Megan Schumer received a B.S. in Neuroscience from the University of Iowa. After graduating, she worked in aging and dementia research with Dr. Benjamin Hampstead at the University of Michigan before transitioning to developmental psychopathology research with Dr. Susan Perlman at Washington University. Her current research focuses on the mechanisms and predictors of externalizing and self-regulatory behaviors associated with ADHD (e.g., impulsivity, oppositionality) within the general population.