| A primer on investigating the after effects of acute bouts of physical activity on cognition MB Pontifex, AL McGowan, MC Chandler, KL Gwizdala, AC Parks, K Fenn, ... Psychology of Sport and Exercise 40, 1-22, 2019 | 312 | 2019 |
| Impact of one-semester outdoor education programs on adolescent perceptions of self-authorship AL McGowan Journal of Experiential education 39 (4), 386-411, 2016 | 58 | 2016 |
| Pupillometric indices of locus-coeruleus activation are not modulated following single bouts of exercise AL McGowan, MC Chandler, JW Brascamp, MB Pontifex International Journal of Psychophysiology 140, 41-52, 2019 | 31 | 2019 |
| Acute and protracted disruptions to inhibitory control following sports-related concussion AL McGowan, AC Bretzin, JL Savage, KM Petit, T Covassin, MB Pontifex Neuropsychologia 131, 223-232, 2019 | 28 | 2019 |
| Preliminary evidence for differential trajectories of recovery for cognitive flexibility following sports-related concussion. AL McGowan, AC Bretzin, JL Savage, KM Petit, AC Parks, T Covassin, ... Neuropsychology 32 (5), 564, 2018 | 28 | 2018 |
| An analysis-ready and quality controlled resource for pediatric brain white-matter research A Richie-Halford, M Cieslak, L Ai, S Caffarra, S Covitz, AR Franco, ... Scientific data 9 (1), 616, 2022 | 17 | 2022 |
| Dense sampling approaches for psychiatry research: Combining scanners and smartphones AL McGowan, F Sayed, ZM Boyd, M Jovanova, Y Kang, ME Speer, ... Biological psychiatry 93 (8), 681-689, 2023 | 15 | 2023 |
| Daily sensation-seeking and urgency in young adults: Examining associations with alcohol use and self-defined risky behaviors AL McGowan, EB Falk, P Zurn, DS Bassett, DM Lydon-Staley Addictive behaviors 127, 107219, 2022 | 13 | 2022 |
| Expert’s choice: 2018’s most exciting research in the field of pediatric exercise science A Eliakim, B Falk, N Armstrong, F Baptista, DG Behm, N Dror, ... Pediatric exercise science 31 (1), 1-27, 2019 | 12 | 2019 |
| Preschoolers exhibit greater on‐task behavior following physically active lessons on the approximate number system AL McGowan, DP Ferguson, HK Gerde, KA Pfeiffer, MB Pontifex Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 30 (9), 1777-1786, 2020 | 11 | 2020 |
| Meeting 24-hour movement behavior guidelines in young children: Improved quantity estimation and self-regulation AL McGowan, HK Gerde, KA Pfeiffer, MB Pontifex Early Education and Development 34 (3), 762-789, 2023 | 10 | 2023 |
| Controllability of structural brain networks and the waxing and waning of negative affect in daily life AL McGowan, L Parkes, X He, O Stanoi, Y Kang, S Lomax, M Jovanova, ... Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2 (4), 432-439, 2022 | 10 | 2022 |
| Physically active learning in preschoolers: Improved self-regulation, comparable quantity estimation AL McGowan, HK Gerde, KA Pfeiffer, MB Pontifex Trends in Neuroscience and Education 22, 100150, 2021 | 9 | 2021 |
| Carbohydrate mouth rinse has no effects on behavioral or neuroelectric indices of cognition MC Chandler, AL McGowan, DP Ferguson, MB Pontifex International Journal of Psychophysiology 151, 49-58, 2020 | 7 | 2020 |
| Aerobic fitness relates to differential attentional but not language-related cognitive processes MC Chandler, AL McGowan, BR Payne, AH Wray, MB Pontifex Brain and language 198, 104681, 2019 | 7 | 2019 |
| Infusing Physical Activity into Early Childhood Classrooms: Guidance for Best Practices AL McGowan, MC Chandler, HK Gerde Early Childhood Education Journal, 1-18, 2023 | 6 | 2023 |
| Psychological distance intervention reminders reduce alcohol consumption frequency in daily life M Jovanova, D Cosme, B Doré, Y Kang, O Stanoi, N Cooper, C Helion, ... Scientific reports 13 (1), 12045, 2023 | 6 | 2023 |
| Within-person temporal associations among self-reported physical activity, sleep, and well-being in college students AL McGowan, ZM Boyd, Y Kang, L Bennett, PJ Mucha, KN Ochsner, ... Psychosomatic medicine 85 (2), 141-153, 2023 | 6 | 2023 |
| Phasic activity of the locus-coeruleus is not a mediator of the relationship between fitness and inhibition in college-aged adults MC Chandler, AL McGowan, JW Brascamp, MB Pontifex International Journal of Psychophysiology 165, 1-7, 2021 | 6 | 2021 |
| Smokers’ curiosity facilitates recall of tobacco-related health information J Clark, A Vincent, X Wang, AL McGowan, DM Lydon-Staley Health Communication 38 (14), 3357-3365, 2023 | 5* | 2023 |
Matthew B. PontifexProfessor of Kinesiology & Psychology, Michigan State UniversityVerified email at msu.edu
