Dr. Aboujaoude is a Stanford University psychiatrist and the author, among other books, of Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the e-Personality (a New York Times Editor's Choice).
In addition to Stanford, he has held faculty appointments at UC Berkeley and UCSF, and an Honorary Professorship at the University of York. Besides OCD and impulse control disorders, his work has explored the intersection of psychology and technology, focusing both on negative aspects (e.g., "addiction", post-privacy psychology, cyberbullying, online psychological shifts and their effects on democracy) and potential benefits (e.g., video therapy, virtual reality exposure therapy, global health).
His research and writings have been widely covered, including by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Harvard Business Review, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Congressional Quarterly, Wired, TIME, and Newsweek, and on National Public Radio, BBC, CNN, FOX, and CBS.
Alongside his academic work, Dr. Aboujaoude has served several roles in the tech startup sector, including co-founding the first telepsychiatry health company in Silicon Valley.
He has lectured extensively in the US and internationally, including at universities, government agencies, and industry.