David Scherer

Dr. David Scherer earned his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Virginia in 1989 where he received his training in clinical child psychology and family systems therapy. Since then he has held faculty appointments at the University of South Carolina and University of New Mexico. He has been on the faculty of the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at UMass Amherst since 2005. His research has focused on adolescent autonomy in the family context and particularly on how adolescents and parents make important medical and research participation decisions. He has also conducted research on  innovative models of psychotherapy for troubled and substance abusing adolescents and their families. Dr. Scherer is a licensed psychologist and currently serves on the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Psychologists.