{"result":[{"researchInterest":"My major research interests and activities over the next several years will focus on the development and evaluation of the objective measurement of physical activity in free-living populations using a variety of sensing devices and mobile phones for data collection and processing. Also, I will continue to direct the Stanford Heart Network with the major mission being to assist community-based CVD prevention/treatment programs implement more effective heart attack and stroke prevention programs.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6108&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/William_Haskell","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"William","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"William Haskell","lastName":"Haskell"},{"researchInterest":"Developing theory-based interventions for long-term behavior change in the areas of weight management, dietary change, and physical activity \r\nMethodological improvements for the design, delivery, and analysis of randomized trials","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6282&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Michaela_Kiernan","appointments":[{"appointment":"Sr Res Scientist-Basic Ls (PI Waiver),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Michaela","primaryAppointment":"Sr Res Scientist-Basic Ls (PI Waiver),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"Michaela Kiernan","lastName":"Kiernan"},{"researchInterest":"Cardiovascular disease epidemiology, health of socioeconomically disadvantaged and ethnic minority populations, social determinants of health, community-based intervention research, youth advocacy and mentorship, promoting diversity in health professions","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4305&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Marilyn_Winkleby","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Marilyn","primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"Marilyn Winkleby, PhD, MPH","lastName":"Winkleby"},{"researchInterest":"Disease prevention, epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases, community-based education for disease prevention, international health.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5956&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/John_Farquhar","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Health Research & Policy"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"firstName":"John","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"John W. Farquhar, M.D.","lastName":"Farquhar"},{"researchInterest":"Population-level (community) prevention of cardiovascular disease, epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases, tobacco use cessation research, tobacco control policy, nutrition education, blood pressure control, and lipid disorders.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4619&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Stephen_Fortmann","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Internal Medicine"},{"focus":"Primary Prevention"}],"firstName":"Stephen","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"Stephen P. Fortmann, MD","lastName":"Fortmann"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Taylor is developing and evaluating innovative electronic and computer-assisted programs to make treatments, proven effective for treating various lifestyle and psychosocial problems, more cost-effective and available.   He is also developing new models of evidence-based psychiatry care for eating, anxiety and depressive disorders.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4478&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Craig_Taylor","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"},{"focus":"Anxiety Disorders"},{"focus":"Behavioral Medicine"},{"focus":"Eating Disorders"}],"firstName":"Craig","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine","displayName":"C. Barr Taylor","lastName":"Taylor"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Robinson focuses on \"solution-oriented\" research, developing and evaluating effective health promotion and disease prevention interventions for children and adolescents.  His research is mostly experimental, conducting school-, family- and community-based randomized controlled trials to test theory-driven behavioral, social and environmental interventions to prevent obesity, improve nutrition, increase physical activity, reduce smoking, and study the effects of children's television use.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4673&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Thomas_Robinson","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pediatrics - General"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Pediatrics"},{"focus":"Pediatrics, General"}],"firstName":"Thomas","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pediatrics - General","displayName":"Thomas Robinson","lastName":"Robinson"},{"researchInterest":"My research focuses on evaluation of the efficacy of various psychosocial intervention programs to reduce distress in family caregivers of older adult relatives with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. These programs assess impact on a variety of physiological & psychological variables such as: cortisol level, depression, & anxiety. They are conducted with individuals from diverse ethnic, cultural, and lingusitic backgrounds and are funded by the NIA & the Alzheimer's Assn.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4313&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Dolores_Thompson","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"},{"focus":"Psychology"}],"firstName":"Dolores","primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric","displayName":"Dolores Gallagher Thompson","lastName":"Thompson"},{"researchInterest":"Specializes in women's heath and chronic disease (e.g. heart disease, breast cancer, osteoporosis) prevention research and health promotion in both sexes, with a focus on lifestyle (exercise, weight control and diet).  Research focuses on role of sex hormones and sex/gender differences in physiology related to cardiovascular and cancer biology and body composition. Menopause and aging are key scientific interests. Key NIH projects: Women's Health Initiative (NLBI), WHEL(NCI) and MrOS (NIAMS).","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4655&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Marcia_Stefanick","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Professor (Research) (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Marcia","primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"Marcia L. Stefanick, Ph.D.","lastName":"Stefanick"},{"researchInterest":"The role of nutrition and preventive medicine, with particular interests in: plant-based diets and phytochemicals; cardiovascular disease and cancer prevention; weight loss diets; clinical trials and epidemiology.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4085&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Christopher_Gardner","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Christopher","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"Christopher Gardner","lastName":"Gardner"},{"researchInterest":"Experimental and clinical epidemiology of myocardial, infarction; exercise testing; cardiac risk factor management;, cardiac rehabilitation; systems for patient management; ischemic, heart disease; computer-based expert systems.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4093&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Robert_DeBusk","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"firstName":"Robert","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","displayName":"Robert DeBusk","lastName":"DeBusk"},{"researchInterest":"We are interested in studying the pathophysiological processes that contribute to glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes mellitus.  My current research focuses on characterizing pancreatic beta-cell function in populations with significant insulin resistance and vulnerability to developing diabetes: individuals with schizophrenia, morbid obesity, and history of gestational diabetes.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8190&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Sun_Kim","appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Endocrinology/Gerontology/Metab"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology"},{"focus":"Endocrinology and Metabolism"}],"firstName":"Sun","primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Endocrinology/Gerontology/Metab","displayName":"Sun Kim","lastName":"Kim"},{"researchInterest":"Chronic disease epidemiology, particularly cancer, cardiovascular disease, adverse effects of smoking, alcohol and pharmaceuticals, evaluation of screening tests.\r\nMost of my career has been in the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research where I was Director for 7 years and am still active. I especially enjoy mentoring students and trainees at Stanford.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6143&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Gary_Friedman","appointments":[{"appointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Gary","primaryAppointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","displayName":"Gary Friedman","lastName":"Friedman"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. McLaughlin conducts a number of clinical research studies related to obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Current studies include: 1) the impact of macronutrient composition on weight loss and cardiocascular risk (diabetic and nondiabetic patients); 2) comparison of weight loss and cardiovascular risk reduction in diabetic patients treated with different classes of antihyperglycemic drugs; 3) the role of the adipocyte in modulating insulin resistance","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6107&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Tracey_McLaughlin","appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Endocrinology/Gerontology/Metab"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology / Diabetes"},{"focus":"Endocrinology and Metabolism"}],"firstName":"Tracey","primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Endocrinology/Gerontology/Metab","displayName":"Tracey McLaughlin","lastName":"McLaughlin"},{"researchInterest":"My research is focused on the development and evaluation of cigarette smoking prevention and cessation therapies and obesity prevention treatments for children, adolescents and adults.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4660&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Joel_Killen","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Joel","primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"Joel Killen","lastName":"Killen"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5955&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Gerald_Reaven","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology"},{"focus":"Endocrinology / Diabetes"}],"firstName":"Gerald","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","displayName":"Gerald Reaven, MD","lastName":"Reaven"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Keegan's research focuses on cancer epidemiology and cancer surveillance, with primary areas of interest in genetic and modifiable factors that influence the occurrence of and survival after cancer.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7431&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Theresa_Keegan","appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Theresa","primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","displayName":"Theresa Keegan, MS, PhD","lastName":"Keegan"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Koopman conducts research on understanding how difficult life events (such as serious illness or violence) are related to stress and health behavior and outcomes. She also evaluates the effects of psychosocial interventions on improving physical health and quality of life.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4286&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Cheryl_Koopman","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychosocial"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Cheryl","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychosocial","displayName":"Cheryl Koopman","lastName":"Koopman"},{"researchInterest":"Cardio-respiratory dysfunction during sleep; SIDS and, sleep apnea; narcolepsy and daytime somnolence; the relationship of, sleep to accidents, aging, dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3994&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Christian_Guilleminault","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Sleep Disorders"},{"focus":"Sleep Medicine"}],"firstName":"Christian","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","displayName":"Christian Guilleminault","lastName":"Guilleminault"},{"researchInterest":"- Cancer etiology (diet, familial, genetic), especially breast, prostate and colon cancer\r\n- Cancer surveillance (Cancer registration, cancer patterns)\r\n- Cancer outcomes (Survival, quality of life, quality of care)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6327&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Dee_West","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Dee","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","displayName":"Dee W. West","lastName":"West"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Spiegel's research program involves mind/body interactions,  including cancer progression, the response to traumatic stress, and the effect of hypnosis on the perception of pain and anxiety.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3789&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/David_Spiegel","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychosocial"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"},{"focus":"Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent"},{"focus":"Medical Director, Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine"}],"firstName":"David","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychosocial","displayName":"David Spiegel","lastName":"Spiegel"},{"researchInterest":"Dr Hammer has had a longstanding interest in factors influencing the development of childhood obesity.  In particular, his studies have focused on early determinants of eating behavior, physical activity, and parenting behavior in relation to early feeding decisions and parental influences on diet and eating. With the current epidemic of child obesity and it's comorbidities, he is currently involved in the development of protocols for adolescent bariatric surgery.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3799&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Lawrence_Hammer","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - General"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatrics, General"},{"focus":"General Pediatrics"}],"firstName":"Lawrence","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - General","displayName":"Lawrence D. Hammer","lastName":"Hammer"},{"researchInterest":"As Director of the SPRC Program on Prevention Outcomes and Practices, my work focuses on cardiovascular disease treatment and prevention, the adoption of new technology and practices, and patterns of physician practice, particularly medication prescribing.  Specific interests include measuring and improving the quality of outpatient care, disparities in health care by race, gender, age and socioeconomic status, and interventions to improve prevention outcomes.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3840&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Randall_Stafford","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol)"},{"focus":"Hypertension (high blood pressure)"},{"focus":"Diabetes Mellitus"},{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Obesity"},{"focus":"Primary Prevention"},{"focus":"Internal Medicine"}],"firstName":"Randall","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"Randall Stafford","lastName":"Stafford"},{"researchInterest":"Computerized ECG and clinical data management; exercise Physiology including expired gas analysis; the effect of chronic and acute exercise on the heart; digital recording of biological signals; diagnostic use of exercise testing; development of Expert Medical System software and educational tools.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4191&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Victor_Froelicher","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"firstName":"Victor","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","displayName":"Victor Froelicher, MD","lastName":"Froelicher"},{"researchInterest":"My research focuses on the constraints that vulnerable populations face in making decisions that affect their health status, as well as the effects of government policies and programs designed to benefit vulnerable populations.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4000&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/prevention/researcher/Jayanta_Bhattacharya","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Economics"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Jayanta","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch","displayName":"Jayanta Bhattacharya","lastName":"Bhattacharya"}]}