Kristine Luce

Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Bio

Dr. Luce is a Psychologist and Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine. She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Kent State University. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at the Seattle Veterans Hospital and a post-doctoral research fellowship at Stanford University in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Luce has clinical and research experience with eating-related disorders and is the Co-Director of the Stanford Adult Eating Disorders Program. In addition, Dr. Luce treats anxiety and mood disorders and has specialized clinical training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

Clinical Focus

Adult Eating Disorders
Clinical Psychology

Academic Appointments

Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Honors & Awards

National Research Service Award (T32), NIH (2001-2003)

Professional Education

PhD Training: Kent State University (2001) OH
Fellowship: Stanford University Medical Center (2003) CA
Internship: VA Puget Sound Health Care System (2001) WA
Doctoral Education, Kent State University, OH (2001)

Contact

Academic kluce@stanford.edu Fax: (650) 723-9807

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 401 Quarry Rd MC 5795 Stanford CA 94305 Tel: (650) 498-9111 Fax: (650) 724-9900

Additional Clinical Info

Stanford Health Care

2024-25 Courses

Independent Studies
- Directed Reading in Psychiatry
  PSYC 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Graduate Research
  PSYC 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Medical Scholars Research
  PSYC 370 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Teaching in Psychiatry
  PSYC 290 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Undergraduate Research, Independent Study, or Directed Reading
  PSYC 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)

All Publications

Profiles With Related Publications

close
W. Stewart Agras

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emeritus
Research Interests
My research is focused on disorders of human feeding including the eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Ongoing or recently completed studies include: A controlled trial of the implementation of interpersonal psychotherapy for eating disorders and depression on college campuses across the U.S. A multisite controlled study of two types of family therapy for the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa. Early prevemtion of overweight and obesity.

203 Total Publications
close
Bruce Arnow, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology - Adult)
Clinical Focus
Depression, Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology
Research Interests
Current research interests include treatment outcome for major depression, particularly treatment refractory and chronic forms of major depression, as well as mediators and moderators of outcome; the epidemiology of chronic pain and depression; relationships between child maltreatment and adult sequelae, including psychiatric, medical and health care utilization.

129 Total Publications
close
Cara Bohon

Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Research Interests
My research interests have focused on the neural bases of eating disorders. I am particularly interested in the way emotion and reward is processed in the brain and how that may contribute to eating behavior and food restriction. I hope to eventually translate biological research findings into treatments.

86 Total Publications
close
Regina Casper

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emerita
Research Interests
Alterations in brain morphology and organization during starvation and anorexia nervosa

48 Total Publications
close
Smita Das

Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Focus
Addiction Psychiatry

28 Total Publications
close
Stephen P. Fortmann, MD

C.F. Rehnborg Professor in Disease Prevention, Emeritus
Research Interests
Dr. Fortmann's interests include population-level (community) prevention of cardiovascular disease, the epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases, and the effects of the built environment on health. He has conducted research projects addressing tobacco use cessation, tobacco control policy, the role of retail marketing on youth tobacco use, nutrition education, blood pressure control, and lipid disorders.

235 Total Publications
close
Christopher Gardner

Rehnborg Farquhar Professor
Research Interests
The role of nutrition in individual and societal health, with particular interests in: plant-based diets, differential response to low-carb vs. low-fat weight loss diets by insulin resistance status, chronic disease prevention, randomized controlled trials, human nutrition, community based studies, Community Based Participatory Research, sustainable food movement (animal rights and welfare, global warming, human labor practices), stealth health, nutrition policy, nutrition guidelines

187 Total Publications
close
Neville H. Golden M.D.

Marron and Mary Elizabeth Kendrick Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus
Clinical Focus
Adolescent Medicine, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Bone Health
Research Interests
My research has focused on the medical complications of adolescents with eating disorders. My specific area of study has been the etiology and implications of amenorrhea in adolescents with eating disorders, in particular the management of reduced bone mass and osteoporosis in anorexia nervosa.

172 Total Publications
close
Bonnie Halpern-Felsher

Marron and Mary Elizabeth Kendrick Professor of Pediatrics and Professor, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Research Interests
Research focuses on developmental, cognitive and psychosocial factors involved in adolescents’ and young adults’ health-related decision-making, perceptions of risk and vulnerability, health communication and risk behavior. My research has focused on understanding and reducing health risk behaviors such as tobacco use, alcohol and marijuana use, risky driving, and risky sexual behavior.

235 Total Publications
close
Lawrence D. Hammer

Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Emeritus
Clinical Focus
Pediatrics, General, Pediatrics
Research Interests
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.

54 Total Publications
close
Debra Lee Kaysen

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health & Population Sciences)
Clinical Focus
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Evidence based psychotherapy, Anxiety Disorders, Clinical Psychology

208 Total Publications
close
Michaela Kiernan

Sr Research Scholar, Medicine - Med/Stanford Prevention Research Center
Research Interests
Research interests include: (1) the design and testing of targeted behavioral interventions that promote long-term lifestyle changes and weight management among subgroups at risk, and (2) the development of methodological and statistical approaches that improve the design, delivery, and analysis of behavioral randomized clinical trials

46 Total Publications