Elaine Shapiro

Background

Shapiro, Elaine was born on July 25, 1925 in New York City. Daughter of Abraham and May (Meyerson) Schlaffer.

Education

Bachelor, City University of New York, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1963.

Career

Intern in clinical psychology, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1954-1955; clinical psychologist, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, 1956-1957; research assistant, assistant instructor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957-1958; senior psychologist, Mount Vernon (New York) Mental Health Center, 1964-1967; assistant clinical professor psychology in psychiatry, Payne Whitney Clinic, New York Hospital, Cornell Univercity, New York City, 1968-1977; co-director, Tourette and Tic Laboratory and Clinic, New York City, 1977-1995. Member medical advisory board Tourette Syndrome Association, 1975-1986. Executive director Tourette Research Foundation, 1980-1995.

Associate clinical professor psychiatry Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York City, since 1977.

Achievements

• Elaine Shapiro has been listed as a noteworthy Psychologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

    (Book by Shapiro, Arthur)

Membership

Member American Psychological Association, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Children: Peter T., Moira D. Shapiro Tollefson, Kaethe S.

Father:

Abraham Schlaffer

Mother:

May (Meyerson) Schlaffer

child:

Kaethe S. Shapiro

child:

Peter T. Shapiro

child:

Moira D. Shapiro Tollefson Shapiro