November 4th 8 - 9 PM EST Listening and Learning: Designing ADHD Research that Matters to Women with Julia Schechter

Dr. Julia Schechter is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Schechter completed her master’s and doctorate in clinical psychology at Emory University and her pre-doctoral clinical internship and post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center prior to becoming a faculty member at the Duke ADHD Program. As a faculty member, Dr. Schechter conducts research, provides clinical services, and supervises psychology and psychiatry trainees. In 2021, Dr. Schechter helped to establish the Duke Center for Girls & Women with ADHD, the nation’s first program housed within an academic institution focused specifically on ADHD in girls and women. As the Center’s co-director, Dr. Schechter leads the Center’s education, outreach, and research initiatives.

Being a girl or woman with ADHD is associated with significant and unique challenges. Yet, most ADHD resources and research have focused primarily on boys and men. How ADHD presents and impacts girls and women over the lifespan remains understudied and largely misunderstood. To better support girls and women with ADHD, it is essential that their experiences and voices guide the future of ADHD research.

In this presentation, Dr. Julia Schechter will share findings from a recent project aimed at understanding the experiences of girls and women living with ADHD and identifying the research topics most important to patients, their families, and their communities. She will also discuss the work of Duke Center for Girls & Women with ADHD, a program dedicated to advancing knowledge about ADHD in girls and women.