Bruce Chorpita, PhD, is currently Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He received his PhD in psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York under the direction of David Barlow. Dr. Chorpita performed his clinical residency at the University of Mississippi, and held a faculty position with the Department of Psychology at the University of Hawaii from 1997 to 2008. From 2001 to 2003, Dr. Chorpita also served as the Clinical Director of the Hawaii State Department of Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division, helping implement evidence-based services statewide in their system of care. During this time, Dr. Chorpita received awards from the Hawaii Psychological Association, the Hawaii Board of Regents, and Governor Linda Lingle.

Dr. Chorpita currently directs the Child FIRST Program at UCLA, which is dedicated to improving the effectiveness of mental health services delivered to all children, through innovation in mental health treatment design, clinical decision-making and information-delivery models, and mental health system architecture and processes. This work occurs primarily in the context of partnerships with community agencies delivering mental health services throughout California and across the country. Dr. Chorpita also is president of PracticeWise, LLC, a consulting organization that provides decision support technology and training to mental health organizations across the country and that regularly publishes a report of evidence-based child and adolescent psychosocial interventions for the American Academy of Pediatrics.