William G. Kronenberger
Arthur B. Richter Professor of Child Psychiatry - 2023
William G. Kronenberger, Ph.D., is the Arthur B. Richter Professor of Child Psychiatry and the Director of the Division of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM). He is an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University-Bloomington and in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at IUSM. He serves as Director of the Pediatric Psychology Testing Clinic at Riley Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic and Pediatric Psychologist in the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Clinic at Riley Hospital for Children. Dr. Kronenberger received his B.S. in Psychology from Xavier University. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (specializing in Pediatric Psychology) from Duke University, where he was a James B. Duke Fellow and Norman Guttman Named Instructor. He completed his internship at Indiana University School of Medicine, where he served as Chief Psychology Intern.
Dr. Kronenberger’s research investigates influences on the development of executive functioning, memory, learning, and spoken language, particularly in children with hearing loss and cochlear implants. His clinical work involves assessment and treatment of executive functioning, language, and learning disorders. He is an author on over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, 30 book chapters, and 3 books, as well as several psychological tests that are used nationally and internationally. He has been a principal investigator or co-investigator on NIH-funded projects addressing executive functioning and spoken language development in children with hearing loss and cochlear implants or hearing aids. He has served as the Dr. John Niparko Memorial Lecturer for the American Cochlear Implant Alliance Conference and has been a Behavioral Science Book Service featured author.