PGSP-Stanford Psy.D Consortium

Faculty

The Consortium faculty includes a number of distinguished PGSP at Palo Alto University faculty members and Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry faculty members offering a wide range of research interests and clinical specializations. Most are engaged in both clinical practice and research, and thus provide the knowledge, enthusiasm, and insights of those actively working in the field of psychology. Every faculty member is selected to model excellence in their specific professional endeavors; they teach and supervise based on their own extensive clinical and academic experience. Click on a name below to see their profiles.

Core Program Faculty

  • Bruce Arnow, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Co-Director of the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium
    Areas of Emphasis: Depression, Unipolar Psychology
  • James N. Breckenridge, Ph.D., Professor, Palo Alto University, and Co-Director of the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium
  • Jenifer Culver, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Cheryl Gore-Felton, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Robert Hall, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Kimberly Hill, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Associate Director of Clinical Training for the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium
  • Robert Holaway, Assistant Professor
  • Shelley Hannah Kay Howell, Ph.D., J.D., Assistant Professor, Palo Alto University, and Associate Director of Clinical Training for the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium
    Areas of Emphasis: Neuropsychological assessment of older adults, including early detection of dementia.
  • Cheryl Koopman, Ph.D., Associate Professor (Research), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Kristine Luce, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Louis Moffett, Ph.D., Professor
  • Rebekka Palmer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
    Areas of Emphasis: Addiction, substance use and high-risk populations.
  • Sanno Zack, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Areas of Emphasis: Children and adolescents
  • Phillip Zimbardo, Ph.D., Professor
    Areas of Emphasis: Prisons, Time, Shyness, Madness, Violence/Evil, Persuasion, Hypnosis, Dissonance, Teachine, Political Psychology, Terrorism

Associated Program Faculty

  • Robin Apple, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • John Barry, M.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Charles Debattista, M.D., D.M.H., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Rowena Gomez, Ph.D., Associate Professor
    Areas of Emphasis: Aging, Neurospychology, and Depression
  • Chris Hayward, M.D., M.P.H., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Rachel Manber, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Areas of Emphasis: Non-Pharmacological Treatments of Insomnia
  • Meg Marnell, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Areas of Emphasis: Psychology
  • Yvonne Morris, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Areas of Emphasis: Psychiatry, Psychology
  • Jennifer Phillips, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Lisa Post, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Areas of Emphasis: Psychiatry, Psychology
  • Douglas Rait, Ph.D., Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Areas of Emphasis: Therapeutic Alliance in Couples and Family Therapy
  • Craig Rosen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Areas of Emphasis: My health services research aims at improving processes and outcomes of mental health care, especially for people suffering from post-traumatic stress. My primary focus is evaluating VA care for veterans with psychiatric disorders.
  • Debra Safer, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Areas of Emphasis: The Use of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to Treat Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorders
  • Allison Thompson, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Sanno Zack, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Areas of Emphasis: Children and adolescents

Other Contributors

  • Alinne Barrera, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
    Areas of Emphasis: Working with immigrant, Spanish-speaking individuals with mood disorders. Designing and testing depression programs for underserved populations.
  • Joyce Chu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • Kathleen Eldredge, Ph.D., Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Tamara Hartl, Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Julia Shiang, Ph.D., Ed.D., Instructor, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Areas of Emphasis: Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Supervision, Death and Dying
  • Brent Solvason, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Stanley Sue, Ph.D., Professor, Director of the Center for Excellence in Diversity
    Areas of Emphasis: Mental health services to culturally-diverse groups.
  • Sanno Zack, Ph.D., Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
    Areas of Emphasis: Children and adolescents
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