Laura Roberts
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
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Psychiatry & Behavioral Science 401 Quarry Rd MC 5719 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-8290 Fax (650) 723-2269
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Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Psychiatry
Administrative Appointments
- Chief, Psychiatry Service, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2010 - present)
- Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine (2010 - present)
- Scientific Reviewer, Special Emphasis Panels (various), National Institutes of Health (2009 - present)
- Member, Human Subjects Research Workgroup, National Institute of Mental Health Scientific Council (1999 - 2008)
- Editor-in-Chief, Academic Psychiatry (2002 - present)
- Member, Editorial Board, American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (2010 - 2011)
Honors and Awards
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Association for Academic Psychiatry (2010)
- University of Toronto Centennial Award for Leading International Psychiatric Educator, University of Toronto Department of Psychiatry Centennial Celebration (2008)
- Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors Inc. (1996-present)
- Distinguished Life Fellow, Association for Academic Psychiatry (2006-present)
- Distinguished Psychiatrist Award, American Psychiatric Association (2005)
- Rock Sleyster Scholar, American Medical Association (1987)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (1994) |
| Residency: | University of New Mexico School of Medicine NM (1993) |
| Medical Education: | University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine IL (1988) |
| BA: | University of Chicago, Social Studies of Science & Med (1982) |
| MA: | University of Chicago, Philosophy (1983) |
| MD: | University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Medicine (1988) |
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Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr. Roberts has performed numerous empirical studies of contemporary ethics issues in medicine and health policy and has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Energy, the National Alliance of Schizophrenia and Depression, the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, and other private and public foundations.
Publications
- "Thinking About It for Somebody Else": Alzheimer's Disease Research and Proxy Decision Makers' Translation of Ethical Principles Into Practice. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012
- Alternative Decision-Makers' Perspectives on Assent and Dissent for Dementia Research. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012
- Cultivating the professional virtues in medical training and practice. Acad Psychiatry. 2011 May-Jun; (3): 155-9
- Psychiatric residents' needs for education about informed consent, principles of ethics and professionalism, and caring for vulnerable populations: results of a multisite survey. Acad Psychiatry. 2011 May-Jun; (3): 184-90
- Results of a multisite survey of U.S. psychiatry residents on education in professionalism and ethics. Acad Psychiatry. 2011 May-Jun; (3): 175-83
- Are doctors who have been ill more compassionate? Attitudes of resident physicians regarding personal health issues and the expression of compassion in clinical care. Psychosomatics. 2011 Jul-Aug; (4): 367-74
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