About Dr. Rabiner

David Rabiner, Ph.D.

Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University

Dr. David Rabiner is a child psychologist and Research Professor Emeritus at Duke University. He has spent his career studying ADHD and building practical tools to help parents, educators, and clinicians support kids with attention difficulties.

His research looks at evidence-based ADHD evaluation and treatment, ways to improve academic outcomes for kids with attention challenges, and helping community pediatricians use best practices with ADHD patients. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers and received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Centers for Disease Control, and the U.S. Department of Education. He is a former member of the Professional Advisory Board of CHADD.

Since 1997, Dr. Rabiner has published Attention Research Update, a free monthly newsletter that sums up recent ADHD research for parents, educators, and health professionals. It now reaches over 20,000 subscribers.

Dr. Rabiner built the ADHD School Monitoring Program because he believes regular, structured monitoring of how a child is doing at school is one of the most valuable things a parent can do — and that it should be simple enough for any family to do.