Brittany Merrill

Research Assistant Professor
Florida International University
Center for Children and Families

Dr. Brittany Merrill is a Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Children and Families at Florida International University. Her program of research aims to improve the reach, developmental sustainability, and long-term effectiveness of behavioral treatment for childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Her published work spans many topics regarding childhood ADHD including psychopathology, comorbidity, longitudinal outcomes, and evidence-based treatment. She is specifically interested in supporting parents and families via examining parenting behavior and parent stress, tailoring treatments to target key impairments such as academics, and leveraging technology to improve the reach and effectiveness of behavioral treatments. Dr. Merrill’s current work examines parent/child interaction patterns using mobile sensing data and leverages this data to develop personalized, adaptive treatments for children and families.