Girwan Khadka

Girwan Khadka is a doctoral student at Washington State University (WSU), studying Clinical Psychology with an interest focus in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. He received his Master's degree from WSU in 2011, and expects to receive his doctoral degree in 2015. His current research focuses on the construct validity of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) within and across different cultures. Girwan has clinical experience working with college-aged students at the WSU Counseling and Testing Services, as well as with children, adolescents, and their parents at University of Idaho Child and Youth Study Center. He is a native of Kathmandu, Nepal, and sees reflections of his hometown in the hilly terrain of the Palouse. He loves to cook, garden, read, sing, and watch movies.