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Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Training Overview

Programs

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences offers two training programs:

Clinical Psychology (Adult Program)

Norah Simpson, PhD
Program Director

Janie Hong, PhD
Associate Director

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Sharon Williams, PhD
Program Director

Clinical Training

Fellows are trained in evaluation, assessment, and treatment. Fellows spend approximately 20 hours a week in direct patient care. The remaining fellowship hours are spent in supervision, didactics, and indirect patient care activities.

Didactics     

Stanford University is a rich learning environment and, as such, fellows participate in many didactic opportunities throughout the year. Below is a list of general didactics offered through the fellowship, followed by program specific didactics:

  • Professional Issues Workshop
  • Ethics and Legal Issues
  • Grand Rounds in Psychiatry
  • Seminar in Biostatistics

Supervision

Fellows receive a minimum of four hours of supervision each week, including a minimum of two hours of individual supervision. Supervision is primarily conducted by attending psychologists in the clinic or unit in which the fellow is seeing patients.

Fellowship Duration

The Clinical Psychology Fellowship is a one year position. It starts at the beginning of September each year and ends on August 31st of the following year.

Adult Program Faculty

Sarah Adler
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Bruce Arnow, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology - Adult)
Fiona Barwick, PhD, DBSM
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Sleep Medicine
Sripriya Chari
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Kate Corcoran, PhD
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Jasmine Dobbs-Marsh, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Katie Fracalanza, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Kate Hardy
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Nancy A. Haug
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Janie Hong, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Debra Lee Kaysen
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health and Population Sciences)
Stacy Lin
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Kristine Luce
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Rachel Manber, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology-Adult)
Hylton Molzof, PhD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Sleep Medicine
Kelli Moran-Miller, PhD
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Karen Osilla
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health and Population Sciences)
Lisa Post
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Heather Poupore-King
Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Douglas Rait
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Devin Rand-Giovannetti
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Athena Robinson
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Carolyn Rodriguez
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health and Population Sciences)
Elsa Rojas, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Cristin Runfola
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Debra Safer
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology-Adult)
Maureen Satyshur
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Norah Simpson, PhD
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Natalie Solomon
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Kristen M. Slater, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Jeff Taylor, PsyD
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Allison L. Thompson, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Axel Valle, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Helen Wilson
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Sanno Zack
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Child Program Faculty

Courtney Clarke Armstrong
Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Anaid Atasuntseva, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Michele Berk, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development)
Michelle Brown
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development Clinical Professor, Pediatrics
Stephanie Clarke
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Danielle Colborn
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Kate Dahl, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Shea Kelly Fedigan, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Grace Gengoux, PhD, BCBA-D
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Eliza Kristine Harley
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Cardiology
Kristene Hossepian, Psy.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Emily Hunt
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Jessika Hurts, PsyD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Anusha Murali Kakolu, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Mikayla Kim, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Elizabeth C. Loi, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Brittany Elizabeth Matheson, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Lauren Mikula Schneider, PsyD
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Cardiology
Amrita Mitchell-Krishnan
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Jennifer M. Phillips, PhD
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Celeste Poe, Ph.D., PMH-C
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Elizabeth Reichert, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Mary Sanders, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Madison Sunnquist
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Sharon E. Williams PhD
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Aileen Whyte
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development

Administrative Policies and Procedures

Fellowship Start Date:  The postdoctoral fellowship year is anticipated to be 9/4/25 – 8/31/26

Stipend:  Stipend minimum is $73,800 + generous benefits. Benefits include vacation days, sick leave, statutory holidays, as well as a generous health plan. Complete Funding Rates and Guidelines: Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Application Requirements and Process

Our 2025 cycle is closed and no longer accepting applications.

All applicants must have completed:

  1. APA- or CPA-accredited graduate programs in clinical or counseling psychology
  2. APA- or CPA-accredited internship; and
  3. all requirements for their PhD or PsyD prior to the beginning of their appointment

Application Process

  1. A cover letter specifying the position to which you are applying and your aims
  2. Your CV
  3. Three letters of recommendation
  4. If at the time of application your dissertation has not been completed, please submit a letter from your dissertation chair documenting the timeline for completion of the dissertation.

Stanford is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.

All interviews will be virtual.

Questions?

Adult Psychology Fellowship

Karen Saltzman                   
karen.saltzman@stanford.edu

Child Psychology Fellowship

Maryam Mossadeghian 
mary282@stanford.edu

Accreditation and Approval

  • The fellowship program is approved by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC).
  • The fellowship is accredited by the APA Commission on Accreditation, 750 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, (202) 336-5979. Email: apaacred@apa.org