Adrienne Stith

Adrienne Stith PhD is Executive Lead Psychologist for Science at the American Psychological Association (APA) where she leads programs and initiatives to advance and elevate psychological science. Prior to joining APA, Dr. Stith served as director of the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences (BBCSS) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine after providing oversight of projects within BBCSS for two years as the associate director. Prior to those roles, she directed numerous studies and other convening activities at the National Academies, within BBCSS and the Health and Medicine Division. Dr. Stith is a clinical psychologist and received her Ph.D. from the University of Vermont. She completed postdoctoral fellowships in adolescent medicine and pediatric psychology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York.