Biography

Dr. Granholm is Professor, Vice Chair for Clinical Research, and Director of the Center for Mental Health Technology in the Department of Psychiatry at UC San Diego. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1991, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. At UCLA, he conducted research on neuropsychology, pupillometry, social skills training and family therapy for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Since joining the faculty at UCSD in 1993, Dr. Granholm has been an active basic and clinical researcher in the areas of neuropsychology, pupillometry, ecological momentary assessment, mobile interventions and cognitive behavior therapy in schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease. He developed Cognitive-Behavioral Social Skills Training (CBSST) for schizophrenia and has conducted several CBSST clinical trials.