Scott Hall, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Primary Investigator
Stanford University

Dr. Hall is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He completed his PhD in psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, and a research fellowship in behavior analysis at Arizona State University. Dr. Hall has been a Board Certified Behavior Analyst since 2002. Dr. Hall’s portfolio of science includes over 100 peer-reviewed papers and numerous extramural research grants as Principal Investigator from the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the John Merck Fund, the National Fragile X Foundation, the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research, and the Department of Defense. The overarching goal of his research is to understand the complex interplay between environmental and biological factors underlying challenging behaviors and social communication in children, adolescents, and young adults on the autism spectrum. In his role at Stanford, Dr. Hall also provides clinical care at Stanford Health Care and consults on hard-to-treat inpatient and outpatient cases for children diagnosed with rare genetic syndromes and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Given that many children and families with autism experience difficulties accessing in-person care, Dr. Hall is particularly interested in developing targeted treatments that can be delivered via telehealth. With this new exciting project funded by the Department of Defense, he aims to significantly expand therapeutic horizons and advance clinical care for children with autism, as well as children with other neurodevelopmental disorders.