Alan Schwarz

Alan Schwarz is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist best known for his reportage of public health issues for The New York Times. His 130-article series on concussions in sports is roundly credited with revolutionizing the treatment of head injuries in professional and youth sports, and was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. He followed that with a series on A.D.H.D. and other psychiatric disorders in children, which led to his writing A.D.H.D. NATION.

New York Times Articles

Expert Ties Ex-Player’s Suicide to Brain Damage

Silence on Concussions Raises Risks of Injury

Concussion Studies Show Girls Are More Vulnerable

As Injuries Rise, Scant Oversight of Helmet Safety