Science MINDS: Linda Pfiffner, clinical psychologist, UCSF
In this episode, host Andy Dakopolos talks with Linda Pfiffner, clinical psychologist and director of the Hyperactivity, Attention and Learning Problems Program at the University of California, San Francisco. Pfiffner, who studies evidence-based interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in schools, shares her career path, including an early interest in psychology. They also discuss the changing understanding of ADHD over the years, and the challenges to implementing high quality interventions in schools. Pfiffner was a speaker in the MIND Institute’s Distinguished Lecturer Series in 2024. Watch her lecture here: • ADHD: Extending Evidence-Based Treatm...