
Institute for Behavioral Genetics
University of Colorado Boulder
447 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0447
Research Interests:
Mechanisms (neural and genetic) underlying individual differences in executive functions and their relations to everyday self regulation as well as various forms of psychopathology.
Active Grants:
- NIDA U01 DA051018 (Banich/Friedman) 4/15/20 – 03/31/27. 14/21 ABCD-USA Consortium: Research Project Site at CU Boulder. Role: MPI
- NIDA R01 DA046064 (Friedman, Wager) 4/15/18 – 1/31/23. Brain and Genetic Predictors of Individual Differences in Pain and Placebo Analgesia. Role: MPI
- NIDA U01 DA046413 (Vrieze, Friedman) 8/15/18 – 6/30/23. A Twin Study of Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use Development: Leveraging Intensive Longitudinal Assessments. Role: MPI
- NIMH R01 MH124846 (Kaiser/Snyder) 6/10/22 – 4/30/27. Leveraging Latent Factors and Machine Learning to Forecast Internalizing Psychopathology in Emerging Adulthood. Role: Co-I
- NIA R01 AG046938 (Reynolds/Wadsworth) 6/01/15 – 5/31/25. Colorado Adoption/Twin Study of Lifespan Behavioral Development & Cognitive Aging (CATSLife). Role: Co-I
- NIMH R01 MH117131 (Kaiser) 7/03/20 – 4/30/24. Biotyping Mood Health in Late Adolescence: Neurocognitive Dimensions and Stress Pathways. Role: Co-I
- NIDA R01 DA042742 (Palmer) 4/01/18 – 1/31/23. Integrative Prioritization of Alcohol and Drug-Addiction Related Genetic Loci. Role: Co-I, subcontract PI
Additional Resources:
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Multiple PI (with Dr. Tor Wager at Dartmouth) of the PainGen study
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Multiple PI (with Dr. Scott Vrieze at University of Minnesota) of the COTWINS
- PI of study of completed Neural Substrates of Executive Functions in the Longitudinal Twin Sample (LTS)
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Co-investigator on the Colorado Adoption/Twin Study of Lifespan Behavioral Development and Cognitive Aging (CATSLife) study
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Multiple PI on the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study
Current lab




Former Trainees
Lee Altamirano
Doctoral Studen 2013-2016
Chelsie Benca-Bachman
Doctoral Student 2013-2017
Alta du Pont
Doctoral student 2015-2020
Dan Gustavson
Doctoral Student 2013-2016
Alexander Hatoum
Doctoral Student 2014-2019
Andrew Reineberg
Postdoctoral trainee 2016-2022
Harry Smolker
Doctoral Student 2014-2020
Claire Morrison
Doctoral Student 2018-2023
Publications
Trans-ancestry meta-analysis of genome wide association studies of inhibitory control
Arnatkeviciute A; Lemire M; Morrison C; Mooney M; Ryabinin P; Roslin NM; Nikolas M; Coxon J; Tiego J; Hawi Z...
- Arnatkeviciute A
- Lemire M
- Morrison C
- Mooney M
- Ryabinin P
- Roslin NM
- Nikolas M
- Coxon J
- Tiego J
- Hawi Z
Publication Date: 2023-07-27
Type: Journal Article
Sleep Health at the Genomic Level: Six Distinct Factors and Their Relationships With Psychopathology
Publication Date: 2023-07-01
Type: Journal Article
Genetic relationships between chronic pain, psychopathologies, and neuroticism
Type: Journal Article
Genetic risk shared across 24 chronic pain conditions: identification and characterization with genomic structural equation modeling.
Zorina-Lichtenwalter K; Bango CI; Van Oudenhove L; Čeko M; Lindquist MA; Grotzinger AD; Keller MC; Friedman NP; Wager T...
- Zorina-Lichtenwalter K
- Bango CI
- Van Oudenhove L
- Čeko M
- Lindquist MA
- Grotzinger AD
- Keller MC
- Friedman NP
- Wager TD
Publication Date: 2023-05-23
Type: Journal Article
The ILHBN: challenges, opportunities, and solutions from harmonizing data under heterogeneous study designs, target populations, and measurement protocols
Chow S-M; Nahum-Shani I; Baker JT; Spruijt-Metz D; Allen NB; Auerbach RP; Dunton GF; Friedman NP; Intille SS; Klasnja P...
- Chow S-M
- Nahum-Shani I
- Baker JT
- Spruijt-Metz D
- Allen NB
- Auerbach RP
- Dunton GF
- Friedman NP
- Intille SS
- Klasnja P
Publication Date: 2023-01-20
Type: Journal Article
Anxiety trajectories among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic
Publication Date: 2022-12-02
Type: Journal Article
Genome-wide Association Study Shows That Executive Functioning Is Influenced by GABAergic Processes and Is a Neurocognitive Genetic Correlate of Psychiatric Disorders
Hatoum AS; Morrison CL; Mitchell EC; Lam M; Benca-Bachman CE; Reineberg AE; Palmer RHC; Evans LM; Keller MC; Friedman NP...
- Hatoum AS
- Morrison CL
- Mitchell EC
- Lam M
- Benca-Bachman CE
- Reineberg AE
- Palmer RHC
- Evans LM
- Keller MC
- Friedman NP
Publication Date: 2022-11-28
Type: Journal Article
Mood Symptom Dimensions and Developmental Differences in Neurocognition in Adolescence
Kaiser RH; Moser AD; Neilson C; Peterson EC; Jones J; Hough CM; Rosenberg BM; Sandman CF; Schneck CD; Miklowitz DJ...
- Kaiser RH
- Moser AD
- Neilson C
- Peterson EC
- Jones J
- Hough CM
- Rosenberg BM
- Sandman CF
- Schneck CD
- Miklowitz DJ
Publication Date: 2022-11-25
Type: Journal Article
PHENOME-WIDE SEARCH OF COGNITIVE RESERVE PROXIES ACROSS AGE COHORTS
Publication Date: 2022-11-01
Type: Conference Proceeding
Heritability estimation of cognitive phenotypes in the ABCD Study®using mixed models
Smith DM; Loughnan R; Friedman NP; Parekh P; Frei O; Thompson WK; Andreassen OA; Neale M; Jernigan TL; Dale AM...
- Smith DM
- Loughnan R
- Friedman NP
- Parekh P
- Frei O
- Thompson WK
- Andreassen OA
- Neale M
- Jernigan TL
- Dale AM
Type: Journal Article
Individual differences in adolescent and young adult daily mobility patterns and their relationships to big five personality traits: A behavioral genetic analysis
Publication Date: 2022-08-03
Type: Journal Article
Identification and characterization of genetic risk shared across 24 chronic pain conditions in the UK Biobank
Zorina-Lichtenwalter K; Bango CI; Van Oudenhove L; Čeko M; Lindquist MA; Grotzinger AD; Keller MC; Friedman NP; Wager T...
- Zorina-Lichtenwalter K
- Bango CI
- Van Oudenhove L
- Čeko M
- Lindquist MA
- Grotzinger AD
- Keller MC
- Friedman NP
- Wager TD
Type: Journal Article
Parental Monitoring and Adolescent Substance Use Development in a Smartphone-Based Intensive Longitudinal Twin Sample
Publication Date: 2022-06-22
Type: Conference Proceeding
Executive Function and Impulsivity Predict Distinct Genetic Variance in Externalizing, Internalizing, Thought Disorders, and Cognition: A Genomic Structure Equation Modeling Investigation
Gustavson DE; Morrison CL; Mallard TT; Fontanillas P; Elson SL; Friedman NP; Palmer AA; Sanchez-Roige S...
- Gustavson DE
- Morrison CL
- Mallard TT
- Fontanillas P
- Elson SL
- Friedman NP
- Palmer AA
- Sanchez-Roige S
Publication Date: 2022-06-22
Type: Conference Proceeding
Disentangling Genetic and Environmental Influences of Drinking Trajectories from Early Adolescence Through Early Adulthood
Publication Date: 2022-06-22
Type: Conference Proceeding
Multivariate Genome-Wide Association Study of Sleep Health
Publication Date: 2022-06-22
Type: Conference Proceeding
Genomic Structural Equation Modeling Links Chronic Pain, Psychopathology, and Neuroticism
Publication Date: 2022-06-22
Type: Conference Proceeding
Cognitive Functioning and Intraindividual Variability at Midlife: is There Signal Amongst the Noise?
Publication Date: 2022-06-22
Type: Conference Proceeding
Do Rating and Task Measures of Control Abilities Assess the Same Thing?
Publication Date: 2022-05-18
Type: Journal Article
General and Specific Dimensions of Mood Symptoms Are Associated With Impairments in Common Executive Function in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Peterson EC; Snyder HR; Neilson C; Rosenberg BM; Hough CM; Sandman CF; Ohanian L; Garcia S; Kotz J; Finegan J...
- Peterson EC
- Snyder HR
- Neilson C
- Rosenberg BM
- Hough CM
- Sandman CF
- Ohanian L
- Garcia S
- Kotz J
- Finegan J
Publication Date: 2022-04-14
Type: Journal Article
Executive Functions and Impulsivity as Transdiagnostic Correlates of Psychopathology in Childhood: A Behavioral Genetic Analysis
Publication Date: 2022-03-25
Type: Journal Article
The Emotional Word-Emotional Face Stroop task in the ABCD study: Psychometric validation and associations with measures of cognition and psychopathology
Smolker HR; Wang K; Luciana M; Bjork JM; Gonzalez R; Barch DM; McGlade EC; Kaiser RH; Friedman NP; Hewitt JK...
- Smolker HR
- Wang K
- Luciana M
- Bjork JM
- Gonzalez R
- Barch DM
- McGlade EC
- Kaiser RH
- Friedman NP
- Hewitt JK
Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Executive functions and impulsivity as transdiagnostic correlates of psychopathology in childhood: A behavioral genetic analysis
Type: Journal Article
Bayesian Forecasting with a Regime-Switching Zero-Inflated Multilevel Poisson Regression Model: An Application to Adolescent Alcohol Use with Spatial Covariates
Publication Date: 2022-01-25
Type: Journal Article
Context-specific activations are a hallmark of the neural basis of individual differences in general executive function
Publication Date: 2022-01-18
Type: Journal Article
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Recruiting
Dr. Friedman is recruiting new students for a fall 2024 start date. Applications are typically due mid November; for exact dates please check the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience webpage, if you intend to work with Dr. Friedman. Additional information is available on IBG's Prospective Students page.
Contact Naomi Friedman directly about postdoctoral trainee positions.