Emily Rosenthal, MA

Emily Rosenthal

Undergraduate School
Cornell University

Graduate School
University of California, Berkeley

 

 

Interests & Career Goals

My interests center on understanding ADHD and comorbid challenges across the lifespan, with an emphasis on developmental transitions (adolescence, young adulthood) and understudied populations (particularly girls/women). Clinically, I enjoy working with youth/families with ADHD, other neurodevelopmental challenges, and/or emotion dysregulation, in addition to experience working with individuals across the lifespan.  In the future, I plan to pursue a research-oriented career that informs and is informed by clinical care for individuals with ADHD and co-occurring challenges. I also plan to pursue clinical licensure and to work to make science accessible to stakeholders.

Favorite Pastimes

I enjoy knitting, crocheting, baking, running, and listening to podcasts. I look forward to going on walks/runs exploring Durham!

Why I Chose Duke

I chose Duke because I believe that the breadth and depth of clinical training opportunities is well-aligned with my clinical and career goals. I’m excited to strengthen my existing clinical skillset while also working with/in new populations, settings, and modalities as part of a multidisciplinary team. Given my research interests, I was particularly excited about the opportunity to do a rotation with Duke’s ADHD Program, in addition to conducting pediatric neuropsychological assessments and other clinical experiences.

Research Interests

My research explores the relation among ADHD and co-occurring emotional, behavioral, and social challenges across development. I am particularly interested in highlighting the experiences of girls and women with ADHD, who have been historically underrepresented in research. Another focus of my work is on how individuals with ADHD navigate normative developmental transitions (puberty/adolescence; young adulthood).

Publications

  • Rosenthal, E. A., Mitchell, J. T., Weisner, T., Silverstein, N., Yi, C., Arnold, L. G., Hechtman, L., Hinshaw, S. P., & Jensen, P. (Accepted). What can adults with ADHD tell us about their experiences? A review of qualitative methods to map a new research agenda. Journal of Attention Disorders.

  • Lukic, S., Jiang, F., Mandelli, M. L., Qi, T., Inkelis, S. M., Rosenthal, E., ... & Pereira, C. W. (2025). A semantic strength and neural correlates in developmental dyslexia. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1405425. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1405425

  • Rosenthal, E. A., Broos, H. C., Timpano, K. R., & Johnson, S. L. (2024). Does emotion-related impulsivity relate to specific ADHD symptom dimensions, and do the effects generalize across comorbid internalizing and externalizing syndromes?. Journal of Attention Disorders, 28(2), 178-188. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547231210283

  • Rosenthal, E. A. & Hinshaw, S. P. (2023). Pubertal timing in adolescents with ADHD: extension and replication in an all-female sample. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-023-02239-z

  • Hinshaw, S. P., Nguyen, P., O’Grady, S., Rosenthal, E. A. (2022) Annual review: ADHD in girls and women: Update, longitudinal processes, and future directions. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 63(4), 484-497. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13480

  • Agans, J. P., Rosenthal, E., Lesnick, J., Sloan, M., Connor, S., Majano, R., ... & Tifft, M. (2021). Practice partnerships as community-engaged learning: Lessons learned from a collaborative project with youth development programs. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 13(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.54656/PBYA5587

  • Rosenthal, E. A., Ho, P. S., Joe, G. O., Mitchell, S. A., Booher, S., Pavletic, S. Z., Baird, K., Cowen, E. W., & Comis, L. E. (2020). Motor ability, function, and health-related quality of life as correlates of symptom burden in patients with sclerotic chronic graft-versus-host disease receiving imatinib mesylate. Supportive Care in Cancer, 28, 3679-3689. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-05207-z

Poster Presentations

  • Rosenthal, E.A.*, Halkett, A.*, & Hinshaw, S.P. (2024, May). Let’s talk about sex: Reproductive health education in girls with ADHD [Poster presentation]. 2024 APS Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
    * indicates co-first authorship

  • Rosenthal, E.A., Mehta, S., Mitchell, J. T., Arnold, E., Hinshaw, S. P., Weisner, T., Jensen, P. S., & MTA Cooperative Group (2024, January). Perceptions of young adult women with ADHD about their daily life functioning: A qualitative analysis of the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD [Poster presentation]. 2024 APSARD Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.

  • Rosenthal, E. A., Phan, J. M., Marceau, K., Hinshaw, S. P., & Shirtcliff, E. A. (2022, March). Leveraging machine learning to model time to menarche in adolescent girls [Poster presentation]. 2022 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, New Orleans, LA.

  • Koch, M. K., & Mendle, J. (2019, March). Is age just a number? Exploring the association among relative age, pubertal timing, and depression [Poster presentation]. 2019 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

  • Rosenthal, E. A., Mitchell, S., Pavletic, S. Z., & Comis, L. E. (2019, April). Occupational participation and quality of life in persons with chronic graft versus host disease: An exploratory study [Poster presentation]. 2019 American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA. 

  • Rosenthal, E. Joe, G. O., Ho, P-S, Baird, K., Cowen, E.W., & Comis, L. E. (2019, February). Using functional performance measures to assess clinical response in patients with sclerotic chronic graft versus host disease: An exploratory study [Poster presentation]. 2019 Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASBMT and CIBMTR, Houston, TX.

  • Rosenthal, E., Koch, M. K., Ratner, K., & Mendle, J. (2018, March). ADHD and identity: situational influences and individual variability [Poster presentation]. 2018 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA.

  • Rosenthal, E. & Mendle, J. (2018, April). Effects of pubertal status, relative age, and perceived pubertal timing on depression [Poster presentation]. 2018 Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Other Presentations & Invited Talks

  • Rosenthal, E. A., Mehta, S., Mitchell, J. T., Arnold, L. E., Hechtman, L., Hinshaw, S. P., ... & Jensen, P. S. (2024, October). Qualitative perspectives of women in the MTA: Self-and parental Perspectives. In Hechtman, L. (Chair), Updates from the MTA Follow-Up: Fluctuation in Adulthood, Women in Adulthood, and Maintenance of Treatment Gains [Symposium]. AACAP's 2024 Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.778

  • Rosenthal, E. A. (November 2022). Leveraging machine learning to model time to menarche in adolescent girls [Oral presentation]. UC Berkeley Institute for Human Development (IHD) Developmental Science Flash Talks, Berkeley, CA. 

  • Rosenthal, E. A. (2021). Leveraging machine learning to model time to Menarche in adolescent girls [Oral presentation]. Clinical Science Colloquium, Berkeley, CA. 

  • Rosenthal, E. A. (2019). Motor ability, function, and health-related quality of life as correlates of symptom burden in patients with sclerotic chronic graft-versus-host disease receiving imatinib mesylate [Oral presentation]. Rehabilitation Medicine Grand Rounds, Bethesda, MD.

  • Rosenthal, E. & Chicas, V. (2018). The PRYDE Scholars’ “Nearest Neighbor” Project [Oral presentation]. Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research Student Showcase, Ithaca, NY.

Science Communication