
Joseph Piven MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Professor, Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
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101 Renee Lynn CourtCarolina Institute for Developmental DisabilitiesChapel Hill, NC 27599
Phone+1 919-843-8641
Fax+1 919-843-5515
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1985 - 1986
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1985
University of Arizona College of Medicine-PhoenixInternship, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
NC State Medical License 1999 - 2026
IA State Medical License 1991 - 2000
MD State Medical License 1982 - 1991
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Mitigating Sex-Related Biases to Elucidate the Autism Phenotype.Catherine A Burrows, Jed T Elison, Joseph Piven
Biological Psychiatry. 2026-03-01 - Lunar rhythms in sleep patterns of children with a family history of autism.Guadalupe Rodríguez Ferrante, Jeffrey Munson, Tanya St John, Juhi Pandey, Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
Sleep. 2026-02-10 - Early life phthalate and replacement plasticizer exposures and changes in early childhood brain functional connectivity and structural morphology.Stephanie M Engel, Tengfei Li, Emily J Werder, Chih-Wei Liu, Diana C Pacyga
Environment International. 2026-02-01
Journal Articles
- A Longitudinal Study of Parent‐Reported Sensory Responsiveness in Toddlers at‐Risk for AutismAnnette M Estes, Kelly N Botteron, Heather C Hazlett, Joseph Piven, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Archival Report Restricted and Repetitive Behavior and Brain Functional Connectivity in Infants at Risk for Developing Autism Spectrum DisorderAnnette M Estes, Joseph Piven, Natasha Marrus, Heather C Hazlett, Alexandre Todorov, Kelly N Botteron, Robert C McKinstry, Juhi Pandey, Bradley L Schlaggar, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
Going on Trial: Arbaclofen Reboot; Cell Implants; Psilocybin MicrodosesJanuary 25th, 2023
Abnormal Development of Brain’s Visual System May Contribute to AutismMay 26th, 2022
This Brain Structure May Grow Too Fast in Babies Who Develop AutismMarch 29th, 2022
Grant Support
- Modeling autism-associated gene-by-environment interactions in human brain organoidsUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL2025–2028
- A Longitudinal Brain and Behavior Study of Autism From Infancy Through AdolescenceUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL2007–2027
- MRI Based Presymptomatic Prediction of ASDWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2024–2025
- MRI Based Presymptomatic Prediction of ASDWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY2024–2025
- Autism In Older Adults: A Pilot, Descriptive StudyNational Institute Of Mental Health2012
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