Lauren Haack, PhD
Associate Professor
Psychiatry
School of Medicine
Lauren M. Haack, PhD, is an associate professor and attending psychologist with research and clinical 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.
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After receiving her PhD at Marquette University and completing a predoctoral internship at UCSF specializing in evidence-based psychosocial services for youth with ADHD, Dr. Haack received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows with a project entitled “Culturally Sensitive School-Home Behavioral Program for Latino Children with ADHD” funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. This mixed-method investigation of the Collaborative Life Skills (CLS) program inspired her subsequent National Institute of Health (NIH) Fogarty Global Health fellowship pilot-testing an adapted version of CLS (CLS-FUERTE) in Culiacan, Mexico. This project represented the first known effort to implement and evaluate a behavioral school-based program to improve youth attention and behavior in Latin America. Dr. Haack currently serves as Principal Investigator on an NIH-FIC/NIMH funded Global Brain R21 focused on converting the Mexican school clinician training and ADHD/ODD intervention program(CLS-FUERTE) for fully-remote delivery in Mexico (CLS-R-FUERTE), in collaboration with researchers at the University of Sinaloa (PI: Haack, R21MH124066).
Since joining the UCSF faculty in 2017, Dr. Haack has been involved in numerous collaborative clinical research projects with an overarching focus on harnessing technology to improve access to and quality of evidence-based mental health care for diverse youth and families. Specifically, she collaborated on an IES/US Department of Education (DOE) funded project called: “Web-Based Professional Development for School Mental Health Providers in Evidence-Based Practices for Attention and Behavior Challenges” to develop a web-based professional development program for school mental health providers learning and implementing a behavioral treatment for youth with attention and impulse-control difficulties, with responsibilities including serving as lead school clinician trainer and providing input for iterative program updates. She also collaborates on an NIMH grant aiming to develop and evaluate a novel and scalable digital health augmentation designed to address parent adherence barriers and improve sustained effects of behavioral interventions for youth with ADHD symptoms and functional impairments(PI: Pfiffner, R34 MH122222), as well as the NIMH ALACRITY InSTEP Center for Team Effectiveness to Accelerate EBP Implementation in Children's Mental Health Servicescore R01 focused on investigating the CLS program with team enhancements (PI: Dr. Lauren Brookman-Frazee; P50MH126231).
Dr. Haack has a passion for community engagement and training. Within the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, she leads the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) FIELD seminar focused on Forensic psychiatry, Inclusive services and Social Justice, Education settings, Literature exploration, and child Development. She was co-investigator on a grant funded by the University of California Innovative Learning Technology Initiative’s (ILTE)“Using Technology to Enhance UC Students’ Learning Experiences”to develop the curriculum for Global Mental Health (GLBH 160). In this work, alongside faculty from UC-San Diego and UC-Riverside, she developed a contribution to the suite of online courses established by the UC Global Health Institute to introduce students across all ten campuses to the field of Global Health. The team subsequently is writing a chapter on Global Mental Health for an edited ILTE Global Health textbook. Dr. Haack also collaborates on several project Echo® series aimed at increased clinical capacity for primary care, school, and school-based health center providers (funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration; HRSA), as well as youth involved in the juvenile justice and foster care systems (funded by an anonymous donor). These efforts have helped inform the development of the Social-Transcultural Research and Intervention Valuing Equity (STRIVE) clinical research capacity course currently being offered to emerging investigators at the University of Sinaloa as part of our NIH-FIC/NIMH funded Global Brain R21 (PI: Haack, R21MH124066); strivelab.ucsf.edu
Awards
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- Hellman Family Award for Early-Career Faculty, Hellman Fellows fund, 2020-2022
- International Society for Research on Child and Adolescent Psychology (ISRCAP) Scholarship, ISRCAP 2017 meeting in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, 2017
- 6th World Congress on ADHD Young Scientist Award, World Federation of ADHD, 2017
- R.E. Harris Award for Excellence in Clinical and Research Activities, UCSF, 2014
- Margaret Bernauer Psychology First Place Research Award, Wisconsin Psychological Association, 2012
- Leslie G. and Cecile C. Matthews Scholarship, Marquette University, 2011-2012
- Reverend John P. Raynor, S.J. Fellowship, Marquette University, 2011-2012
- Excellence in Campus Leadership Award, American Psychological Association for Graduate Students, 2009
- Midwestern Regional Society for Psychotherapy Research Conference Student Recognition Award, Midwestern Regional Society for Psychotherapy Research, 2009
- Faculty Scholarship Award, Clemson University, 2007
- Philip Prince Alumni Presidential Scholarship, Clemson University, 2004-2007
- President's List, Clemson University, 2004-2007
- Trustee Scholarship, Clemson University, 2004-2007
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019
- Postdoctoral Fellowship Clinical Psychology UCSF 08/2017
- Clinical Internship Clinical Psychology UCSF 06/2013
- PhD Clinical Psychology Marquette University 05/2013
- M.S. Clinical Psychology Marquette University 05/2010
- B.A. Psychology & Spanish Clemson University 05/2007
Interests
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- culture
- ADHD
- child psychopathology
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- school-based treatment
- global mental health
- mixed-method research
- acculturation
- behavioral treatment
- evidence-based treatment
- assessment
- health disparities
- community-based research
- parenting
- health services
- Latin@ mental health
- Interdisciplinary research collaboration
Websites
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- @@LaurenMHaackPhD on Twitter (twitter.com)
- Social-Transcultural Research and Intervention Valuing Equity lab (strivelab.ucsf.edu)
Videos
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Grants and Projects
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- Adapting a Web-Based Professional Development for Mexican School Mental Health Providers Delivering Evidence-Based Intervention for ADHD and ODD, NIH, 2021-2023
- Adapting a Digital School Mental Health Program into Spanish for Latinx Youth with ADHD and ODD, Hellman Family Award for Early Career Faculty, 2020-2022
- Let’s Text! Improving Engagement in Depression Services for Diverse Teens., UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP) Digital Mental Health Award, 2019-2020
- Assessing & Improving Mental Health in Mexican & Mexican- American Youth via School-Home Intervention, Research Program on Migration and Health (PIMSA), 2017
- School-Home Program for Mexican Children with Attention and Behavioral Concerns, NIH Fogarty International Center (FIC), 2016-2017
- Culturally-Sensitive School-Home Behavioral Program for Latino Children with ADHD, NIH, 2013-2016
Publications (39)
Top publication keywords:
PsychopathologyChild RearingSchoolsMentorsText MessagingPsychometricsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityChild BehaviorParentingFacultyMentoringParentsFamily TherapyBehavior Therapy
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Influences to ADHD Problem Recognition: Mixed-Method Investigation and Recommendations to Reduce Disparities for Latino Youth.
Administration and policy in mental health 2018 Haack LM, Meza J, Jiang Y, Araujo EJ, Pfiffner L -
Sustained Effects of Collaborative School-Home Intervention for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Impairment.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2018 Pfiffner LJ, Rooney ME, Jiang Y, Haack LM, Beaulieu A, McBurnett K -
Improved Parent Cognitions Relate to Immediate and Follow-Up Treatment Outcomes for Children With ADHD-Predominantly Inattentive Presentation.
Behavior therapy 2017 Jiang Y, Haack LM, Delucchi K, Rooney M, Hinshaw SP, McBurnett K, Pfiffner LJ -
Culturally Appropriate Assessment of Functioning in Diverse Children: Development and Preliminary Validation of the FX-II Scale in Mexico.
Journal of attention disorders 2017 Haack LM, Araujo EA -
Parenting as a Mechanism of Change in Psychosocial Treatment for Youth with ADHD, Predominantly Inattentive Presentation.
Journal of abnormal child psychology 2017 Haack LM, Villodas M, McBurnett K, Hinshaw S, Pfiffner LJ -
Parental Cognitive Errors Mediate Parental Psychopathology and Ratings of Child Inattention.
Family process 2016 Haack LM, Jiang Y, Delucchi K, Kaiser N, McBurnett K, Hinshaw S, Pfiffner L -
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 2016 Haack LM, Gonring K, Harris M, Gerdes A, Pfiffner L -
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a School-Implemented School-Home Intervention for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Impairment.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2016 Pfiffner LJ, Rooney M, Haack L, Villodas M, Delucchi K, McBurnett K -
Rates, Associations, and Predictors of Psychopathology in a Convenience Sample of School-Aged Latino Youth: Identifying Areas for Mental Health Outreach.
Journal of child and family studies 2016 Haack LM, Kapke TL, Gerdes AC -
Parenting Mediates Symptoms and Impairment in Children With ADHD-Inattentive Type.
Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 2014 Haack LM, Villodas MT, McBurnett K, Hinshaw S, Pfiffner LJ -
Culturally Appropriate Assessment of Functional Impairment in Diverse Children: Validation of the ADHD-FX Scale With an At-Risk Community Sample.
Journal of attention disorders 2014 Haack LM, Gerdes AC -
Behavior management for school-aged children with ADHD.
Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America 2014 Pfiffner LJ, Haack LM -
Latino parental help seeking for childhood ADHD.
Administration and policy in mental health 2014 Gerdes AC, Lawton KE, Haack LM, Schneider BW -
Understanding and Measuring Functional Impairment in Diverse Children With ADHD: Development of the ADHD-FX Scale With an At-Risk, Community Sample.
Journal of attention disorders 2014 Haack LM, Gerdes AC, Lawton KE, Schneider BW -
Acculturation, cultural values, and Latino parental beliefs about the etiology of ADHD.
Administration and policy in mental health 2014 Lawton KE, Gerdes AC, Haack LM, Schneider B -
Assessing ADHD in Latino families: evidence for moving beyond symptomatology.
Journal of attention disorders 2011 Gerdes AC, Lawton KE, Haack LM, Hurtado GD -
Functional impairment in Latino children with ADHD: implications for culturally appropriate conceptualization and measurement.
Clinical child and family psychology review 2011 Haack LM, Gerdes AC -
Advancing our knowledge of ADHD in Latino children: psychometric and cultural properties of Spanish-versions of parental/family functioning measures.
Journal of abnormal child psychology 2011 Haack LM, Gerdes AC, Schneider BW, Hurtado GD -
Parental functioning in families of children with ADHD: evidence for behavioral parent training and importance of clinically meaningful change.
Journal of attention disorders 2010 Gerdes AC, Haack LM, Schneider BW
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HealthySMS Text Messaging System Adjunct to Adolescent Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Context of COVID-19 (Let's Text!): Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study.
JMIR mental health 2024 Haack LM, Armstrong CC, Travis K, Aguilera A, Darrow SM -
Editorial: Disparities in mental health.
Frontiers in psychiatry 2024 Merati M, Komaki H, Mohebi F, Kabir H, Haack LM -
Implementation of a Multi-Site Digitally-Enhanced School Clinician Training and ADHD/ODD Intervention Program in Mexico: Randomized Controlled Trial of CLS-R-FUERTE.
Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science 2024 Lauren M. Haack, Linda J. Pfiffner, Sabrina M. Darrow, Jasmine Lai, Dulce Karely Alcaraz-Beltrán, Jassiel Ulises Martínez-Beltrán, Elva Moreno-Candil, Korinthya Delgado-García, María Fernanda Arriaga-… -
Enhancing accessibility and scalability of school-based programs to improve youth attention and behavior: Open feasibility trial of the remote CLS-R-FUERTE program in Mexico.
School psychology (Washington, D.C.) 2023 Haack LM, Pfiffner LJ, Darrow SM, Lai J, Alcaraz Beltrán DK, Beltrán JUM, Moreno Candil E, Delgado García K, Arriaga Guerrero MF, Ledesma Saldaña DM, Urquídez Valdez ME, Araujo EA -
Feasibility and Acceptability of Augmenting Therapy for Youth with Automated Text Messaging During COVID-19.
Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health 2023 Sabrina M. Darrow, Manon Ironside, Courtney C. Armstrong, Kate Travis, Adrian Aguilera, Lauren M. Haack -
Academic Competence, Organizational Skills, and Treatment Response Among Bilingual and Monolingual Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Translational Issues in Psychological Science 2023 Aya I. Williams, Lauren M. Haack, Elizabeth Hawkey, Sara Chung, Jennifer Ly, Linda J. Pfiffner -
Promising Effects of Socioemotional Skills Training in Bilingual Children With Attention and Behavioral Concerns.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2022 Aya Williams, Ashley Chung-Fat-Yim, Viorica Marian, Linda Pfiffner, Lauren Haack -
Development of a Web-Based Training Platform for School Clinicians in Evidence-Based Practices for ADHD.
School mental health 2022 Pfiffner LJ, Dvorsky MR, Friedman LM, Haack LM, Chung S, Charalel JM, Hawkey E, Spiess M -
Gender Differences in National Institutes of Health Grant Submissions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal of women's health (2002) 2022 Roubinov D, Haack LM, Folk JB, Rotenstein L, Accurso EC, Dahiya P, Ponce AN, Nava V, Maldonado Y, Linos E, Mangurian C -
Improving Adherence to Behavioral Parent Training for ADHD Using Digital Health Tools.
Journal of psychiatry and brain science 2022 Pfiffner LJ, Dvorsky MR, Hawkey EJ, Chung S, Haack LM, Owens EB -
Peer Mentorship: An Underrecognized Tool to Faculty Success.
Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry 2022 Roubinov DS, Accurso EC, Folk JB, Haack LM -
VOICES: An efficacious trauma-informed, gender-responsive cannabis use intervention for justice and school-referred girls with lifetime substance use history.
Drug and alcohol dependence 2021 Tolou-Shams M, Dauria EF, Folk J, Shumway M, Marshall BDL, Rizzo CJ, Messina N, Covington S, Haack LM, Chaffee T, Brown LK -
42.3 DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED TRAINING PLATFORM FOR SCHOOL CLINICIANS IN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR ADHD.
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020 Linda J. Pfiffner, Melissa R. Dvorsky, Lauren M. Haack, Lauren Friedman, Madeline I. Spiess, Julia Morgan, Sara Chung, Sarah Griest -
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 2020 Haack LM, Araujo EA, Meza J, Friedman LM, Spiess M, Alcaraz Beltrán DK, Delucchi K, Mojardín Herladez A, Pfiffner L -
The Collaborative Life Skills Program in Spanish (CLS-S): Pilot Investigation of Intervention Process, Outcomes, and Qualitative Feedback.
Evidence-based practice in child and adolescent mental health 2019 Haack LM, Araujo EJ, Delucchi K, Beaulieu A, Pfiffner L -
Correction to: Influences to ADHD Problem Recognition: Mixed-Method Investigation and Recommendations to Reduce Disparities for Latino Youth.
Administration and policy in mental health 2018 Haack LM, Meza J, Jiang Y, Araujo EA, Pfiffner L -
Emotional, Social and Cultural Experiences of Latino Children with ADHD Symptoms and their Families.
Journal of Child and Family Studies 2017 Eva Angelina Araujo, Linda Pfiffner, Lauren Marie Haack -
Conducting Research with Latino Families: Examination of Strategies to Improve Recruitment, Retention, and Satisfaction with an At-Risk and Underserved Population.
Journal of Child and Family Studies 2014 Lauren M. Haack, Alyson C. Gerdes, Kathryn E. Lawton -
Predicting Treatment Dropout in Parent Training Interventions for Families of School-Aged Children With ADHD.
Child & Family Behavior Therapy 2013 Brian W. Schneider, Alyson C. Gerdes, Lauren M. Haack, Katie E. Lawton -
Culturally-Modified Recruitment Strategies for Latino Families in Clinical Child Research: A Critical First Step.
Journal of Child and Family Studies 2012 Lauren M. Haack, Alyson C. Gerdes, Bethdalie Cruz, Brian W. Schneider