Kristin Wilcox, Ph.D.

Kristin Wilcox has a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and has spent over 20 years in academia as a behavioral pharmacologist studying drugs abuse behavior and ADHD medications at Emory University and Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Wilcox’s book “Andrew’s Adventures with His ADHD Brain” shares her son’s experiences with inattentive-type ADHD, and her insights parenting an ADHD son. She serves on the executive board of the Inattentive ADHD Coalition to increase awareness and understanding of the inattentive subtype of ADHD. Dr. Wilcox lives in Maryland with her husband and two sons.

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