Lauren Haack, PhD

Associate Clinical Professor
Psychiatry
+1 415 502-8060

Lauren M. Haack, PhD, is a UCSF Department of Psychiatry Associate Clinical Professor and attending psychologist specializing in 1) cultural influences to mental health conceptualization, assessment, and treatment, and 2) accessible, culturally appropriate, and technology enhanced evidence-based services for vulnerable youth and families worldwide. She provides behavioral and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and clinical supervision in the UCSF Mood/Anxiety clinic and the Hyperactivity Attention and Learning Problems clinic. Dr. Haack also provides instruction and consultation/supervision in the UCSF Multicultural Psychology Training Program, the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship, and the Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health team. She is a member of the UCSF Department of Psychiatry diversity committee. Dr. Haack is a current Hellman fellow with a project focusing on adapting a web-based CLS provider training to serve Spanishspeaking, Latinx families. She also collaborates on UCSF-funded projects examining the use of text messaging to improve youth and family engagement in mental health services.

Publications: 

Editorial: Disparities in mental health.

Frontiers in psychiatry

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

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-Guerrero, Dulce Maria Ledesma-Saldaña, Maria Elena Urquídez-Valdez, Eva Angelina Araujo

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.)

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

Linda J. Pfiffner, Melissa R. Dvorsky, Lauren M. Haack, Lauren Friedman, Madeline I. Spiess, Julia Morgan, Sara Chung, Sarah Griest

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

Haack LM, Araujo EJ, Delucchi K, Beaulieu A, Pfiffner L

Influences to ADHD Problem Recognition: Mixed-Method Investigation and Recommendations to Reduce Disparities for Latino Youth.

Administration and policy in mental health

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

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

Jiang Y, Haack LM, Delucchi K, Rooney M, Hinshaw SP, McBurnett K, Pfiffner LJ

Emotional, Social and Cultural Experiences of Latino Children with ADHD Symptoms and their Families.

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Eva Angelina Araujo, Linda Pfiffner, Lauren Marie Haack

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

Behavior management for school-aged children with ADHD.

Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America

Latino parental help seeking for childhood ADHD.

Administration and policy in mental health

Predicting Treatment Dropout in Parent Training Interventions for Families of School-Aged Children With ADHD.

Child & Family Behavior Therapy

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

Lauren M. Haack, Alyson C. Gerdes, Bethdalie Cruz, Brian W. Schneider