About the Speaker
Dr. Shaw is co-principal investigator on the project: Integrated model for promoting parenting and early school readiness in pediatrics. Dr. Shaw is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. At Pitt, he also serves as the Director of the Center for Parents and Children and the Director of the Pitt Parents and Children Laboratory (PPCL),with joint appointments in the Schools of Medicine and Education, and Centers for Social and Urban Research and Translational Research. Since receiving his Ph.D. in child clinical and developmental psychology from the University of Virginia in 1988, his primary interest has involved tracing the early developmental precursors of early problem behavior among at-risk children.
