Peter Arnett

Professor of Psychology

Peter Arnett

Research Summary

Clinical neuropsychology, neurocognitive effects of multiple sclerosis, and the neurocognitive and emotional consequences of sports-related concussion in collegiate athletes.

Huck Affiliations

Publication Tags

Athletes Multiple Sclerosis Depression Athlete Cognition Performance Sports Quality Of Life Fatigue Apolipoproteins Anxiety Alleles Coping Pain Group Cognitive Dysfunction Wounds And Injuries Post Concussion Syndrome Neuropsychological Tests Self Report Genes Human Being Return To Sport Therapeutics Vital Signs

Most Recent Publications

Psychological and behavioral therapies in MS

Peter Arnett, D. Ukueberuwa, M. Cadden, on p. 167-178

Factors Associated with Employment Status in Individuals with MS.

M. Cadden, Peter Arnett, International Journal of MS Care on p. 284-291

Evidence Base for Depression in MS

Peter Arnett, M. Smith, 2024,

Low-dose naltrexone reduced anxiety in persons with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic

Patricia J. McLaughlin, Laura B. Odom, Peter A. Arnett, Shannon Orehek, Gary A. Thomas, Ian S. Zagon, 2022, International Immunopharmacology

Avoidant Coping Is Associated with Quality of Life in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis with High Cognitive Reserve

Samantha M. Vervoordt, Megan L. Bradson, Peter A. Arnett, 2022, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology on p. 1527-1535

Coping Style Moderates the Effect of Pain on Depression Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis

Megan L. Bradson, Margaret H. Cadden, Erin T. Guty, Kaitlin E. Riegler, Garrett A. Thomas, Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland, Peter A. Arnett, 2022, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology on p. 1515-1526

Cognition is a Critical Vital Sign for Older Adults: The Need for Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment is Now

Robin C. Hilsabeck, Laura H. Lacritz, Mary K. Colvin, Patricia Espe-Pfeifer, Scott A. Sperling, Peter A. Arnett, William Perry, 2022, Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences on p. 188-195

Perceived Fatigue Impact and Cognitive Variability in Multiple Sclerosis

Kaitlin E. Riegler, Margaret Cadden, Erin T. Guty, Jared M. Bruce, Peter A. Arnett, 2022, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society on p. 281-291

Cognitive Functioning and Everyday Tasks in Multiple Sclerosis

Peter Arnett, M Smith, 2022, on p. 456-489

Comorbid Affective Symptomatology and Neurocognitive Performance in College Athletes

Garrett A. Thomas, Erin T. Guty, Kaitlin E. Riegler, Peter A. Arnett, 2022, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society on p. 177-187

Most-Cited Papers

Predictors and prevalence of postconcussion depression symptoms in collegiate athletes

Gray Vargas, Amanda Rabinowitz, Jessica Meyer, Peter A. Arnett, 2015, Journal of Athletic Training on p. 250-255

Factors associated with employment status in individuals with multiple sclerosis: Cognition, fatigue, and motor function

Margaret Cadden, Peter Arnett, 2015, International Journal of MS Care on p. 284-291

Depression in multiple sclerosis: The utility of common self-report instruments and development of a disease-specific measure

Lauren B. Strober, Peter A. Arnett, 2015, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology on p. 722-732

Apolipoprotein e (APOE) ε4 allele is associated with increased symptom reporting following sports concussion

Victoria C. Merritt, Peter A. Arnett, 2015, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society on p. 89-94

Impact of neurological impairment, depression, cognitive function and coping on quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis: A relative importance analysis

Eduardo Fernández-Jiménez, Peter Andrew Arnett, 2015, Multiple Sclerosis on p. 1468-1472

Intraindividual cognitive variability before and after sports-related concussion

Amanda R. Rabinowitz, Peter A. Arnett, 2013, Neuropsychology on p. 481-490

Injury-related predictors of symptom severity following sports-related concussion

Victoria C. Merritt, Amanda R. Rabinowitz, Peter A. Arnett, 2015, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology on p. 265-275

A novel approach to classifying postconcussion symptoms: The application of a new framework to the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale

Victoria C. Merritt, Jessica E. Meyer, Peter A. Arnett, 2015, Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology on p. 764-775

The influence of the apolipoprotein e (APOE) gene on subacute post-concussion neurocognitive performance in college athletes

Victoria C. Merritt, Amanda R. Rabinowitz, Peter A. Arnett, 2018, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology on p. 36-46

The return-to-play incentive and the effect of motivation on neuropsychological test-performance: Implications for baseline concussion testing

Amanda R. Rabinowitz, Victoria C. Merritt, Peter A. Arnett, 2015, Developmental Neuropsychology on p. 29-33