Kelly Young-Wolff, PhD, MPH

KELLY C. YOUNG-WOLFF, PhD, MPH, is a licensed clinical psychologist and research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco; Adjunct Lecturer in Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine; and Professor, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine.

 

Dr. Young-Wolff’s research focuses on substance use, focusing specifically on cannabis use among pregnant persons and on the impact of changes in local, state, and national policy. Her research interests also include investigating how stress and trauma, genetic factors, and health-related policies shape disparities in the onset and course of drug and alcohol abuse, tobacco use, and psychiatric disorders. She is also interested in conducting research to inform the development of effective behavioral interventions for complex patients with multiple co-occurring psychiatric and addictive disorders.