Intraindividual Variability in Neuropsychological Test Performance in Healthy Older Adults. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13, 352. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2019.00352

Mayo, C. D., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Mazerolle, E. L., Ritchie, L. R., Fisk, J. D., Gawryluk, J. R. (2019). Relationship between white matter integrity and cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 10, 436, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00436

Wong, R. E., Sakaluk, J. K., Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2019). Deriving an Adolescent Executive Behaviour Screener from the Behavior Assessment System for Children – 2. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 34(8), 1425–1431. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acy090

Abreu-Mendoza, R. B., Chamorro, Y., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Matute, E. (2018). The contributions of executive functions to mathematical learning difficulties and mathematical talent during adolescence. PLoS ONE, 13(12): e0209267. PP: 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209267

Santana, S. & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2018). Executive functions and memory: Review of empirical studies. Revista de Neuropsicología, Neuropsiquiatría, y Neurociencias, 18(2), 25-33.

Duggan, E. C., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., & Müller, U. (2018). Derivation, replication, and validity analyses of a screener for the behavioral assessment of executive functions in young adults. Assessment, 25(7), 867-884. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1073191116670511

Karr, J. E., Areshenkoff, C. N., Rast, P., Hofer, S. M., Iverson, G. L., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2018). The unity and diversity of executive functions: a systematic review and re-analysis of latent variable studies. Psychological Bulletin, 144(11), 1147-1185. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000160

Müller, U., & Garcia-Barrera, M. (2018). Developmental g: Lost in the Construct Jungle. Human Development, 61(1), 49-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000486750

Karr, J. E., Kibby, M. Y., Jagger-Rickels, A. C., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2018). Sensitivity and specificity of an executive function screener at identifying children with ADHD and reading disability. Advance online publication, Journal of Attention Disorders, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054718763878

Halliday, D. R. W., Hundza, S. R., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Klimstra, M., Commandeur, D., Lukyn, T., Stawski, R., & MacDonald, S. W. S. (2018). Comparing Executive Function, Evoked Haemodynamic Response, and Gait as Predictors of Variations in Mobility for Older Adults. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 40(2), 151-160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2017.1325453

Karr, J. E., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Holdnack, J. A., & Iverson, G. L. (2018). Advanced clinical interpretation of the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System: multivariate base rates of low scores. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 32(1), 42-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2017.1334828

Halliday, D. W. R., Mulligan, B. P., Garrett, D. D., Schmidt, S., Hundza, S. R., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Stawski, R. S., & MacDonald, S. W. S. (2018). Mean and variability in functional brain activations differentially predict executive function in older adults: an investigation employing functional near-infrared spectroscopy, Neurophotonics, 5(1), 011013-1-10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.NPh.5.1.011013.

Karr, J. E. & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2017). The Assessment of Executive Functions Using the BASC-2. Psychological Assessment, 29 (9), 1182-1187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0000418

Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2017). Test review of Nonverbal Stroop Card Sorting Test. In J. F. Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, & J. L. Jonson (Eds.), The twentieth mental measurements yearbook (pp. 531-536). Lincoln, NE: Buros Center for Testing.

Trujillo, S. P., Trujillo, N., Ugarriza, J. E., Uribe, L. H., Pineda, D. A., Aguirre-Acevedo, D. C., Ibáñez, A., Decety, J., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2017). How Empathic Are War Veterans? An Examination of the Psychological Impacts of Combat Exposure. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 23(4), 422-426. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pac0000255

Cochrane, M. M., Smart, C. M., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2017). Do generation and regulation of emotions interact? Examination of their relationships in young adults. Motivation & Emotion, 41 (3), 393–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11031-017-9609-7

Karr, J. E., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Holdnack, J. A., & Iverson, G. L. (2017). Using multivariate base rates to interpret low scores on an abbreviated battery of the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 32 (3), 297-305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acw105

Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Karr, J. E., Trujillo-Orrego, N., Trujillo-Orrego, S., & Pineda, D. A. (2017). Evaluating empathy in Colombian ex-combatants: Examination of the internal structure of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) in Spanish. Psychological Assessment, 29 (1), 116–122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0000331

Davidow, J. H., Zaroogian, L., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2016). Strategies for teachers to manage stuttering in the classroom: A call for research. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 47 (4), 283-296. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2016_LSHSS-15-0057

Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Karr, J. E., Duran, V., Direnfeld, E., & Pineda, D. A. (2015). Cross-cultural validation of a behavioral screener for executive functions: Guidelines for clinical use among Colombian children with and without ADHD. Psychological Assessment, 27 (4), 1349-1363. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0000117

Garcia-Barrera, M. A. & Davidow, J. H. (2015). Anticipation in Stuttering: A Theoretical Model of the Nature of Stutter Prediction. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 44, 1-15. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfludis.2015.03.002

Ritchie, L. J., Mrazik, M., Alfano, D. P., Chase, D., Comper, P., Czarnota, M., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Iverson, G. L., Maclean, M., Mendella, P. D., & Williams, T. S. (2015). The role of neuropsychology in the management of youth concussion in Canada. Current Research: Concussion, 2 (1), 8-10. 

Jeznach, A., Tuokko, H., Garcia-Barrera, M. A. & Stajduhar, K. (2015). Advance care plans among cognitively impaired older adults: Findings from the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA). Canadian Journal on Aging, 34 (2), 165-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0714980815000021

Karr, J. E., Areshenkoff, C. N., Duggan, E. C., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2014). Blast-related mild traumatic brain injury: A Bayesian random-effects meta-analysis on the cognitive outcomes of concussion among military personnel. Neuropsychology Review, 24 (4), 428-444. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11065-014-9271-8

Karr, J. E., Areshenkoff, C. N., Rast, P., & Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2014). An Empirical comparison of the therapeutic benefits of physical exercise and cognitive training on the executive functions of older adults: A meta-analysis of controlled trials. Neuropsychology, 28 (6), 829-845. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/neu0000101

Karr, J. E., Areshenkoff, C. N., Garcia-Barrera, M. A. (2014). The neuropsychological outcomes of concussion: A systematic review of meta-analyses on the cognitive sequelae of mild traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychology, 28 (3), 321-336. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/neu0000037

Karr, J. E., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., & Areshenkoff, C. N. (2014). Executive functions and intra-individual variability following concussion. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 36(1), 15-31. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2013.863833

Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Karr, J. E., & Kamphaus, R. W. (2013). Longitudinal applications of a behavioral screener of executive functioning: Assessing factorial invariance and exploring latent growth. Psychological Assessment, 25(4), 1300-1313. doi:10.1037/a0034046

Sanchez Bloom, J., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Miller, C., Miller, S., & Hynd, G. W. (2013). Planum temporale morphology in children with developmental dyslexia. Neuropsychologia, 51(9), 1684-1692. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.05.012

Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Kamphaus, R. W., & Bandalos, D. (2011). Theoretical and Statistical Derivation of a Screener for the Behavioral Assessment of Executive Functions in Children. Psychological Assessment,  23: 64-79. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0021097 

Shisler-Marshall, Garcia-Barrera, & Yanoski. (2009). An exploratory study of auditory extinction in ageing: Now you hear it, now you don’t. Aphasiology, 23(1): 72-86

Garcia, Kamphaus, DiStefano, Pineda, Jimenez. (2007). Trans-cultural Patterns of Child Adjustment in Colombian and United States School Children. Revista de Neuropsicologia, Neuropsiquiatria y Neurociencias, 7 (1-2): 75-87

Pineda, D. A., Puerta, I. C., Aguirre, D. C., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., & Kamphaus, R. W. (2007).  The Role of Neuropsychologic Tests in the Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Assessment. Pediatric Neurology, 36(6): 373-381 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.02.002 

Zinzow et al., (2007). Three Practice Parameters for Interpreting Intelligence Test Part Scores. Revista de Neuropsicologia, Neuropsiquiatria y Neurociencias, 17(1-2): 55-74

Miller, C. J., Miller, S. R., Bloom, J. S., Jones, L., Lindstrom, W., Craggs, J., Garcia-Barrera, M., Semrud-Clikeman, M., Gilger, J., & Hynd, G. W. (2006). Testing the Double Deficit Hypothesis in an Adult Sample. Annals of Dyslexia, 56(1):83-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11881-006-0004-4 

Pineda, D. A., Kamphaus, R. W., Restrepo, M. A., Puerta, I. C., Arango, C. P., Lopera, F., Garcia-Barrera, M. A., & Dowdy, E. T. (2006). Screening for Conduct Disorder in an Adolescent Male Sample from Colombia. Transcultural Psychiatry, 45(3): 362-382 https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461506066983 

Pineda, D. A., Aguirre, D. C., Garcia, M. A., Lopera, F. J., Palacio, L. G., & Kamphaus, R. W. (2005). Validation of Two Rating Scales for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis in Colombian Children, Pediatric Neurology, 33(1): 15-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2005.02.001

Arcos-Burgos, O. M., Castellanos, X., Lopera, F. J., Pineda, D. A., Palacio, J. D., Garcia, M., Henao, G. C., Palacio, L. G., Berg, K., Bailey-Wilson, J. E., & Muenke, M. (2002). Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Feasibility of Linkage Analysis in a Genetic Isolate Using Extended and Multigenerational Pedigrees. Clinical Genetics, 61: 335-343.  https://doi.org/ 10.1034/j.1399-0004.2002.610503.x

Bobes, M. A., Lopera, F., Garcia, M., Diaz-Comas, L., Galan, L., & Valdes-Sosa, M. (2003). Covert Matching of Unfamiliar Faces in a Case of Prosopagnosia: An ERP Study. Cortex, 39: 41-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70073-X

Tirado, V., Garcia, M. A., Moreno, J., Galeano, L. M., Lopera, F., & Franco, A. (2000) Neuropsychological Disorders due to Occupational Exposure to Mercury Vapor, Revista de Neurologia, 31(8): 712-716 (article in Spanish) https://doi.org/10.33588/rn.3108.2000237

Pineda et al. (1999) A System of Multidimensional Evaluation of Conduct. A Scale for Parents of Children from 6 to 11 Years Old, Colombian Version. Revista de Neurologia, 28(7): 672-681 (article in Spanish)

Pineda, Kamphaus, Mora, Puerta, Palacio, Jimenez, Mejia, Garcia, Arango, Jimenez, & Lopera (1999). Use of a Multidimensional Scale for Parents of Children Aged 6-11 Years Old for the Diagnosis of Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity. Revista de Neurologia, 28(10): 952-959 (article in Spanish) https://doi.org/10.33588/rn.2810.98333