Benjamin Lahey

Benjamin Bernard Lahey is an American psychologist and epidemiologist. He is the Irving B. Harris Professor in the Departments of Health Studies and Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. He is known for his research on behavioral problems in children such as ADHD and bullying,[1][2][3] and he was a member of a scientific panel that constructed the current definition of ADHD in the 1990s.[4] He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science. He is also a member of both the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology and the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, as well as a former president of both organizations.[5]

Benjamin Lahey
NationalityAmerican
EducationDavidson College (A.B., 1967)
University of Tennessee (Ph.D., 1970)
Known forResearch on ADHD
AwardsFellow of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science
Scientific career
FieldsChild psychology
Psychiatric epidemiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
ThesisEffects of Verbal Response Consequences in Fixed-Trial Choice Learning (1970)
Doctoral studentsPaul Frick

References
  1. Alessio, Carolyn (1999-02-14). "Getting A Grip On Add". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  2. Steenhuysen, Julie (2010-10-05). "Early ADHD diagnosis a risk factor for depression". Reuters. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  3. Roach, John (2008-11-08). "Bullies' Brains Light Up With Pleasure as People Squirm". National Geographic. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  4. Weintraub, Karen (2013-01-21). "ADHD diagnoses in kids increasing". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  5. "Benjamin B. Lahey, PhD". University of Chicago. Retrieved 2018-07-12.


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