Full Name
Alison Pritchard
Company
Kennedy Krieger
Job Title
Associate Professor
Speaker Bio (200 words)
Alison Pritchard, Ph.D. is a licensed and board-certified child and adolescent clinical psychologist. She serves as Co-Director of the Center for Neuropsychological and Psychological Assessment at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, where she sees patients and participates in training. Dr. Pritchard also holds an appointment as Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her clinical and research interests center around attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in childhood and adolescence. Dr. Pritchard’s current research focuses on understanding sleep difficulties in youth with ADHD, with the goal of informing treatment approaches. She serves on the Board of Directors of the American Professional Society for ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) and the Editorial Board of Attention! Magazine. Dr. Pritchard has recently had the opportunity to serve on the American Academy of Pediatrics panel updating the ADHD Clinical Practice Guidelines, and she co-lead, with Dr. Steve Faraone, the upcoming update of the World Federation of ADHD’s International Consensus Statement.
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