Research

Dr. Maietta is currently collaborating with the Neuropsychological Outcome Assessment Laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Grant Iverson. In her graduate training, Dr. Maietta worked in the Neuropsychology Research Program (Principal Investigator: Daniel Allen, Ph.D.) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Maietta's research was awarded the UNLV Foundation Board of Trustees Doctoral Research Fellowship. Her doctoral dissertation investigated the psychometric properties of a commonly utilized sport concussion assessment (the ImPACT). Her research interests include best practices for assessment and management of sport concussion, particularly in those with neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD. She is also interested in the impact of head injury on neurodegenerative conditions. 

1. Maietta, J. E., Iverson, G. L., & Cook, N. E. (in press). Lifetime history of concussion among children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Examining differences stratified by age, medication status, and parent-reported severity. Frontiers in Neurology.

2. Goodwin, G. J., John, S. E., Donohue, B., Keene, J., Kuwabara, H. C., Maietta, J. E., Kinsora, T. F., Ross, S. R., & Allen, D. N. (2023). Changes in ImPACT cognitive subtest networks following sport-related concussion. Brain Sciences, 13(2), 177. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13020177

3. Iverson, G. L., Maietta, J. E., Saadi, A., & Cook, N. E. (in press). Social determinants of health and lifetime history of parent-reported concussion in school-aged children and adolescents in the United States. Neurotrauma Reports.

4. Goodwin, G. J., Salva, C., Ridrigues, J., Maietta, J. E., Kuwabara, H. C., Ross, S. R., Kinsora, T. F., & Allen, D. N. (2023). Characterizing the network structure of post-concussion symptoms. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 38(5).  hptts://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acad001 

5. Maietta, J. E., Renn, B., Goodwin, G., Maietta, L. N., Moore, S., Hopkins, N., Donohue, B., & Allen, D. N. (2023). A systematic review and meta-analysis of factors influencing ImPACT concussion testing in high school and collegiate athletes with self-reported ADHD and/or LD. Neuropsychology, 37(2), 113-132. https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000870 

6. Becker, M., Maietta, J. E., Strong, M., Kuwabara, H. C., Kinsora, T. F., Ross, S. R., & Allen, D. N. (2022). Spanish and English language-based differences in cognitive performance and symptom reporting on ImPACT baseline concussion assessment. Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology, 8, 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40817-021-00114-w 

7. Maietta, J. E., Kuwabara, H. C., Keene, J., Ross, S. R., Kinsora, T. F., & Allen, D. N. (2022). Cognitive profiles following sport-related concussion in high school athletes. Neuropsychology, 36(2), 159-174.
   https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000787 

8. Maietta, J., Ahmed, A. O., Barchard, K. A., Kuwabara, H. C., Donohue, B. D., Ross, S. R., Kinsora, T. F., & Allen, D. N. (2021). Confirmatory factor analysis of ImPACT cognitive tests in high school athletes. Psychological Assessment, 33(8), 746-755. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001014

9. Maietta, J., Kuwabara, H. C., Cross, C. L., Flood, S. M., Kinsora, T. F., Ross, S. R., & Allen, D. N. (2021, online ahead of print). Influence of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders on cognitive and symptom profiles: Considerations for baseline sport concussion assessment. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acab006 

10. Maietta, J., Barchard, K. A., Kuwabara, H. C., Donohue, B., Ross, S. R., Kinsora, T. F., & Allen, D. N. (2020, online ahead of print). Influence of special education, ADHD, autism, and learning disorders on ImPACT validity scores in high school athletes. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355617720001149

11. Donohue, B., Galante, M., Maietta, J., Lee, B., Paul, N., Corey, A., & Allen, D. N. (2019). Empirical development of a screening method to assist mental health referrals in collegiate athletes. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 13, 561-579. https://doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.2018.0070

12. Hussey, J., Donohue, B., Barchard, K., & Allen, D. N. (2019). Family contributions to sport performance and their utility in predicting appropriate referrals to mental health optimization programs. European Journal of Sport Science, 19, 972-982. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2019.1574906 

13. Ringdahl, E. N., Becker, M. L., Hussey, J., Thaler, N. S., Vogel, S. J., Cross, C., Mayfield, J., & Allen, D. N. (2018). Executive functioning profiles in pediatric traumatic brain injury. Developmental Neuropsychology, 44(2), 172-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/87565641.2018.1557190 

1. Iverson, G. L., Cho, J., Vanderbleek, E., Maietta, J. E., & Lange, R. T. (in press). Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury.  In J. G. Scott & Schoenberg, M. R. (Eds.), The little black book of neuropsychology, 2nd edition (pp. TBD). New York, NY: Springer Science.

2. Iverson, G. L., & Maietta, J. E. (in press). Sport-related concussion. In J. G. Scott & Schoenberg, M. R. (Eds.), The little black book of neuropsychology, 2nd edition (pp. TBD). New York, NY: Springer Science.

3. Iverson, G. L., Maietta, J. E., & Lange, R. L. (in press). Mild traumatic brain injury. In J. G. Scott & Schoenberg, M. R. (Eds.), The little black book of neuropsychology, 2nd edition (pp. TBD). New York, NY: Springer Science.

4. Kavish, N. & Maietta, J. E. (in press). Functional neurological disorders. In J. G. Scott & Schoenberg, M. R. (Eds.), The little black book of neuropsychology, 2nd edition (pp. TBD). New York, NY: Springer Science. 

5. Boscarino, J., Maietta, J. E., Schoenberg, M. R., & Duff, K. (in press). Dementias and mild cognitive impairment in adults. In J. G. Scott & Schoenberg, M. R. (Eds.), The little black book of neuropsychology, 2nd edition (pp. TBD). New York, NY: Springer Science.

6. Maietta, J., Paul, N. B., & Allen, D. N. (2020). Cultural considerations for schizophrenia spectrum disorders I: Prevalence, symptoms, and diagnosis. In L.T. Benuto, F. Gonzalez, J. Singer (Eds.), Handbook of cultural factors in behavioral health: A guide for the helping professional (pp. 362-380). New York, NY: Springer Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32229-8

7. Paul, N. B., Maietta, J., & Allen, D. N. (2020). Cultural considerations for schizophrenia spectrum disorders II: Assessment and treatment. In L.T. Benuto, F. Gonzalez, J. Singer (Eds.), Handbook of cultural factors in behavioral health: A guide for the helping professional (pp. 381-402). New York, NY: Springer Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32229-8

8. Hussey, J., & Allen, D. N. (2017). Halstead Reitan Neuropsychological Battery. In J. Kreutzer, J. Deluca, B. Caplan (Eds.), Encyclopedia of clinical neuropsychology (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_189-3 

Selected conference presentations