Department of Psychology
1000 E University Ave
Dept. 3415
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6303
Email: psyc.uw@uwyo.edu
Dr. Cynthia Hartung (she/her) teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in developmental psychopathology, psychology of gender, and the assessment and treatment of attention and learning problems across the lifespan. Dr. Hartung is the director of The Psychology Center for Training in Assessment, Treatment, and Clinical Research. She also supervises doctoral student therapists and mentors graduate student research in the department's APA-accredited clinical psychology Ph.D. program. Dr. Hartung and her colleagues recently published a treatment manual and a workbook for college students with ADHD that focuses on organization, time management, and planning skills (i.e., Thriving in College). She is also pursuing a newer line of research examining the effects of physical exercise on academic performance in adolescents and emerging adults with ADHD. Dr. Hartung recently completed a Fulbright Scholarship in Norway with Dr. Lars Wichström whom she met through ISRCAP.
Cynthia Hartung is recruiting graduate students for Fall 2024.
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1998
Pre-doctoral internship at the University of Chicago Medical Center, 1997-1998
M.S., University of Kentucky, 1993
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990
chartung@uwyo.edu • (307)314-2123 • Bio Sciences Bldg 131
2019 - Present Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming
2010- Present Adjunct Professor of Gender and Women's Studies, University of Wyoming
2012 - 2024 Director of the Psychology Center, University of Wyoming
2010 - 2019 Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming
2007 - 2010 Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming
2002 - 2007 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Oklahoma State University
2001 - 2002 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Denver
1999 - 2001 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
1998 - 1999 Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow, Oregon Health Sciences University
Tamara Abu-Ramadan, M.A., M.S.
Meisa Khaireddin, B.A.
Emily Miller, M.S.
John Vasko, M.P.S.
Judah Serrano, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, Children's Hospital Colorado
Anne Stevens, Ph.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Wyoming
Patrick LaCount, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Practical Psychological Services
Christopher Shelton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Penn State Behrend
Carolyn Stern, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Valley Psych Services
David Fedele, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Florida
Elizabeth Lefler, Ph.D., Professor, University of Northern Iowa
Benjamin Sigel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Assessment of ADHD and learning problems across the lifespan
Developing treatments for adolescents and emerging adults with ADHD
Understanding sex/gender differences in psychopathology
PSYC 3300 - Psychology of Gender
PSYC 4310 - Developmental Psychopathology
PSYC 5450 - Clinical Practicum
PSYC 5460- Advanced Clinical Practicum
PSYC 5500 - Psychopathology I
Lefler, E. K., Tabler, J., *Abu-Ramadan, T., Stevens, A. E., *Serrano, J. W., Shelton, C. R., & Hartung, C. M. (2023). Sex, gender, and sexual orientation in psychological research: Exploring data trends & research opinions. Psychological Report. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231199959
*Stevens, A. E., Lefler, E. K., *Serrano, J. W., & Hartung, C. M. (2023). Transitioning to college with ADHD: A qualitative examination of parental support and the renegotiation of the parent-child relationship. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04525
Bodalski, E. A., Flory, K., Canu, W. H., Willcutt, E. G., & Hartung, C. M. (2023). ADHD symptoms and procrastination in college students: The roles of emotion dysregulation and self-esteem. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 45, 48-57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-022-09996-2
*Abu-Ramadan, T. M., Lefler, E. K., Knouse, L. K. & Hartung, C. M. (2023). Positive illusory bias and self-handicapping in adults with ADHD: A literature review and recommendations for research and clinical practice. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 45(4), 917-936. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-023-10084-2
*Serrano, J. W., *Abu-Ramadan, T. M., *Vasko, J. M., Leopold, D. R., Canu, W. H., Willcutt, E. G. & Hartung, C. M. (2023). ADHD and psychological need fulfillment in college students. Journal of Attention Disorders, 27(8), 912-924. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547231161530
Falco, C. A., Zimmerman, L., Vasko, J. M., Flory, K., Hartung, C. M., Meinzer, M. C., & Looby, A. (2023). Drinking motives mediate the relation between ADHD symptoms and alcohol-related problems among college students. Emerging Adulthood, 11(3), 535-545. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968231152273
Lefler, E. K., Alacha, H. F., *Vasko, J. M, *Serrano, J. W., Looby, A., Flory, K., & Hartung, C. M. (2023). Sex differences in ADHD symptoms, problematic gaming, and impairment in college students. Current Psychology, 42, 26836-26847. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03469-1
*LaCount, P. A., Hartung, C. M., *Vasko, J. M., *Serrano, J. W., *Wright, H. A., & Smith, D. T. (2022). Acute effects of physical exercise in college students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 22, 100443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2022.100443
*Shelton, C. R., Canu, W. H. & Hartung, C. M. (2022). Feasibility and acceptability of an internet-based intervention for ADHD in college students. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 7(4), 428-438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-022-00256-4
Hartung, C. M., Canu, W. H., *Serrano, J. W., *Vasko, J. M., Stevens, A. E., *Abu-Ramadan, Tamara M., Neger, E. N., Bodalski, E. A., Gleason, L. L., Bridges, R. M., Anzalone, C., & Flory, K. (2022). A new organizational and study skills intervention designed specifically for college students with ADHD. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 29(2), 411-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2020.09.005
*Stevens, A. E., *Abu-Ramadan, T. M. & Hartung, C. M. (2022). Promoting academic success in college students: A systematic review to identify intervention targets. Journal of American College Health, 70(8), 2342-2355. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07448481.2020.1862127
Lee, C. A., Goh, P. K., Shelton, C. R., & Hartung, C. M. (2022). Networks of ADHD and SCT symptoms in emerging adulthood. Journal of Attention Disorders, 26(7), 991-1000. https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547211045743
Looby, A., Prince, M. A., *Vasko, J. M., Zimmerman, L., Flory, K., Lefler, E. K., Canu, W., & Hartung, C. M. (2021). Relations among protective behaviors strategies, biological sex, and ADHD on alcohol use and alcohol-related problems: Who benefits most, and from what type of strategy? Addictive Behaviors, 119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106924
Evans, S. W., Beauchaine, T. P., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Becker, S., Chacko, A., Gallagher, R., Hartung, C. M., Kofler, M. J., Schultz, B., Tamm, L., & Youngstrom, E. A. (2021). The efficacy of cognitive videogame training for ADHD and what FDA clearance means for clinicians. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 6, 116-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2020.1859960
Lefler, E. K., Flory, K., Canu, W. H., Willcutt, E. G., & Hartung, C. M. (2021). Unique considerations in the assessment of ADHD in college students. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 43, 352-369. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2021.1936462
Canu, W. H., *Stevens, A. E., Ranson, L., Lefler, E. K., *LaCount, P. A., *Serrano, J. W., Willcutt, E. G. & Hartung, C. M. (2021). College readiness: Differences between first-year undergraduates with and without ADHD. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 54(6), 403-411. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022219420972693
Looby, A., *Cleveland, C. S., *Zimmerman, L. & Hartung, C. M. (2021). ADHD symptoms and sex moderate the relation between protective behavioral strategies and alcohol use among treatment-mandated college students. Behavioral Medicine., 47, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2019.1590798
Lefler, E. K., *Stevens, A. E., *Garner, A. M., *Serrano, J. W., Canu, W. H., & Hartung, C. M. (2020). Changes in college student endorsement of ADHD symptoms across DSM edition. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 42(3), 488-499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-020-09797-5
Canu, W. H., Hartung, C. M., *Stevens, A. E. & Lefler, E. K. (2020). Psychometric properties of the Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale: Evidence for utility in research, assessment, and treatment of emerging adults with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 24, 1648-1660. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054716661421
Hartung, C. M. & Lefler, E. K. (2019). Sex and gender in psychopathology: DSM-5 and beyond. Psychological Bulletin, 145, 390-409. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000183
*LaCount, P. A., Hartung, C. M., Canu, W. H. & Knouse, L. E. (2019). Interventions for transitioning adolescents with ADHD to emerging adulthood: Developmental context and empirically supported treatment principles. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 4, 170-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/23794925.2018.1518120
*Stevens, A. E., Hartung, C. M., *Shelton, C. R., *LaCount, P. A. & Heaney, A. (2019) The effects of a brief organization, time management, and planning intervention for at-risk college freshman. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 4, 202-218. doi: 10.1080/23794925.2018.1551093
Hartung, C. M., Lefler, E. K., Canu, W. H., *Stevens, A.E., *Jaconis, M., *LaCount, P. A., *Shelton, C. R., Leopold, D. R. & Willcutt, E. G. (2019). DSM-5 and other symptom thresholds for ADHD: Which is the best predictor of impairment in college students? Journal of Attention Disorders, 23, 1637-1646. doi: 10.1177/1087054716629216
*LaCount, P. A., Hartung, C. M., *Shelton, C. R., & *Stevens, A. E. (2018). Efficacy of an organizational skills intervention for college students with ADHD symptomatology and academic difficulties. Journal of Attention Disorders, 22, 356-367. doi: 10.1177/1087054715594423
*Jaconis, M., Boyd, S. J., Hartung, C. M., McCrea, S. M., Canu, W. H. & Lefler, E. K. (2016). Sex differences in claimed and behavioral self-handicapping and ADHD symptomatology. ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders, 8, 205-214. doi: 10.1007/s12402-016-0200-y
*LaCount, P. A., Hartung, C. M., *Shelton, C. R., Clapp, J. D. & Clapp, T. K. W. (2015). Preliminary evaluation of a psychosocial treatment for college students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 22, 152-160. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2014.07.004
Hartung, C. M., Canu, W. H., *Cleveland, C. S., Lefler, E. K, *Mignogna, M. J., *Fedele, D. A., Correia, C. J., Leffingwell, T. R. & Clapp, J. D. (2013). Stimulant medication use in college students: Comparison of appropriate users, misusers and non-users. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27, 832-840. doi:10.1037/a0033822
Department of Psychology
1000 E University Ave
Dept. 3415
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-6303
Email: psyc.uw@uwyo.edu