Flory, Kate H

Kate H. Flory is a Senior Professor at the University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on developmental psychopathology, specifically attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents, with recent work examining geographic and county-level prevalence of neurodevelopmental disorders, the impact of food insecurity on pediatric diabetes care, and the mediating role of experiential avoidance in substance use outcomes among college students with ADHD. Her latest publications include studies on pediatrician availability and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders (2024) and COVID-19's effect on college adjustment in first-year students with ADHD (2024). She has received major funding for her work on mediators of social impairment in children with ADHD. Her extensive international collaborations span institutions in the United States, Thailand, Italy, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Jordan, Colombia, Macau, and China.