Jean Gehricke

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Associate Professor, Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Ph.D., Freie Universitaet Berlin, Psychology
Phone: 949-267-0400
Email: jgehrick@hs.uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders
2500 Red Hill Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Research Interests
ADHD; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Depression; Drug Abuse; Brain Imaging; Genetics; Affective Neuroscience
Publications
Ornitz, E.M., Gabikian, P., Russell, A.T., Guthrie, D., Hirano, C., & Gehricke, J.-G. (1997). Affective valence and arousal in ADHD and normal boys during a startle habituation experiment. Journal of the American Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36(12), 1-8.
Gehricke, J.-G. (1998). Facial activity, emotion, and social context in depression. Berlin: Retriever. ISBN/ISSN 3-931734-07-2.
Ornitz, E.M., Russell, A.T., Hanna, G.L., Gabikian, P., Gehricke, J.-G., Song, D., & Guthrie, D. (1999). Prepulse inhibition of startle and the neurobiology of primary nocturnal enuresis. Biological Psychiatry, 45(11), 1455-1466.
Bailey, J.N., Ornitz, E.M., Gehricke, J.-G., Gabikian, P., Russell, A.T., & Smalley, S.L. (1999). Transmission of primary nocturnal enuresis and attention deficit disorder. Acta Paediatrica, 88(12), 1364-1368.
Ornitz, E.M., Russell, A.T., Gabikian, P., Gehricke, J.-G., & Guthrie, D. (2000). Prepulse inhibition of startle, intelligence, and familial primary nocturnal enuresis. Acta Paediatrica, 89(4), 475-481.
Gehricke, J.-G. & Shapiro, D. (2000). Reduced facial expression and social context in major depression: Discrepancies between facial muscle activity and self-reported emotion. Psychiatry Research, 95(2), 157-167.
Gehricke, J.-G. & Shapiro, D. (2001). Facial and autonomic activity in depression: Social context differences during imagery. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 41(1), 53-64.
Ornitz, E.M., Gehricke, J.-G., Russell, A.T., Pynoos, R., & Siddarth, P. (2001). Modulation of the startle-evoked P300 by the conditions of the cued continuous performance task in school-age boys. Clinical Neurophysiology, 112 (12), 2209-2023.
Gehricke, J.-G. & Fridlund, A.J. (2002). Smiling, frowning, and autonomic activity in mildly depressed and non-depressed men in response to emotional imagery of social contexts. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 94 (1), 141-151.
Gehricke, J.-G., Ornitz, E.M., & Siddarth, P. (2002). Differentiating between reflex and spontaneous blinks using simultaneous recording of the orbicularis oculi electromyogram and the electro-oculogram in startle research. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 44 (4), 261-268.
Whalen, C.K., Jamner, L.D., Henker, B., Gehricke, J.-G., & King, P.S. (2003). Is there a link between adolescent cigarette smoking and pharmacotherapy for ADHD? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 17, 332-335.
Gehricke, J.-G.,Whalen, C.K., Jamner, L.D., Wigal, T.L., & Steinhoff, K. (2006). The reinforcing effects of transdermal nicotine patches and stimulant medication in the everyday lives of adult smokers with ADHD: A preliminary examination. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 8, 37-47.
Wigal, T., Wigal, S.B., Steinhoff, K., Kollins, S., Newcorn, J.H., Steinberg-Epstein, R., Kapelinski, A., Bowie, J., Gehricke, J.-G., & Swanson, J.M. (2007) Establishing a clinical diagnosis of ADHD in adults: the QUEST methods. Advances in ADHD, 2, 17-24.
Gehricke, J.-G., Loughlin, S.E., Whalen, C.K., Potkin, S.G., Fallon, J.H., Jamner, L.D., & Leslie, F.M. (2007). Smoking to self-medicate attentional and emotional dysfunctions. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 9, Suppl. 4, 523-536.
Gehricke, J.-G., Potkin, S.G., Leslie, F.M., Loughlin, S.E., Whalen, C.K., Jamner, L.D., Mbogori, J., & Fallon, J. (2009). Nicotine-induced brain metabolism associated with anger provocation. Behavioral and Brain Functions,5 (19), 1-6.
Gehricke, J.-G., Hong, N., Whalen, C.K., Wigal, T.L. (2009). The effects of transdermal nicotine on symptoms, moods, and cardiovascular activity in the everyday lives of smokers and nonsmokers with ADHD. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 23(4), 644-655.
Mahajan, N., Hong, N., Wigal, T.L., & Gehricke, J.-G. (2010). Inattentive and hyperactive symptoms associated with sleep quality in adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Attention Disorders, 14(2), 132-137.
Gehricke, J.-G., Hong, N., Wigal, T.L., Chan, V., & Doan, A. (2011). ADHD medication reduces cotinine levels and withdrawal in smokers with ADHD. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 98(3), 485-491.
Wigal, S.B., Schneider, N., Gehricke, J.-G., & Galassetti, P. (2013). Exercise: Application to Childhood ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 17, 279-290.
Gehricke, J.-G., Polzonetti, C., Caburian, C., & Gratton, E. (2013). Cerebral hemodynamic changes during cigarette smoking in male smokers with and without ADHD. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 112, 78–81.
Gehricke, J.-G. & Li, C. (2013). Marijuana use is associated with inattention in men and sleep quality in women with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Psychiatry Research, 210, 1310–1312
Gehricke, J.-G., Swanson, J., Fallon, J., Caburian, C., Muftuler, T., Wigal, T., & Moyzis, R. (2015). Increased brain activity to unpleasant stimuli in individuals with the 7R allele of the DRD4 gene. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 30, 231(1),58-63.
Huemer, S., Kruggel, F., Mann, V., & Gehricke, J.-G. (2016). White and grey matter abnormalities in autism align with verbal ability. Journal of Advanced Neuroscience Research, (3), 32–44.
Gehricke, J.-G., Kruggel, F., Thampipop, T., Alejo, S., Tatos, E., Fallon, J., & Muftuler, L.T. (2017). The Brain Anatomy of ADHD in young adults – A MRI Study. PLOSONE, 12(4): e0175433, 1- 21.
Gehricke, J.-G., Gevorkian, J., Stehli, A., Alejo, S., Dawson, M., & Kopelevich, A. (2019). Discrepancies in the Validity of Self-reported Cigarette Smoking in Adults With and Without ADHD. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, June 3, 1-7. DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2019.1620399
Gehricke, J.-G., Chan, J., Farmer, J.G., Fenning, R.M., Steinberg-Epstein, R., Misra, M., Parker, R.A., & Neumeyer, A.M. (2020). Physical activity rates in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder compared to the general population. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 70, 101490.
Smith, K.A., Gehricke, J.-G., Iadarola, S., Wolfe, A. & Kuhlthau, K.A. (2020). Disparities in service use among children with autism: A systematic review. Pediatrics April 2020, 145 (Supplement 1) S35 S46; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-1895G.
Grants
Principal Investigator, “Social Motives in Depression.” German Academic Exchange Society (DAAD), 1995-1997.
Co-Investigator, “Adolescent Susceptibility to Tobacco: A Panel Study.” California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (Principal Investigator, Larry Jamner), 1998-2001.
Co-Investigator, “Vectors of Vulnerability in Teen and Young Adult Smoking.” NIH: National Institute of Drug Addiction/Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (Principal Investigator, Larry Jamner), 1999-2004.
Principal Investigator, Pilot Project “Transdermal Nicotine Effects on Daily Moods and Arousal in Adult Smokers with ADHD.” NIH: National Institute of Drug Addiction/Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (Principal Investigator, Frances Leslie), 2002-2003.
Principal Investigator, Pilot Project “Affect Management to Reduce Tobacco Use in Angry and Depressed Adolescents.” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Principal Investigator, Larry Jamner), 2003-2005.
Principal Investigator, Pilot Project “Nicotine, Brain Metabolism and Daily Moods and Behavior.” NIH: National Institute of Drug Addiction/Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (Principal Investigator, Frances Leslie), 2004-2005.
Principal Investigator, Research Project Award “Nicotine & Behavioral Regulation in Adult ADHD.” Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, 2005-2009.
Principal Investigator, R03 “The Reinforcing Mechanisms of Smoking in Adult ADHD.” NIH: National Institute of Drug Abuse, 2006-2009.
Principal Investigator, K01 “Self-medication, Neurocircuitry, and Genes in Adult ADHD.” NIH: National Institute of Drug Abuse, 2009-2015.
Principal Investigator, “Summer Research with NIDA for Underrepresented Minorities”. NIH: National Institute of Drug Abuse, 2011.
Principal Investigator, “Summer Research with NIDA for Underrepresented Minorities”. NIH: National Institute of Drug Abuse, 2012.
Principal Investigator, “Project TALC: Therapy-assisted Lego Class”. Autism Speaks, 2014.
Principal Investigator, “Autism Treatment Network”, Autism Speaks, 2014-2020.
Co-Investigator, “Autism and Gastrointestinal Dysfunction” (Principal Investigator, Pat Levitt). Autism Speaks, 2014-2017.
Principal Investigator, "Physical Exercise to Reduce Anxiety in Underserved Children with Autism", Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Autism Intervention Research on Physical Health (AIR-P), 2016-2020.
Principal Investigator, “UCI Echo Autism Project”, Autism Speaks, 2020-2021.
Principal Investigator, “Autism Health Learning Network”, Autism Speaks, 2020-2023.
Principal Investigator, “UCI – Navigate - PATH to Discovery Study”, Autism Speaks, 2021- 2022.
Professional Societies
Society for Neuroscience
Association for Clinical Translational Science
International Society for Autism Research
Research Centers
Center for Autism Research and Treatment (CART)
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Last updated
06/28/2022