Education

University of Georgiao
- PhD in Educational Psychology and Pediatric/Child Neuropsychology, 1984
- MEd in School Psychology, 1972
Florida Institute of Technology
- BS in Science Education (Aviation/Aerospace), 1980

Professional Experience

Teaching Experience:
Director of Behavioral Medicine: Duke Medical School's Southern Regional Area Health Education Center Family Medicine Residency Program, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 10/17-Present
Private practice: Michael S. Shapiro, Ph.D. and Associates, P.C., Athens, Georgia, 3/88-9/17
Adjunct Faculty Department of Education: Piedmont College, Demorest, Georgia, 10/96-2/13
Clinical Neuropsychologist: Biofeedback & Stress Management Clinic, Athens, Georgia,11/86-3/88
Adjunct Professor: Department of SpecialEducation, Nazareth College, Rochester, NewYork, 9/85-11/86
Consulting Neuropsychologist: Onondaga-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Syracuse, New York, 1/85-9/86
Associate Psychologist: Newark Developmental Center, Newark, New York, 6/84-1/85
Neuropsychology Intern: Department of Neurology, Pediatric Neurology Section, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, 9/83-6/84
School Psychometrist: Rome City Schools, Rome, Georgia, 9/82-6/83
Life Science Teacher: Interlakes HighSchool, Meredith, New Hampshire, 9/80-6/81

I was born and raised inSyracuse, New York but have lived the majority of my life in my beloved south. I was raised in a traditional Jewish family until marrying my(then) Catholic wife, Mary Shapiro, PhD, in 1984. Since then, we’ve worked alongside each other almost every day of our professional lives. In the years since our baptisms in the late 1980s, we have taught workshops, both domestically and abroad, on issues related to marriage, adoption, mental health, and parenting; all in a biblical context.Additionally, I served as one of the first elders in the Athens, Georgia church for many years before moving to North Carolina in 2017.We have three children (all of whom are disciples of Jesus) and five grandchildren.