Advisors and Staff

Mildred Cho, PhD

Professor (Research) of Pediatrics and of Medicine and Associate Director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (SCBE)

Dr. Mildred Cho has extensive experience developing research ethics training programs, including the basis for the current curriculum of the Responsible Conduct of Research course at SCBE. She has also prepared curricula tailored for specific areas of biomedical research, such as courses developed for genetic researchers as a co-investigator of an NIH-funded project, “Education in Genetics and Ethics” (EDGE). In addition, as Principal Investigator of an NIH Center for Excellence in Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research, she established an interdisciplinary ethics training program that incorporates biomedical ethics, health law, social science research methods, and human genetics. Dr. Cho also developed case-based research ethics training materials from the Benchside Ethics Consultation Service she established at Stanford University in 2005 as part of the Center for Excellence. The service is now supported by Stanford University’s Clinical and Translational Science Award.

Heidi Feldman, PhD

Professor in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and Professor of Pediatrics in Neonatal and Developmental Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. Heidi Feldman is the Ballinger-Swindells Endowed Professor in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and Professor of Pediatrics in Neonatal and Developmental Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She was a member of the first sub-board for Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at the American Board of Pediatrics and President for the Society of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. She currently serves as Medical Director for the Mary L. Johnson Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Program at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Dr. Feldman’s research interests have focused on children with various clinical disorders, including those with intellectual disability, neurological injury, and children born preterm. Most recently, she has conducted studies that use neuroimaging techniques to understand the neural basis of adverse outcomes after preterm birth.

Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine and of Health Research and Policy (by courtesy) at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr. Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert is also a core faculty member of Stanford Center for Health Policy/Primary Care and Outcomes Research. His research focuses on using the tools of decision science, cost-effectiveness analysis, econometrics, and behavioral economics. Additionally, his research agenda centers on (1) using simulation modeling to connect the experiences and exposures of childhood to health outcomes over a lifetime and (2) incorporating behavioral responses into cost-effectiveness analyses. Currently, Dr. Goldhaber-Fiebert is conducting randomized controlled trials to examine the effects of behavioral economic nudges and commitment contracts in promoting long-term exercise habits.

Abby King, PhD

Professor of Health Research & Policy and Medicine

Dr. Abby King is Professor of Health Research & Policy and Medicine at Stanford and a senior faculty member at the Stanford Prevention Research Center (SPRC), which investigates ways to prevent disease and promote health through practical, science-based solutions. She is also Director of the Healthy Aging Research & Technology Solutions Laboratory at SPRC, which develops, tests, and disseminates information technologies that promote health and prevent disease. Dr. King has served as President of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Member of the US Secretary of DHHS Scientific Advisory Committee for National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, and Member of the Academy of Behavioral Science Research. Her research focuses on applying social cognitive theory and other behavioral approaches to achieve large-scale change in disease prevention and health promotion.

Thomas Robinson, MD, MPH

Professor in Child Health and Professor of Pediatrics and of Medicine (Stanford Prevention Research Center) at Stanford University

Dr. Thomas Robinson is the Irving Schulman, MD Endowed Professor in Child Health and Professor of Pediatrics and of Medicine (Stanford Prevention Research Center) at Stanford University. He is also the Associate Director of the Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention. As Director of the Stanford Solutions Science Lab and the Center for Health Weight, he conducts solution-oriented research to develop and evaluate health promotion and disease prevention interventions. His work emphasizes the use of randomized controlled trials to test the efficacy and effectiveness of theory-driven behavioral, social, technological, environmental, and policy interventions on a variety of health risk factors and outcomes. Dr. Robinson’s research is grounded in social cognitive models of human behavior, uses rigorous methods, and is performed in generalizable settings with diverse populations, making the results of his research more relevant for clinical and public health practice and policy.

Barry Zuckerman, MD

Dr. Barry Zuckerman is Professor and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Pediatrics at the Boston University School of Medicine and Professor of Public Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. During his 19-year tenure as Chairman of Pediatrics, he fostered innovative programs and initiatives to address the social determinants of health, particularly for children in urban settings. He is Co-founder of Reach Out and Read, a national non-profit organization that advocates for childhood literacy, and the Medical-Legal Partnership for Children, which provides lawyers to help patients navigate the complex legal systems that hold solutions to the many social determinants of health. He also helped start Health Leads at Boston Medical Center, which connects families to resources that impact their children’s health (e.g., food, health insurance, job training, housing, fuel assistance). In addition, Dr. Zuckerman has been active in advocating for people with sickle cell disease and has co-authored several publications to raise the issue of equity and quality in health service provision.