Faculty, Staff, and Affiliates
Faculty
Victor Carrion, M.D., Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. Carrion is a Child Psychiatrist and director of the laboratory. Dr. Carrion focuses his research on stress-related conditions in children and adolescents who have experienced traumatic stress. In collaboration with other faculty, he examines the interplay between brain development and stress vulnerability via a multi-method approach that includes psychophysiology, neuroimaging, neuroendocrinology and phenomenology. He is also interested in the development of efficacious treatment strategies that focuses on individual and community-based interventions for children and adolescents who experience traumatic stress.
Lynne Huffman, M.D., Department of Pediatrics
Dr. Huffman is a behavioral-developmental pediatrician and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry in the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Huffman first developed the lab in 1999 and currently serves as consultant. Her most recent research activities include a focus on (1) early identification of childhood behavioral problems of childhood; (2) emergent literacy and school readiness; and (3) the use of behavioral, psychophysiological, and treatment quality data to improve treatment outcomes for children with psychiatric and learning disorders.
Staff
Melissa Hirt, M.A.
Research Coordinator for the Early Life Stress Research Program.
Travis Bradley, M.P.P.
Travis Bradley is a Research Assistant for the Early Life Stress Research Program, and lab manager of the Pediatric Behavioral Physiology Lab at Stanford University. Travis has a B.S. in Psychology and Master of Public Policy degree. He has been involved with psychophysiology and neuroscience research since his time as an undergraduate. His research interests include emotion regulation, the relationship between emotions and other cognitive functions, and the philosophy of science. He hopes to eventually receive a PhD in Psychology or Neuroscience with an emphasis in affective research.
Hilit Kletter, Ph.D.
Hilit Kletter is a Child Psychologist who has worked in community mental health, day-treatment, and outpatient settings. Dr. Kletter has experience doing individual, group, and family therapy as well as assessments for children ages 5-18 with a wide range of presenting problems. She has been involved with the Early Life Stress Program for the past six years as a research assistant and project manager, and currently as a therapist. Her research interests include risk and resiliency factors for childhood trauma and PTSD, as well as development of improved treatment interventions.
Laura C. Strom, M.S.
Laura C. Strom, M.S., is a Counselor in the Early Life Stress Research Program. Her primary duties include conducting therapy and psycho-education for children with posttraumatic symptoms and their families in school based settings. Laura holds a Master of Science degree in Counseling from San Francisco State University. She is a registered Marriage and Family Therapist intern. Additional credentials include school counseling, gerontology and rehabilitation counseling with advanced training in working with disabled, deaf and hard-of-hearing clients. Her background includes suicide crisis counseling, bereavement, groups and case management. Laura’s research interests include posttraumatic stress disorder, hippotherapy (equine facilitated therapy) and issues faced by transgender persons.
Shane Shucheng Wong, B.S.
Shane Shucheng Wong is a second year medical student at Stanford
University, with an interest in child psychiatry and pediatrics. He
graduated from University of Toronto in 2008 with a degree in psychology
and neuroscience. His research interests include cognitive development,
childhood trauma, and global health. He hopes to continue working for
the underserved, locally and abroad, in the future.
Affiliates & Collaborators
Without the dedication, guidance and passion of several colleagues, the PBPL would not be what it is today. Amy Marks, Ph.D. Candidate, Brown University, was instrumental in the initial development of the lab and managing several research projects from start to finish. Jennifer Ablow, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon, and S. Shirley Feldman, Ph.D., Director of the Human Biology studies program at Stanford University, have contributed to the PBPL. More recently, both Phoebe Moore, Ph.D. and Margo Thienneman, M.D., have conducted studies of childhood anxiety.
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