Bio
As a clinical health psychologist and a health services researcher, Dr. Trivedi envisions a culturally attuned health care system that are not only patient centered, but framily centered. Such a system would engage and empower framily (family members and friends) in navigating the healthcare system on the patient’s behalf while receiving the culturally attuned supports and services receive that they need. Her studies have provided insights into how framilies and chronically and seriously patients collaborate around their mutual health, understanding the impact of their interpersonal relationship on chronic illness self-management, and the individual, dyadic, and systems-level barriers that they encounter. She has developed two technology-enabled dyadic self-management programs to address the stress management needs of both patients and their framily. She has been PI or co-I on several VA and NIH funded projects, including the funded Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veterans and Caregiver Research. This is a 4-site, virtual center of excellence to understand and address the unmet needs of caregivers of seriously ill Veterans. She serves as the Director of Caregiving and Family Systems at the Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE). A secondary interest for Dr. Trivedi is to improve the management of mental health conditions in primary care settings. She has conducted several national evaluations on the effects of the VA patient centered medical home model on Veterans with mental health conditions. These studies have formed the basis of policy briefs that have influenced VA policy. Her work has been recognized through several awards, including a VA HSR&D Career Development Award, Sojourns Scholars Leadership Program, and American Psychological Association's Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology. Dr. Trivedi is passionate about training the next generation and frequently mentors graduate students, psychology interns, and postdoctoral and post-residency fellows. She is the Training Director at the Center for Innovation to Implementation at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and the national Training Director of the Elizabeth Dole National Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research, and provides regular mentorship to 12-15 postdoctoral and post-residency fellows focusing on health services research, medical informatics, and the science of informal caregiving. She serves on the Health Policy council of the Society for Health Psychology and is part of the Research Collaborative of the National Alliance of Caregiving.
Academic Appointments
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Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Administrative Appointments
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Associate Faculty, Center for Asian Health Research and Education (2019 - Present)
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Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Palliative Care Center for Excellence (2018 - Present)
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Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (2016 - Present)
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Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Community Health Promotion Research Center (2016 - Present)
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Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Center for Longevity, Stanford University (2016 - Present)
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Core Investigator, Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (2013 - Present)
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Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Health Services, University of Washington (2009 - 2013)
Honors & Awards
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Outstanding Abstract Award, Society for Behavioral Medicine, Population Health Sciences Special Interest Group. (April 2021)
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Citation Abstract Award, Society for Behavioral Medicine (April 2020)
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Annual Chairman's Award for Education Excellence, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (2020)
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Finalist (one of three) for VA Health Services Research and Development Paper of the Year, VA Health Services Research & Development (2020)
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Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology, American Psychological Association (2020)
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Sojourns Scholars Leadership Award, Cambia Health Foundation (2019-2021)
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Annual Chairman's Award on Leadership and Professionalism, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (2019)
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McCormick Faculty Fellowship Award for Women Leaders in Medicine, Stanford University (2017)
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Presidential Citation, Society for Health Psychology (Division 38 of the American Psychological Association) (2015)
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Early Career Professional Travel Award, American Psychological Association (2013)
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Fellow, NIH OBSSR Summer Institute on the Design and Conduct of RCT Involving Behavioral Interventions (2010)
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Fellow, “Mind-Body Science, Tools, and Strategies”, NHLBI Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center Summer Institute (2010)
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Fellow, "Interventions: Reducing Risk and Promoting Adjustment to Disease”, NHLBI Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center Summer Institute (2009)
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Fellow, 14th Annual Summer Research Institute in Geriatric Psychiatry (2008)
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Citation Poster (top 5% of all abstracts), American Psychosomatic Society (2006)
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Young Scholar Award, American Psychosomatic Society (2006)
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Citation Poster (top 5% of all abstracts), American Psychosomatic Society (2003)
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Claire Hamilton Travel Award, Duke University (2002)
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Harold H. Moon Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Augusta Area Psychological Association (1998)
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Inductee, Phi Kappa Phi National Multidisciplinary Honor Society (1998)
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Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Dept. of Psychology, Augusta State University (1998)
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First in Psychology (Major), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India (1996)
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Shri Janardan C. Mehta Gold Medal for Bachelor of Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India (1996)
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First in Sociology (Minor), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India (1995)
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Inductee, Psi Chi, National Honor Society for Psychology (1995)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Lead, Wellness Subcommittee on Caregiving, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University (2019 - Present)
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Member, VA National Caregiver Subcommittee to Determine National Assessment Guidelines (2019 - Present)
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Member, Society of Behavioral Medicine (2019 - Present)
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Advisor, Stanford Health Care Caregiver Initiative (2018 - Present)
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Co-director, Stanford/Intermountain Fellowship in Population Health Sciences (2018 - Present)
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Member, Health Policy Council, Society for Health Psychology (2018 - Present)
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Member, National Academies of Medicine (Digital Health Collaborative Workgroup) (2018 - Present)
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Co-Director, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Services Research, Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto (2017 - Present)
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Co-Director, Research Fellowship in Medical Informatics, Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto (2017 - Present)
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Co-Director, Postresidency Fellowship in Health Services Research, Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto (2017 - Present)
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Education Lead, Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (2017 - Present)
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Member, Gerontological Society of America (2017 - Present)
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Expert Consultant, Technical Expert Panel for an evidence synthesis of “Impact of informal caregiving on care recipients with mental illness/mental health issues and/or cognitive impairment” (2017 - 2017)
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Chair, VA National Caregiver Research Interest Group (2016 - Present)
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Chair, Mental Health Workgroup, VA National PACT Evaluation (2012 - 2018)
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Member, Branding Task Force, Society for Health Psychology (Div 38 of American Psychological Association) (2012 - 2015)
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Executive Committee Member, Early Career Professional Council, Society for Health Psychology (Div 38 of American Psychological Association) (2010 - 2013)
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Web Liaison, Society for Health Psychology (Div 38 of American Psychological Association) (2010 - 2013)
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Member, American Psychological Association (2001 - Present)
Professional Education
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Fellowship, Duke University Medical Center, Health Services Research (2009)
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BA, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (India), Clinical Psychology (1996)
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MS, Augusta State University, Clinical Psychology (1998)
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MA, Duke University, Clinical Psychology (Health track) (2004)
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PhD, Duke University, Clinical Psychology (Health track) (2006)