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William E. Pelham Jr.

Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Florida International University

William E. Pelham, Jr. is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Florida International University and Director of the Center for Children and Families.

Pelham has authored or co-authored nearly 500 professional publications dealing with ADHD and its assessment and treatment-psychosocial, pharmacological, and combined. His research has provided the foundation for the current standard in the treatment for ADHD. He has won numerous awards for his contributions from organizations such as Divisions 53 and 37 of the American Psychological Association (APA) and Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD).

Pelham is a 1970 graduate of Dartmouth College and earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1976.

Experience

  • –present
    Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Florida International University

Education

  • 1976 
    Florida International University, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook