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Ronald A. Kotkin
Dr. Kotkin is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Irvine. He served for twenty-six years as a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Director of the University of California at Irvine, Child Development Center Day Treatment Program for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. He has been a special education teacher at the elementary school level. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of California. Dr. Kotkin previously served as a professor of special education in charge of a graduate degree and credentialing program in special education. In addition, he is a consultant to school districts in developing individual and School Wide Behavioral Interventions. Dr. Kotkin has published multiple articles and chapters on school-based intervention and has co-edited a book, Therapist's Guide to Learning and Attention Disorders, with Aubrey Fine. He also developed the Irvine Paraprofessional Program, which was recognized by the Kentucky Federal Resource Center as a "promising practice" for intervening with students with ADHD in the general education classroom. He was also presented an award, along with Jim Swanson and Steve Simpson, by CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) for development of the most innovative program in the country for serving children with ADHD in the general education classroom. He has been a presenter at many international and national conferences and also contributed his expertise to a major National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) study on long term treatment effects of children with Attention Deficit Disorder. Dr. Kotkin is also on the Professional Advisory Board for CHADD.