Dr. Jeffrey Shahidullah is a licensed pediatric psychologist in UT Health Austin Pediatric Psychiatry at Dell Children’s, a clinical partnership between Dell Children’s Medical Center and UT Health Austin. He specializes in behavioral interventions for managing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and disruptive behavior disorders. Additionally, Dr. Shahidullah is an assistant professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, an adjunct assistant professor in both The University of Texas at Austin Department of Educational Psychology and the Dell Medical School Department of Pediatrics, and a faculty affiliate in The University of Texas at Austin Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and Education.
Dr. Shahidullah earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Baylor University, where he also completed an educational specialist degree. He earned a doctorate in school psychology from Michigan State University. He completed an internship in pediatric psychology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a fellowship in pediatric psychology at Geisinger Health System. While at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Shahidullah was a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) fellow.
Dr. Shahidullah also serves patients and their families through the Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic, a specialty clinic at Dell Children’s Medical Center. His clinical, research, and training interests pertain to integrating behavioral health services within schools and primary care settings. He is a productive researcher whose work has been published in peer-reviewed journals across many disciplines, including pediatrics, child and adolescent psychiatry, and school, clinical, and pediatric psychology. Dr. Shahidullah has authored or edited four books on the topics of school mental health, pediatric mental health, pediatric behavioral health care, and interprofessional care for autism spectrum disorders.
