Elizabeth Owens, PhD
Professor
Psychiatry
School of Medicine

Her research interests center on the developmental progression of and psychosocial treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents, and she has authored over 60 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on childhood ADHD, parenting, and developmental precursors of antisocial behavior. Dr. Owens’s clinical expertise involves family- and school-focused behavioral treatments for children with ADHD. Specifically, she conducts diagnostic evaluations, leads parent management training groups and child skills groups, and meets individually with parents to help them learn to manage their child’s ADHD. Dr. Owens is also a clinical supervisor at the UCSF/UCB Schwab Center for Cognitive Diversity and Dyslexia.

• Review: Adult Outcome as Seen Through Controlled Prospective Follow-up Studies of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Followed Into Adulthood.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2021 Cherkasova MV, Roy A, Molina BSG, Scott G, Weiss G, Barkley RA, Biederman J, Uchida M, Hinshaw SP, Owens EB, Hechtman L
• Maternal personality traits moderate treatment response in the Multimodal Treatment Study of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  European child & adolescent psychiatry 2019 Perez Algorta G, MacPherson HA, Arnold LE, Hinshaw SP, Hechtman L, Sibley MH, Owens EB
• Positive Illusory Bias Still Illusory? Investigating Discrepant Self-Perceptions in Girls with ADHD.
  Journal of pediatric psychology 2019 Tu JW, Owens EB, Hinshaw SP
• A Qualitative Analysis of Contextual Factors Relevant to Suspected Late-Onset ADHD.
  Journal of attention disorders 2019 Mitchell JT, Sibley MH, Hinshaw SP, Kennedy TM, Chronis-Tuscano A, Arnold LE, Swanson JM, Hechtman LT, Molina BSG, Caye A, Tamm L, Owens EB, Roy A, Weisner TS, Murray DW, Jensen PS
• Adolescent Mediators of Unplanned Pregnancy among Women with and without Childhood ADHD.
  Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2019 Owens EB, Hinshaw SP
• Little evidence for late-onset ADHD in a longitudinal sample of women.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2019 Ahmad SI, Owens EB, Hinshaw SP
• Processing Speed Predicts Behavioral Treatment Outcomes in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Predominantly Inattentive Type.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2018 Adalio CJ, Owens EB, McBurnett K, Hinshaw SP, Pfiffner LJ
• The Qualitative Interview Study of Persistent and Nonpersistent Substance Use in the MTA: Sample Characteristics, Frequent Use, and Reasons for Use.
  Journal of attention disorders 2017 Swanson JM, Wigal T, Jensen PS, Mitchell JT, Weisner TS, Murray D, Arnold LE, Hechtman L, Molina BSG, Owens EB, Hinshaw SP, Belendiuk K, Howard A, Wigal SB, Sorensen P, Stehli A
• Girls with childhood ADHD as adults: Cross-domain outcomes by diagnostic persistence.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2017 Owens EB, Zalecki C, Gillette P, Hinshaw SP
• Young adult outcomes in the follow-up of the multimodal treatment study of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: symptom persistence, source discrepancy, and height suppression.
  Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines 2017 Swanson JM, Arnold LE, Molina BSG, Sibley MH, Hechtman LT, Hinshaw SP, Abikoff HB, Stehli A, Owens EB, Mitchell JT, Nichols Q, Howard A, Greenhill LL, Hoza B, Newcorn JH, Jensen PS, Vitiello B, Wigal …
• Predictors of Response to Behavioral Treatments Among Children With ADHD-Inattentive Type.
  Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2016 Owens EB, Hinshaw SP, McBurnett K, Pfiffner L
• Pathways from neurocognitive vulnerability to co-occurring internalizing and externalizing problems among women with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder followed prospectively for 16 years.
  Development and psychopathology 2016 Owens EB, Hinshaw SP
• Defining ADHD symptom persistence in adulthood: optimizing sensitivity and specificity.
  Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines 2016 Sibley MH, Swanson JM, Arnold LE, Hechtman LT, Owens EB, Stehli A, Abikoff H, Hinshaw SP, Molina BSG, Mitchell JT, Jensen PS, Howard AL, Lakes KD, Pelham WE, MTA Cooperative Group
• Functional Adult Outcomes 16 Years After Childhood Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: MTA Results.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2016 Hechtman L, Swanson JM, Sibley MH, Stehli A, Owens EB, Mitchell JT, Arnold LE, Molina BS, Hinshaw SP, Jensen PS, Abikoff HB, Perez Algorta G, Howard AL, Hoza B, Etcovitch J, Houssais S, Lakes KD, …
• Childhood conduct problems and young adult outcomes among women with childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
  Journal of abnormal psychology 2016 Owens EB, Hinshaw SP
• Response Inhibition, Peer Preference and Victimization, and Self-Harm: Longitudinal Associations in Young Adult Women with and without ADHD.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2016 Meza JI, Owens EB, Hinshaw SP
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Adult outcome and its predictors , L. Hechtman (Ed.)
  The Berkeley Girls with ADHD Longitudinal Study 2016 Owens, E. B., Zalecki, C. A., & Hinshaw, S. P.
• Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Predicts Intimate Partner Victimization in Young Women.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2016 Guendelman MD, Ahmad S, Meza JI, Owens EB, Hinshaw SP
• Prenatal Smoke Exposure Predicts Hyperactive/Impulsive but Not Inattentive ADHD Symptoms in Adolescent and Young Adult Girls.
  Infant and child development 2015 Gard AM, Owens EB, Hinshaw SP
• Early-adult correlates of maltreatment in girls with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Increased risk for internalizing symptoms and suicidality.
  Development and psychopathology 2015 Guendelman MD, Owens EB, Galán C, Gard A, Hinshaw SP
• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment, R. Barkley (Ed.)
  Developmental progressions and gender differences in ADHD 2015 Owens E.B., Cardoos, S.L. & Hinshaw, S.P.
• A two-site randomized clinical trial of integrated psychosocial treatment for ADHD-inattentive type.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2014 Pfiffner LJ, Hinshaw SP, Owens E, Zalecki C, Kaiser NM, Villodas M, McBurnett K
• Pathways to self-harmful behaviors in young women with and without ADHD: a longitudinal examination of mediating factors.
  Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines 2013 Swanson EN, Owens EB, Hinshaw SP
• Perinatal problems and psychiatric comorbidity among children with ADHD.
  Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2013 Owens EB, Hinshaw SP
• Prospective follow-up of girls with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder into early adulthood: continuing impairment includes elevated risk for suicide attempts and self-injury.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2012 Hinshaw SP, Owens EB, Zalecki C, Huggins SP, Montenegro-Nevado AJ, Schrodek E, Swanson EN
• Is the positive illusory bias illusory? Examining discrepant self-perceptions of competence in girls with ADHD.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2012 Swanson EN, Owens EB, Hinshaw SP
• Effects of preschool parents’ power assertive patterns and practices on adolescent development
  Parenting: Science and Practice 2010 Baumrind, D., Larzelere, R.E., & Owens, E.B.
• Ethnicity as a moderator of treatment effects on parent--child interaction for children with ADHD.
  Journal of attention disorders 2009 Jones HA, Epstein JN, Hinshaw SP, Owens EB, Chi TC, Arnold LE, Hoza B, Wells KC
• Few girls with childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder show positive adjustment during adolescence.
  Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2009 Owens EB, Hinshaw SP, Lee SS, Lahey BB
• Few preschool boys and girls with ADHD are well-adjusted during adolescence.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2007 Lee SS, Lahey BB, Owens EB, Hinshaw SP
• Neuropsychological functioning of girls with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder followed prospectively into adolescence: evidence for continuing deficits?
  Neuropsychology 2007 Hinshaw SP, Carte ET, Fan C, Jassy JS, Owens EB
• Treatment-related changes in objectively measured parenting behaviors in the multimodal treatment study of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2006 Wells KC, Chi TC, Hinshaw SP, Epstein JN, Pfiffner L, Nebel-Schwalm M, Owens EB, Arnold LE, Abikoff HB, Conners CK, Elliott GR, Greenhill LL, Hechtman L, Hoza B, Jensen PS, March J, Newcorn JH, Pelham…
• Prospective follow-up of girls with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder into adolescence: Evidence for continuing cross-domain impairment.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2006 Hinshaw SP, Owens EB, Sami N, Fargeon S
• Predicting growth curves of externalizing behavior across the preschool years.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2003 Owens EB, Shaw DS
• Which treatment for whom for ADHD? Moderators of treatment response in the MTA.
  Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2003 Owens EB, Hinshaw SP, Kraemer HC, Arnold LE, Abikoff HB, Cantwell DP, Conners CK, Elliott G, Greenhill LL, Hechtman L, Hoza B, Jensen PS, March JS, Newcorn JH, Pelham WE, Severe JB, Swanson JM, …
• Resilience and vulnerability: Adaptation in the context of childhood adversities, S. S. Luthar (Ed.)
  Poverty and early childhood adjustment 2003 Owens, E. B., & Shaw, D. S.
• Response to commentary on the multimodal treatment study of ADHD (MTA): mining the meaning of the MTA.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2002 Swanson JM, Arnold LE, Vitiello B, Abikoff HB, Wells KC, Pelham WE, March JS, Hinshaw SP, Hoza B, Epstein JN, Elliott GR, Greenhill LL, Hechtman L, Jensen PS, Kraemer HC, Kotkin R, Molina B, Newcorn …
• Clinical relevance of the primary findings of the MTA: success rates based on severity of ADHD and ODD symptoms at the end of treatment.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2001 Swanson JM, Kraemer HC, Hinshaw SP, Arnold LE, Conners CK, Abikoff HB, Clevenger W, Davies M, Elliott GR, Greenhill LL, Hechtman L, Hoza B, Jensen PS, March JS, Newcorn JH, Owens EB, Pelham WE, …
• Attachment stability and emotional and behavioral regulation from infancy to preschool age
  Development and Psychopathology 2001 Vondra, J.I., Shaw, D.S., Swearingen, L., Cohen, M., & Owens, E.B
• Attachment stability and emotional and behavioral regulation from infancy to preschool age.
  Development and psychopathology 2001 Vondra JI, Shaw DS, Swearingen L, Cohen M, Owens EB
• Clinical relevance of the primary findings of the MTA: Success rates based on severity of ADHD and ODD symptoms at the end of treatment
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2001 Swanson, J.M., Kraemer, H.C., Hinshaw, S.P., Arnold, L.E., Conners, C.K., Abikoff, H.B., Clevenger, W., Davies, M., Elliot, G.R., Greenhill, L.L., Hechtman, L., Hoza, B., Jensen, P.S., March, J.S., …
• Infant and toddler pathways leading to early externalizing disorders
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2001 Shaw, D.S., Owens, E.B., Giovannelli, J., & Winslow, E.B
• Infant and toddler pathways leading to early externalizing disorders.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2001 Shaw DS, Owens EB, Giovannelli J, Winslow EB
• Effect of a la carte and snack bar foods at school on children's lunchtime intake of fruits and vegetables.
  Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2000 Cullen KW, Eagan J, Baranowski T, Owens E, de Moor C
• Family processes and treatment outcome in the MTA: negative/ineffective parenting practices in relation to multimodal treatment.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 2000 Hinshaw SP, Owens EB, Wells KC, Kraemer HC, Abikoff HB, Arnold LE, Conners CK, Elliott G, Greenhill LL, Hechtman L, Hoza B, Jensen PS, March JS, Newcorn JH, Pelham WE, Swanson JM, Vitiello B, Wigal T
• Socioenvironmental influences on children's fruit, juice and vegetable consumption as reported by parents: reliability and validity of measures.
  Public health nutrition 2000 Weber Cullen K, Baranowski T, Rittenberry L, Cosart C, Owens E, Hebert D, de Moor C
• Family processes and treatment outcome in the MTA: Negative/ineffective parenting practices in relation to multimodal treatment
  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 2000 Hinshaw, S.P., Owens, E.B., Wells, K.C., Kraemer, H.C., Abikoff, H. B., Arnold, L.E., Conners, K.C., Elliot, G., Greenhill, L.L., Hechtman, L., Hoza, B., Jensen, P.S., March, J.S., Newcorn, J.H., …
• A longitudinal study of interparental conflict, emotional and behavioral reactivity, and preschoolers' adjustment problems among low-income families.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 1999 Ingoldsby EM, Shaw DS, Owens EB, Winslow EB
• A longitudinal study of interparental conflict, emotional and behavioral reactivity, and preschoolers' adjustment problems among low-income families
  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 1999 Ingoldsby, E.M., Shaw, D.S., Owens, E.B., & Winslow, E.B.
• Early relationship quality from home to school: A longitudinal study
  Early Education and Development 1999 Vondra, J.I., Shaw, D.S., Swearingen, L., Cohen, M., & Owens, E.B
• Factors associated with behavioral competence at school among young boys from multi-problem low-income families
  Early Education and Development 1999 Owens, E.B., Shaw, D.S., Giovannelli, J., Garcia, M.M., & Yaggi, K
• Young children's adjustment to chronic family adversity: a longitudinal study of low-income families.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1998 Shaw DS, Winslow EB, Owens EB, Hood N
• Case study: behavioral treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in a boy with comorbid disruptive behavior problems.
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1998 Owens EB, Piacentini J
• The development of early externalizing problems among children from low-income families: a transformational perspective.
  Journal of abnormal child psychology 1998 Shaw DS, Winslow EB, Owens EB, Vondra JI, Cohn JF, Bell RQ
• Behavioral treatment of OCD in a boy with comorbid disruptive behavior problems
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1998 Owens, E.B., & Piacentini, J.
• Relations between infant irritability and maternal responsiveness in low-income families
  Infant Behavior and Development 1998 Owens, E.B., Shaw, D.S., & Vondra, J.V.
• The development of early externalizing problems among children from low-income families: A transformational perspective
  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 1998 Shaw, D.S., Winslow, E.B., Owens, E.B., Vondra, J.I., Cohn, J.F., & Bell, R.Q.
• Young children's adjustment to chronic family adversity: A longitudinal study of low-income families
  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1998 Shaw, D.S., Winslow, E.B., Owens, E.B., & Hood, N.
• Early risk factors and pathways in the development of early disruptive behavior problems
  Development and Psychopathology 1996 Shaw, D.S., Owens, E.B., Vondra, J.I., Keenan, K., & Winslow, E.B.