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Eric Youngstrom

American psychologist

Eric Arden Youngstrom is an American clinical child and adolescent psychologist, former professor of psychology, neuroscience, and psychiatry, at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and current Director of the Institute for Mental and Behavioral Health Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.²

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Born Dec 28, 1968.¹

About

His research focuses on evidence-based assessment, and assessment of bipolar disorder across the life span.

From Wikipedia’s article on Eric Youngstrom, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Nationwide Children's HospitalBoard member Feb 1, 2024 to now²³

Early life and education

1987 to 1992Emory University psychology, religion³
Date not recordedUniversity of Delaware Doctor of Philosophy; clinical psychology³
Date not recordedUniversity of St Andrews psychology³
Date not recordedUniversity of Delaware master's degree; clinical psychology³

Career

Occupation: clinical psychologist, executive director, psychologist, university teacher.^{14 15}

Since 2024Full professor, Ohio State University^{4 8}
Since 2024Director, Nationwide Children's Hospital^{4 9}
Since 2018Editor¹²
Since 2008Full professor^{12 13}
2006 to 2024Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^{4 7}
2004 to 2006Worked at Case Western Reserve University^{4 6}
1998 to 2004Assistant professor, Case Western Reserve University^{4 5}
Date not recordedFounded HGAPS Assessment Center¹⁰
Date not recordedFounded Helping Give Away Psychological Science¹¹

Work

Youngstrom's research areas are evidence-based assessment and the assessment, phenomenology, and course of illness for youths with bipolar disorder. He has developed or co-developed several self- and parent-report psychological measures, including the parent version of the General Behavior Inventory and the 7 Up 7 Down Inventory.

Professional roles and memberships

Youngstrom was the inaugural recipient of the Early Career Award from the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. He is also an elected full member of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. He was president of the Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. He served as President-Elect of APA Division 5, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in 2019, is serving as president in 2020, and will serve as Past-President in 2021.

Youngstrom consulted on the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5). He chaired the Work Group on Child Diagnosis for the International Society for Bipolar Disorders.

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Personal life

BornDec 28, 1968, St. Louis¹⁶
CitizenshipUnited States¹⁷
SpouseJennifer Kogos Youngstrom^{18 19}

Sources

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WikidataEric Youngstrom on Wikidata
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WikipediaEric Youngstrom on Wikipedia
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WikidataEric Youngstrom: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataEric Youngstrom: Assistant professor, Case Western Reserve University, on Wikidata
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WikidataAssistant professor, Case Western Reserve University, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataProfessor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataFull professor, Ohio State University, as reported
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WikidataDirector, Nationwide Children's Hospital, as reported
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WikidataEric Youngstrom: Founded HGAPS Assessment Center, on Wikidata
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WikidataEric Youngstrom: Founded Helping Give Away Psychological Science, on Wikidata
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WikidataEric Youngstrom: Full professor, on Wikidata
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WikidataFull professor, as reported
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WikidataEric Youngstrom: occupation, on Wikidata
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Wikidataoccupation, as reported
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WikidataEric Youngstrom: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataEric Youngstrom: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataEric Youngstrom: spouse, on Wikidata
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Wikidataspouse, as reported
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WikidataEric Youngstrom: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataEric Youngstrom: LinkedIn, on Wikidata
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WikidataNationwide Children's Hospital, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsEric Youngstrom photo by Kristen Chavez, CC BY-SA 4.0