Lauren Haack

Lauren Marie Haack, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist with interests focused on 1) cultural influences to mental health conceptualization, assessment, and treatment, 2) accessible and culturally attuned evidence-based services for traditionally underserved youth and families worldwide, and 3) behavioral health provider experience, training, and consultation. In addition to teaching courses at USF since 2013, she serves as director of the STRIVE lab (strivelab.ucsf.edu) and associate professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DPBS). Dr. Haack is involved in several clinical research efforts, including projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institute of Health Fogarty International Center (NIH-FIC), and the Hellman Fellows family foundation focused on digital solutions to improving family access to and engagement in psychosocial treatment for ADHD.

• ADHD
• Global mental health
• Evidence-based mental health services

• Cultural influences to mental health conceptualization, assessment, and treatment
• Accessible and culturally attuned evidence-based services for traditionally underserved youth and families worldwide
• Behavioral health provider experience, training, and consultation

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• Clinical Psychology Fellowship, University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
• PhD, Clinical Psychology, Marquette University
• MS, Clinical Psychology, Marquette University
• BA, Psychology, Clemson University
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• Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF

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• Hellman Family Award for Early-Career Faculty (2020)
• Distinguished Early Career Alumni Award, Clemson University Psychology Department (2020)
• 6th World Congress on ADHD Young Scientist Award, World Federation of ADHD (2017)
• International Society for Research on Child and Adolescent Psychology (ISRCAP) Scholarship (2017)
• R.E. Harris Award for Excellence in Clinical And Research Activities, UCSF Clinical Psychology Training Program (CPTP) (2014)
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• Haack, L. M., Araujo, E. A., Meza, J., Friedman, L. M., Spiess, M., Alcaraz, K., Delucchi, K., Mojardin, A., & Pfiffner, L. J. (2021). Can school mental health providers deliver psychosocial treatment improving youth attention and behavior in Mexico? a Pilot randomized controlled trial of CLS-FUERTE. Journal of Attention Disorders, 25(14), 2083-2097. PMID: 32996347
• Haack, L. M., & Araujo, E. A. (2019). Culturally Appropriate Assessment of Functioning in Diverse Children: Development and Preliminary Validation of the FX-II Scale in Mexico. Journal of Attention Disorders, 23(6), 584-598; PMID: 28929831
• Haack, L. M., Gonring, K., Harris, M., Gerdes, A. C., & Pfiffner, L. J.  (2019). Assessing impairment in childhood ADHD: Validation of the parent and teacher ADHD-FX rating scale in a dual-site clinical sample. Journal of Attention Disorders, 23(6), 541–552; PMID: 27431931
• Haack, L. M., Araujo, E. A., Delucchi, K.  Beaulieu, A., & Pfiffner, L. J. (2019). The Collaborative Life Skills Program implemented in Spanish (CLS-S): Investigation of intervention process, outcomes, and qualitative feedback. Evidence-Based Practice in Child & Adolescent Mental Health, 4(1), 18-41. ; PMID: 31938725
• Haack, L., Villodas, M., McBurnett, K., Hinshaw, S., & Pfiffner, L.J. (2017).  Parenting as a mechanism of change in psychosocial treatment for youth with ADHD, Predominantly Inattentive Presentation. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 45(5), 841-855.