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David Daley received his B.A (Hons). in Applied Psychology with Sociology from the National University of Ireland, University College Cork, Ireland and his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychopathology from the University of Southampton, UK.  After time spent as an assistant Professor within the School of Psychology at the University of Southampton, and assistant and associate professor on the North Wales Clinical Psychology Doctoral Programme at Bangor University, he was appointed Professor of Psychological Intervention and Behaviour Change in the Division of Psychiatry School of Medicine, University of Nottingham in 2010. From July 2022 until July 2026, he was Head of Applied Psychological Practice at Nottingham Trent University, where he is now Professor of Psychological Intervention and Knowledge Exchange. David is also a member of NHS England’s Experts in Evidence ADHD taskforce, a member of the European Network on Hyperkinetic Disorders EUNETHYDIS, ADHD Guidelines Group and Co-chairs both the education and dissemination committees for the World Federation of ADHD. He is also international lead for the New Forest Parenting Programme.

David’s research interests are focused on non-shared environmental influences on child and adolescent development within the context of neurodiversity. In particular, he has devoted much of his career to the study of factors that enhance and interfere with the effective and enjoyable parenting of children with ADHD. He is also internationally recognised as an expert in environmental modification for neurodiversity.

Stephen Faraone is a Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience & Physiology at SUNY Upstate Medical University and Director of Research for the Department of Psychiatry. He is also Senior Scientific Advisor to the Research Program Pediatric Psychopharmacology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. Prof. Faraone studies the nature and causes of mental disorders in childhood and has made contributions to research in psychiatric genetics, psychopharmacology, diagnostic issues and methodology. 

An author on over 1000 journal articles, editorials, chapters and books, he was the eighth highest producer of High Impact Papers in Psychiatry from 1990 to 1999.  In 2002, Prof. Faraone was inducted into the CHADD Hall of Fame in recognition of outstanding achievement in medicine and education research on attention disorders. In 2008, he received the SUNY Upstate President’s Award for Excellence and Leadership in Research. In 2009 he was awarded Alumni Fellow status at the University of Iowa in recognition of his outstanding contributions to society and his profession. In 2010 he received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities from the State University of New York. In 2013, he was awarded the title of Distinguished Professor by the State University of New York, which is conferred upon faculty having achieved national or international prominence and a distinguished reputation within the individual’s chosen field through significant contributions to the research and scholarship, or through artistic performance or achievement in the fine and performing arts. In 2018 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics and in 2019 he received the Paul Hoch Award from the American Psychopathological Association.