Adam Rafalovich received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of British Columbia in 2002. His doctoral dissertation was a social analysis of the response of adult authorities to children suspected of having Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This research became the backbone of his first book, Framing ADHD Children (Rowman and Littlefield-Lexington Books, 2004). Dr. Rafalovich has published widely in the area of medical sociology, with articles appearing in the Sociological Quarterly, Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour and Deviant Behavior, and in issues of Sociology of Health and Illness and Symbolic Interaction. Dr. Rafalovich is a 2004 recipient of the "Professing Excellence" teaching award. He and his family love traveling, hiking, and loving life!