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 is affiliated with the Penn State Neuroscience Institute and the Division of Child Outpatient Services. His work focuses on advancing treatments for children with disruptive behavior disorders including ADHD, ODD, and CD, with recent emphasis on callous-unemotional traits' role in treatment outcomes.

• Education: BS in Psychology (University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990), PhD in Clinical/Developmental Psychology (University of Pittsburgh, 1998), Internship in Clinical Child Psychology (University of Mississippi Medical Center, 1998)

Research interests include neurobehavioral interventions, psychopathology assessment, and evidence-based treatment adaptation. His studies frequently examine diagnostic discrepancies across informants and neurodevelopmental comorbidities like autism. Key projects include a National Institute of Mental Health-funded initiative to design behavioral treatments for conduct problems in children with CU traits.

Recent publications (2025) investigate parent-teacher agreement in ADHD/Autism, CU traits' moderating effects on inhibitory control, and longitudinal links between childhood insomnia and CDS. He has contributed to 215+ peer-reviewed works, with an h-index of 49 and 8,643 citations.