About

Director

Beth Darnall
Professor and Director, Stanford Pain Relief Innovations Lab

Beth Darnall, PhD, directs the Pain Relief Innovations Lab. She is a Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine and is Principal Investigator for NIH and PCORI-funded clinical trials. 

She tweets at @BethDarnall.

Administration

Corinne Jung
Division Research Manager
Kelly Adams
Financial Director
Ashley Gomez
Executive Assistant to Dr. Beth Darnall
ashgo@stanford.edu

NIH K-23 Awardees

Dokyoung Sophia You, PhD
Instructor and licensed psychologist
dsyou@stanford.edu
Maisa Ziadni, PhD
Instructor and licensed psychologist

NIDA T32 Awardees

Samsuk Kim, PhD.
NIDA T32 Post-Doctoral Fellow
samsukk@stanford.edu

Project Managers

Emma Adair
Core Manager, PCORI PROGRESS Study
edair@stanford.edu
Luzmercy Perez
Project Manager

Clinical Research Coordinators

Arayam Hailu
Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
arayamyh@stanford.edu
Brittany Dorsonne
Clinical Research Coordinator Associate (Hybrid), Anesthesia
bjdor@stanford.edu
Paige Palenski
paigepal@stanford.edu

Interns

Rachel Cox
Office of Diversity and Health Disparities (ODHD) 2023 NIDA Summer Research Intern
rcox3@stanford.edu

Stanford Undergraduate Students

Supervised by Dr. Maisa Ziadni

Past Staff and Trainees

  • Karlyn Edwards
  • Morgan Klein
  • Benjamin Midler
  • Lanja Sinjary
  • Jesmin Asika Ram 
  • Ryan Tanner 
  • Lucia Johnson
  • Abby Chen

Research Sponsors