Peter Stavinoha, PhD

Professor
Psychiatry
Graduate Program: Clinical Psychology

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-456-8985

peter.stavinoha@utsouthwestern.edu

Education

Graduate SchoolUniversity of Texas at Austin, Psychology (1993)
UndergraduateUniversity of Notre Dame, Psychology (1987)

Research Interests

ADHD
Educational effects of brain tumors, central nervous system cancer
Educational, and psychosocial outcomes of neurologic disease and brain injury
Neuropsychology of developmental disabilities such as autism, learning disabilities

Publications

Featured
Attention training for school-aged children with ADHD: Results of an open trial

Tamm, L., Hughes, C., Ames, L., Pickering, J., Silver, C., Stavinoha, P., Castillo, C., Rintelmann, J., Moore, J., Foxwell, A., Bolanos, S. G., Hines, T. K., & Emslie, G. J. , Journal of Attention Disorders , 2010; (14(1)):86-94

Featured
Relationship between parenting stress and ratings of executive functioning in children with ADHD

Joyner, K. B., Silver, C. H., & Stavinoha, P. L , Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment , 2009; (27):452-464

Featured
Executive Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorder

Favre, T., Emslie, G., Stavinoha, P.L., Kennard, B., Carmody, T. & Hughes, C. , Child Neuropsychology, , 2009; (15):85-98

Featured
Integration of Neuropsychology in Educational Planning Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Peter L. Stavinoha , Preventing School Failure , 2005; (49):1117

Featured
Integration of Neuropsychology in Educational Planning Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Stavinoha, P.L. , Preventing School Failure , 2005; (49):11-17

Featured
Neurologic Outcome Score for Infants and Children

Okada, P.J., Young, K.D., Baren, J.M., Raroque, S.S., Huff, K.R, Wiebe, J.B., Stavinoha. P.L., and Lewis, R.J. , Academic Emergency Medicine , 2003; (10):10341039

Featured
Cardiopulmonary Bypass to Repair Atrial Septal Defect Does Not Affect Cognitive Function in Children

Stavinoha, P.L., Fixler, D.E., & Mahony, L. , Circulation , 2003; (107):2722-2725

The Special Needs Child from the Neuropsychologist?s Perspective

Stavinoha, P.L. , Journal of the North American Montessori Teachers Association , 2008; (33(2)):25-41

Anticipating and Understanding the Long-Term Effects of Radiation and Chemotherapy in Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors. Dallas, TX

Stavinoha, P.L. & Doxey, D. , Children's Medical Center of Dallas , 1999;

Helping Students With ADHD Succeed on Tests. Austin, TX

Stavinoha, P.L. & Crook, K.F. , Curricular Applications, Inc , 1996;

Books

Stress Free Potty Training: A Commonsense Guide to Finding the Right Approach for Your Child

Sara Au & Peter L. Stavinoha, AMACOM Books (New York) 2008

Honors/Awards

Distinguished Psychologist

Dallas Psychological Association (2005)

University of Texas Fellow

Academic award (1987)

University of Notre Dame Scholar

Academic award (1983)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology

American Psychological Association

International Neuropsychological Society

Texas Psychological Association