Ann Streissguth

Streissguth received the American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement for Psychology in the Public Interest in 2002,[5] and an Excellence Award from the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in 2003.[6] In 2005, Streissguth received an Honorary Doctorate Award in the Humanities from her undergraduate alma mater, Oregon State University.[7]

Streissguth was born in South Pasadena, California.[8] She received her B.S. degree at Oregon State University in 1954, and her M.S. degree at the University of California, Berkeley in 1959. In 1964 Streissguth received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington. Throughout her career, Streissguth participated in academic work at the University of Washington. She was hired as Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in 1968. She was associate professor from 1974-1979 until her promotion to Professor in 1979. She was named Professor Emeritus in 2005.

Streissguth is a member of the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. She is known for her research program on fetal alcohol syndrome, and its effects on child development.[9] With her colleagues Kenneth Jones, David Smith and Christy Ulleland, Streissguth conducted research on eight children who were born to alcoholic mothers which resulted in the first widely circulated paper on fetal alcohol syndrome and its relation to alcohol abuse during pregnancy.[10] Streissguth has published findings on the long-term consequences of alcohol use during pregnancy.[11]

Streissguth is married to Daniel Michener Streissguth and together they have one child.[12]