Daniel Waschbusch

Dr. Daniel Waschbusch is a Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Pennsylvania State University. He holds affiliations with the Division of Child Outpatient Services and the Penn State Neuroscience Institute. His primary focus is advancing treatments for children/adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders (ADHD, ODD, CD), particularly examining how callous-unemotional traits influence treatment outcomes. He has led NIH-funded projects including a 2010-2014 study developing novel behavioral protocols for conduct problems.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1990)
• PhD in Clinical/Developmental Psychology, University of Pittsburgh (1998)
• Internship in Clinical Child/Adolescent Psychology, University of Mississippi Medical Center (1998)

Research Interests:

• Evidence-based treatment adaptation for ADHD/ODD/CD
• Neurobehavioral mechanisms of callous-unemotional traits
• Multi-informant assessment methodologies
• Cross-diagnostic symptom overlap (e.g., CDS vs autism)

Grants & Projects:

• Ongoing Rural Housing Service award (PI since 1999)
• NIMH-funded treatment protocol development (Co-PI 2010-2014)

Professional Credentials:

• ABPP Certified Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychologist (2016)
• Pennsylvania Licensed Psychologist (2013)

Key Research Areas: His 215+ publications span behavioral assessment methods, treatment efficacy studies, and longitudinal analyses of developmental psychopathology. Recent work emphasizes neurocognitive correlates of disruptive behaviors and measurement tool validation.