About

Director

Beth Darnall
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

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

NIH K-23 Awardees

Maisa Ziadni, PhD
Maisa Ziadni, PhD
Instructor and licensed psychologist

NIDA T32 Awardees

Samsuk Kim, PhD.
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
Luzmercy Perez
Project Manager

Clinical Research Coordinators

Arayam Hailu
Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
arayamyh@stanford.edu
Brittany Dorsonne
Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
bjdor@stanford.edu
Paige Palenski
Clinical Research Coordinator Associate
paigepal@stanford.edu

Interns

Stanford Undergraduate Students

Supervised by Dr. Maisa Ziadni

Past Staff and Trainees

  • Sophia Dokyoung You
  • Rachel Cox
  • Karlyn Edwards
  • Morgan Klein
  • Benjamin Midler
  • Lanja Sinjary
  • Jesmin Asika Ram 
  • Ryan Tanner 
  • Lucia Johnson
  • Abby Chen

Research Sponsors