Kristin Sainani (n e Cobb)

Professor (Teaching) of Epidemiology and Population Health

Academic Appointments

Professor (Teaching), Epidemiology and Population Health

Honors & Awards

Biosciences Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, Stanford University (2018)
Teaching Award, Div of Epidemiology (HRP) (2005, 2007, 2009)
Rennie Taylor/Alton Blakeslee Fellowship for Science Writing, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (2001-2002)
Howard Hughes Predoctoral Fellow in the Biological Sciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1997-2002)

Professional Education

Certificate, UC-Santa Cruz, Science Writing (2002)
PhD, Stanford, Epidemiology (2002)
MS, Stanford, Statistics (1999)

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Science writing, science communication, biostatistics. Research areas: osteoporosis, stress fractures, sports injuries, female athlete triad.

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Profiles With Related Publications

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Laura K. Bachrach

Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Emerita
Clinical Focus
Endocrinology/Diabetes, Pediatric, osteoporosis, Pediatric Endocrinology
Research Interests
Prevention of osteoporosis begins in childhood and adolescence by measures that maximize acquistion of bone mineral during the critical adolescent years. Body mass, calcium nutriture, physical activity, growth and sex steroid hormones, and genetic factors are all thought to be important determinants of bone mass although the relative contribution of each remains controversial.

152 Total Publications
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Paul Graham Fisher, MD

Beirne Family Professor of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Professor of Pediatrics and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery and of Epidemiology and Population Health
Clinical Focus
Cancer > Neuro Oncology, Neurology - Child Neurology, Neuro-Oncology, Neurology
Research Interests
Clinical neuro-oncology: My research explores the epidemiology, natural history, and disease patterns of brain tumors and other cancers in childhood, as well as prospective clinical trials for treating these neoplasms. Research interests also include neurologic effects of cancer and its therapies.

287 Total Publications
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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
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Michael Fredericson, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and, by courtesy, of Medicine (Stanford Prevention Research Center)
Clinical Focus
Physical Medicine and Rehab, Sports Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Research Interests
My research focuses on the etiology, prevention, and treatment of overuse sports injuries in athletes and lifestyle medicine practices for improved health and longevity.

287 Total Publications
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Steven Goodman

Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, of Medicine (Primary Care and Population Health) and, by courtesy, of Health Policy
Research Interests
I am interested in issues relating to the representation and measurement of evidence in medical research, and determinants of the truth of medical findings, using a Bayesian framework. I also do work in evidence synthesis, comparative effectiveness research, and the ethics of clinical research.

235 Total Publications
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Haiwen Gui

MD Student with Scholarly Concentration in Informatics & Data-Driven Medicine / Quality Improvement, expected graduation Spring 2025

17 Total Publications
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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
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William Haskell

Professor (Research) of Medicine, Emeritus
Research Interests
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.

235 Total Publications
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Trevor Hastie

John A. Overdeck Professor, Professor of Statistics and of Biomedical Data Sciences
Research Interests
Flexible statistical modeling for prediction and representation of data arising in biology, medicine, science or industry. Statistical and machine learning tools have gained importance over the years. Part of Hastie's work has been to bridge the gap between traditional statistical methodology and the achievements made in machine learning.

317 Total Publications
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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
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Helena Chmura Kraemer

Professor of Biostatistics in Psychiatry, Emerita
Research Interests
I am interested in the methodology pertinent to dealing with research problems where biological and behavioral interests meet. These interests have been applied not only in psychiatric research, but in those areas of Cardiology, Pediatrics and other fields of medicine in which behavioral research is becoming ever more salient.

482 Total Publications
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Allison W. Kurian, M.D., M.Sc.

Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and of Epidemiology and Population Health
Clinical Focus
Cancer > Breast Cancer, Cancer Genetics, Breast Cancer Risk, Medical Oncology
Research Interests
I aim to understand cancer burden and improve treatment quality at the population level. I have a strong focus on genetic risk assessment and precision oncology. I lead epidemiologic studies of cancer risk factors, clinical trials of novel approaches to cancer risk reduction, and decision analyses of strategies to optimize cancer outcomes.

488 Total Publications