Norah Simpson, PhD

Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Clinical Focus

Psychology
Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Academic Appointments

Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Administrative Appointments

Director, Clinical Psychology Fellowship (APA accredited), Department of Psychiatry (2021 - Present)
Director, Clinical Fellowship (SBSM, APA accredited), Sleep Health & Insomnia Program (2017 - Present)
Associate Director, Sleep Health & Insomnia Program (2015 - Present)

Professional Education

Board Certification, Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Behavioral Sleep Medicine (2019)
Board Certification: American Board of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Medicine (2013)
Internship: Warren Alpert Medical School Brown University (2009) RI
PhD Training: University of Pennsylvania (2009) PA
Fellowship: Stanford University Medical Center (2013) CA
T32 Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School (2011)

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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
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Martin S. Angst

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Clinical Focus
Anesthesia for Liver Transplantation, Neuroanesthesia, Anesthesia, Perioperative Recovery
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165 Total Publications
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Bruce Arnow, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology - Adult)
Clinical Focus
Psychology, Depression, Psychotherapy
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.

128 Total Publications
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Rebecca A. Bernert, PhD, ABPP

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health and Population Sciences)
Clinical Focus
Clinical Psychology, Best Practices in Suicide Prevention and Postvention, Evidence-Based Treatments for Suicidal Behaviors, Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Insomnia and Nightmare Treatments, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders, Chronotherapy, Shift Work, CBT for Insomnia (CBTi), Imagery Rehearsal Treatment (IRT) for Nightmares, Mood Disorders, Depression and Bipolar Treatments, Grief and Bereavement; Thanatology, Behavioral Medicine; Behavioral Pain Management, Suicidology; Military Suicide Prevention; Traumatology

33 Total Publications
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Christine Blasey

Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

74 Total Publications
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Michelle Thi Cao

Clinical Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Focus
Home Mechanical Ventilation, Pulmonology and Sleep Disorders, Pulmonary and sleep related breathing disorders in neuromuscular disease, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Pulmonary Disease
Research Interests
Positive Airway Pressure devices for central sleep apnea

42 Total Publications
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Betsy Cregger

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Clinical Focus
Psychiatry

1 Total Publications
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Beth Darnall

Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Adult Pain) and, by courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry & Psychology (Adult))
Research Interests
The Stanford Pain Relief Innovations Lab is dedicated to better characterizing and treating pain with patient-centered solutions. We specialize in the conduct of large-scale acute and chronic pain clinical trials that aim to (1) expand and scale access to behavioral medicine via digital and brief treatments; (2) reduce opioid risks via reduction for some and improved opioid access for others; (3) equip healthcare providers with brief behavioral medicine interventions to optimize health outcomes.

173 Total Publications
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Mehran Farid, MD

Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Sleep Medicine

6 Total Publications
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Daniel Gessner

Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Clinical Focus
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7 Total Publications
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Nicole Gumport

Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

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Steven K. Howard

Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Emeritus
Research Interests
Our laboratory is active in the study of human performance of medical personnel. We are actively involved in teaching health care personnel the techniques of crisis resource management (CRM) using realistic simulation. Research on sleep deprivation and fatigue and the performance of health care personnel is also an active area of study.

119 Total Publications