Bio
Dr. Bullock received her undergraduate degree with honors and distinction in physiology and psychology from the University of California, San Diego, Revelle College and her medical degree from George Washington University in Washington, DC. She completed an internship in internal medicine at Washington Hospital in D.C. and a psychiatry residency at Stanford University. She is a diplomat in the subspecialties of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry and Lifestyle Medicine. She is currently appointed Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences within Stanford’s School of Medicine. Dr. Bullock is the founder and Director of Stanford's Neurobehavioral Clinic and Virtual Reality & Immersive Technologies (VRIT) program and laboratory. She also is a leader and pioneer in telehealth services using XR. She has published many peer-reviewed articles and is a Cambridge and Oxford Press author on the subject of functional neurological disorders. Her primary clinical research interest is exploring the use of technology for trauma treatment and psychiatric illnesses involving disruption of bodily perception and function. She is currently focused on the use and dissemination of immersive technologies for telepsychiatry as well as its use in augmentation of physiotherapy, psychotherapy, and skills acquisition. She treats a multitude of illness domains including trauma, phobias, anxiety, pain, mood disorders, and somatic symptom-related disorders. She also provides support and connects researchers, providers, and developers of immersive technology through the Stanford Psychiatry Immersive Technology Consortium (SPIT-C).
Dr. Bullock currently sees patients, teaches, and performs research. She takes a holistic, customized, and personal approach to each patient and encourages family and community involvement in the treatment process. She is intensively trained and teaches both cognitive behavior therapy and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). She runs weekly DBT groups for friends and family, neuropsychiatric patients, and DBT graduates as well as delivers individual comprehensive DBT and CBT and virtual reality psychotherapies. She presents and speaks on the subject of virtual reality, DBT, and Functional Neurological Disorder internationally and locally.
http://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/patient_care/vrc.html
Clinical Focus
- Neuropsychiatry
- Virtual Reality Treatment
- Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Non-epileptic Seizures
- Conversion Disorder
- Psychiatry
- Emotion regulation
- Trauma
- Sensorymotor intervention
- Somatic Symptom Related Disorders
- Telepsychiatry
- XR- Mixed Reality
Academic Appointments
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Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Administrative Appointments
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Director, Virtual Reality Clinic (2016 - Present)
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Director, Neurobehavioral Clinic (2012 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Special Thanks and Recognition Award, Palo Alto Veterans Administration (July 1998)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Diplomat, American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (2017 - Present)
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diplomat, United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, Neurology & Neuropsychiatry (2012 - Present)
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diplomat, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2006 - Present)
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Founder, Conversion/Functional Disorder Consortium (2012 - Present)
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member, American Neuropsychiatric Association (2011 - Present)
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Founder, Stanford Virtual Reality Therapy Consortium, (2016 - Present)
Professional Education
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Internship: Medstar Health Washington Hospital Center Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency (1995) DC
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Residency: Stanford University Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (2002) CA
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Medical Education: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (1994) DC
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Certification, American Board of Lifestyle Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine (2017)
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Board Certification: United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
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Residency, Stanford University, Psychiatry (2002)
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Internship, Washington Hospital Center, Internal Medicine (1995)
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MD, George Washington University, Medicine (1994)
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BA, University of California, Animal Physiology (1989)
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BA, University of California, Psychology (1989)
Community and International Work
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Physician Committe for Responsible Medicine
Topic
Plant based nutrition for health
Partnering Organization(s)
Food for Life
Location
US
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes
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National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Topic
NAMI walk
Location
US
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes
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Peninsula Community Services, San Mateo
Populations Served
families and patients with hoarding behaviors
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes
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Physicians for Social Responsibility
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No
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Team in Training- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Partnering Organization(s)
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Populations Served
blood and bonemarrow cancer
Location
Bay Area
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
No