Bio
Pediatric Pain Psychologist for the Pediatric Pain Clinic, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center and a committed clinician, educator, global health scholar and researcher with a focus on assessment and development of treatment interventions to improve the lives of youth with chronic pain.
Skilled in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), clinical hypnosis, effective parenting strategies, Mindfulness, Pediatrics, and pain psychology education implementation. Strong healthcare services professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Pediatric Psychology. I have researched evidenced-based treatments of pediatric chronic pain and identification of important patient characteristics that may inform treatment outcomes. Integral to this research was the utilization of Peds-CHOIR. My publications in peer-reviewed journals document the development and implementation of this registry platform as well as the potential for deep phenotyping of treatment responsive and non-responsive patients.
In addition to practicing behavioral pain medicine for 20 years, I have directed the pediatric pain psychology fellowship and the pediatric pain psychology programming for over a decade.
My recent efforts are now focused on growing global health education to enhance pediatric pain care through education, cultural exchange, and evidence-based practice.
