Stephen Hinshaw, PhD

Stephen Hinshaw, PhD, is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he previously was Department Chair. He’s also a Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences professor at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Hinshaw is a leader in developmental psychopathology and investigates the earliest signs and progression of childhood psychiatric disorders, particularly attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

He received his undergraduate degree in psychology and social relations from Harvard University and his doctorate in clinical psychology from UCLA.

Dr. Hinshaw is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and former President of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.

He has authored over 300 scientific publications and 12 books, including The ADHD Explosion: Myths, Medication, Money and Today’s Push for Performance, The Triple Bind: Saving Our Teenage Girls from Today’s Pressures, and The Mark of Shame: Stigma of Mental Illness and an Agenda for Change. Dr. Hinshaw has been interviewed by Time magazine, USA Today, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, among other publications, and has appeared on The Today Show and Good Morning America.