Faculty and Academic Staff
| Principal Investigators | Research Interests |
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Emeritus Professor (Active) |
Medicine, Preventive Medicine, International Health, Preventive Cardiology, Social and Environmental Determinants of Chronic Disease. |
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Professor |
Cardiovascular disease prevention and epidemiology, community and clinical trial methods, experimental design, behavioral intervention methods, community surveillance of cardiovascular disease rates, preventive cardiology, tobacco use cessation and tobacco control, and the clinical management of lipid disorders. |
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Associate Professor |
The role of nutrition and preventive medicine, with particular interests in: plant-based diets and phytochemicals; cardiovascular disease and cancer prevention; clinical trials and epidemiology. Nutrition Studies Web Site. |
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Emeritus Professor (Active) |
Exercise and health, preventive cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, multifactor CVD risk reduction, successful aging. |
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Associate Professor |
Investigating psychosocial factors at the worksite (e.g., occupational stress, organizational justice, social support) that are associated with health and disease; developing and evaluating occupational safety and health interventions that address psychosocial and behavioral risk factors; bridging the gaps between theory, research, and practice in worksite health education. |
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Senior Research Scientist |
Media effects on adolescents' use of tobacco and alcohol; Protective effects of authoritative parenting on youth; Experimental designs to test message effects |
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Senior Research Scientist |
Developing theory-based interventions for long-term behavior change in the areas of weight management, nutrition, and physical activity. Research methods and statistics. |
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Professor |
Prevention and treatment of nicotine dependence; prevention of obesity and eating disorders. |
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Professor |
Chronic disease prevention and control, behavioral medicine, health promotion in older adults and women, adoption and maintenance of regular physical activity. |
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Senior Research Scientist |
Family- and school-based nutrition interventions, and dietary assessment of children. |
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Professor |
Child and adolescent obesity prevention and treatment, cardiovascular disease and cancer risk factor prevention, weight control, promotion of physical activity, nutrition, smoking prevention, effects of television viewing and video games on child health and behavior, health behavior change, school-based interventions, general pediatrics. |
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Associate Professor
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Cardiovascular disease treatment and prevention; the adoption of new technology and prevention practices; patterns of physician practice, particularly medication prescribing; measuring and improving the quality of outpatient care; and disparities in health care by race, gender, age and socioeconomic status. |
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Professor |
Women's health; postmenopausal hormones; physical activity; obesity and weight control; diet for breast cancer and heart disease prevention. |
Winkleby, Marilyn A , PhD, MPH Professor |
Health of socioeconomically disadvantaged, ethnic minority, and other medically underserved populations; health promotion and disease prevention in underserved populations; community-based intervention studies; youth advocacy/mentorship and promoting diversity in health professions. |
| Other Academic Staff | Research Interests |
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Senior Research Scientist |
Director, Stanford Health Improvement Program and Stanford Health Promotion Resource Center. Interests include Community and Worksite Health Promotion, Behavior Change, Type A Behavior Modification. |
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Senior Research Scientist |
Psychology of physical activity, aging, caregiving. |
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Consulting Assistant Professor |
Coronary artery disease primary and secondary prevention; risk factor modification, psychological responses to disease and health interventions; compliance; patient self-care and patient education. |
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Senior Research Scientist |
Methodological issues related to physical activity assessment, impact of physical activity on health issues relevant to women and minorities. |
| Affiliated Investigators | Research Interests |
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Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor |
Dr. Brassington is a licensed psychologist. He conducts his research and clinical work in the areas of health and performance psychology. In the area of health psychology, his focus is on using behavioral strategies to increase participation in health behaviors such as exercise, health eating, sleep, and relaxation. In the area of performance psychology, his focus is on identifying the mental strengths of elite athletes and the effects of mental skills training (e.g., goal setting, concentration training) on athletic, academic, artistic, and corporate performance. |
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Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor |
Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology with research interest in gender and ethnic differences in insulin metabolism as it affects the incidence of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and coronary heart disease. |
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Consulting Professor |
Epidemiological and translational studies of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mental disorders and prevention of cardiovascular disease risk factors, especially in medically underserved populations; bridging the gap between academic research and clinical primary health care; and inter- and cross-disciplinary learning and research collaboration. |
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Instructor |
Interventional Cardiologist with an interest in the effects of obesity and weight loss on cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes. |
Wood , Peter D , DSc Emeritus Professor |
Biochemistry. |