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VA » Health Care » MIRECC / CoE » VISN 21 MIRECC » SP-MIRECC (VISN 21) Staff

MIRECC / CoE

SP-MIRECC (VISN 21) Staff

Leadership

Investigators

Fellows

Support Staff

Leadership

	Jerome Yesavage, MD Director, VISN 21 MIRECC 650-852-3233 Jerome.yesavage@va.gov yesavage@stanford.edu Interests: Dementia, depression, clinical trials, implementation
	Jennifer Kaci Fairchild, PhD Associate Director, VISN 21 MIRECC Director, Palo Alto PhD Fellowship 650-493-5000 ext. 63432 JenniferKaci.Fairchild@va.gov jkaci@stanford.edu Interests: Activity-based interventions; neuroplasticity; mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
	Sherry Beaudreau, PhD, ABPP Director, National VA Advanced Fellowship Program 650-493-5000 ext. 64119 Sherry.Beaudreau@va.gov sherryb@stanford.edu Interests: older adults, suicide prevention, anxiety, depression, cognition
	Jauhtai Joseph Cheng, MD Director, Dementia Clinical Unit jauhtai.cheng2@va.gov jauhtaic@stanford.edu Interests: Non-invasive brain stimulation, interaction between electromagnetic field and biological system, Alzheimer’s disease, effect of brain stimulation on brain structure and cognitive function
	Thomas Neylan, MD Research Director, VISN 21 MIRECC Director, PTSD Clinical Unit 415-750-6961 Thomas.Neylan@va.gov Interests: PTSD, dementia, sleep
	Allyson Rosen, PhD, ABPP-Cn Director, Dementia Education & Implementation Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 68035 Allyson.Rosen@va.gov rosena@stanford.edu Interests: aging, dementia, neuromodulation, neuroimaging, neuropsychology
	Leanne Williams, PhD Director, PTSD Education & Implementation Unit Director, Precision Medicine Research Core 650-723-3579 leawilliams@stanford.edu Interests: Precision medicine, neuroimaging, biotypes, PTSD, depression, TMS, pharmacotherapy, exploratory therapeutics

Investigators

Research Core Directors

	Andrea Goldstein-Piekarski, PhD Director, Sleep Research Core Clinical Researcher, PTSD Clinical Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 65436 agoldpie@stanford.edu Interests: sleep deprivation, brain, memory
	Joachim Hallmayer, MD Director, Neurochemistry Research Core Co-Director, VA Advanced Fellowship, National Coordinating Site joachimh@stanford.edu Interests: genotype, genetic linkage, genetic predisposition to disease
	Laura Lazzeroni, PhD Director, Biostatistics Research Core lazzeroni@stanford.edu Interests: Biostatistics in mental health and cognition, statistical genetics, and genomics
	Craig Rosen, PhD Director, Health Services Research Core 650-493-5000 x22812 Craig.Rosen@va.gov Crosen@stanford.edu
	Michael Weiner, MD Director, Neuroimaging Research Core ADNI & Brain Health Registry 415-221-4810 ext. 23642 Michael.Weiner@ucsf.edu Interests: Alzheimer’s disease, imaging, biomarkers
	Julie C. Weitlauf, PhD Director, Women’s Mental Health & Aging Research Core Clinical Researcher, PTSD Clinical Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 23429 julie.weitlauf@va.gov; wjulie1@stanford.edu Interests: PTSD, trauma and sexual functioning, post-menopausal health, cognitive aging, women’s sexual health and functioning
	Kristine Yaffe, MD Director, Epidemiology / Risk Factors Research Core 415-221-4810 ext. 3790 Kristine.Yaffe@va.gov Kristine.Yaffe@ucsf.edu Interests: dementia; brain health; epidemiology; military-related risk factors; modifiable risk factors; social determinants of health
	Jamie Zeitzer, PhD (Stanford profile) Director, Chronobiology Research Core 650-493-5000 ext. 62410 jzeitzer@stanford.edu Interests: sleep, circadian, light, actigraphy, TBI

Principal Investigators

	Steven Chao, MD Clinical Researcher, Dementia Clinical Unit Steven.Chao3@va.gov Interests: TBI, MCI, Dementia, headache and COVID related cognitive issues
	Tim Durazzo, PhD Clinical Researcher, PTSD Clinical Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 62982 Timothy.Durazzo@va.gov Interests: neuroimaging, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, cigarette smoking, neurocognition, alcohol use disorder
	Raquel Gardner, MD Investigator, Epidemiology / Risk Factors Research Core 415-221-4810 ext. 3129 Raquel.Gardner@va.gov Interests: traumatic brain injury, aging, neurodegeneration
	Laura Hack, MD, PhD Investigator, Precision Medicine Research Core 650-493-5000 ext. 61911 Laura.hack@va.gov lhack@stanford.edu Interests: precision psychiatry, treatment resistant depression, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); ketamine and other psychedelics
	Corey Keller, MD, PhD Investigator, PTSD Clinical Unit corey.keller@va.gov ckeller1@stanford.edu Interests: TMS, EEG, depression
	Lisa Kinoshita, PhD Clinical Researcher, Dementia Clinical Unit Lisa.Kinoshita@va.gov
	Erica S. Kornblith, PhD Investigator, Epidemiology / Risk Factors Research Core 415-221-4810 ext. 24125 Erica.Kornblith@va.gov Erica.Kornblith@ucsf.edu Interests: traumatic brain injury, cognitive aging, telehealth
	Scott Mackin, PhD Neuropsychologist, Neuroimaging Research Core 415-221-4810 ext. 26463 Scott.Mackin@ucsf.edu
	Michelle Madore, PhD Co-Director, Palo Alto PhD VA Advanced Fellowship 650-493-5000 ext. 64221 Michelle.Madore@va.gov Interests: Neuromodulation, teleneuropsychology, cognition
	Shira Maguen, PhD Director, San Francisco PhD VA Advanced Fellowship Fellowship Director, PTSD Clinical Unit 415-221-4810 ext. 22511 Shira.Maguen@va.gov Interests: PTSD, veterans, suicide, health services
	Ruth O’Hara, PhD Co-Director, Neurochemistry Research Core Co-Director, Palo Alto PhD VA Advanced Fellowship roh@stanford.edu Interests: aging, cognition disorders, neuropsychological tests
	Michael Ostacher, MD Director, Palo Alto MD VA Advanced Fellowship Michael.Ostacher@va.gov
	Claudia Padula, PhD Clinical Researcher, PTSD Clinical Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 61640 Claudia.Padula@va.gov Interests: addiction, alcohol use disorder, sex differences, functional neuroimaging and relapse risk
	Viktoriya Samarina, PhD Co-Director, VA Advanced Fellowship, National Coordinating Site 650-493-5000 ext. 64268 Viktoriya.Samarina@va.gov Interests: cognition, neuropsychological assessment, neurodegenerative disorders, aging, dementia
	Joy Taylor, PhD Clinical Researcher, Dementia Clinical Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 63102 Joy.Taylor@va.gov joy@stanford.edu Interests: MCI, AD biomarkers, TMS
	Jong Yoon, PhD Investigator, PTSD Clinical Unit 650-493-5000 ext. 64335 jong.yoon@va.gov jhyoon1@stanford.edu Interests: neuroimaging, psychosis, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

Fellows

Palo Alto Site

	Azeezat Azeez, PhD 3rd Year Fellow azeezat.azeez@va.gov Interests: fMRI, neuroimaging, data science, TMS
	Sarah Hagerty, PhD 2nd Year Fellow sarah.hagerty@va.gov Interests: precision assessment and treatment, PTSD, threat regulation, dimensional models of psychopathology
	Agnieszka Kalinowski, PhD 3rd Year Fellow agnieszka.kalinowski@va.gov Interests: schizophrenia, neuroimmunology, neurodevelopment
	Peter Louras, PhD 1st Year Fellow 650-493-5000 ext. 68957 peter.louras@va.gov Interests: rehabilitation, clinical research, cognitive impairment, health, fitness
	Peter Johannes van Roessel, PhD 2nd Year Fellow 650-721-5896 pvanroessel@stanford.edu Interests: sleep deprivation, brain, memory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), health anxiety, clinical insight, neurocognition, pharmacotherapies
	Jessica Marie Ross, PhD 1st Year Fellow Jessica.Ross1@va.gov Interests: aging, cognition, action-perception, neurophysiology, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), electroencephalography (EEG)
	Nicole Walker, PsyD 1st Year Fellow 650 493-5000 ext. 69650 nicole.walker1@va.gov Interests: rTMS, Cognition, Depression, PTSD, Older Adults

San Francisco Site

	Catherine Baxley, PhD 2nd Year Fellow 415-221-4810, ext. 22902 Catherine.baxley1@va.gov Interests: Opioid use disorder, buprenorphine, motivational interviewing, chronic pain
	Meredith Bock, PhD 1st Year Fellow meredith.bock@va.gov Interests: movement disorders; Parkinson's disease; cognitive disorders
	Emily Dolsen, PhD 2nd Year Fellow 415-221-4810 ext. 23559 emily.dolsen@va.gov Interests: suicide, LGBTQ+ mental health, sleep, PTSD
	Jennifer A. Eastman, PhD 2nd Year Fellow 415-273-9363 Jennifer.Eastman@va.gov Interests: neuropsychology, aging, cognition, cancer
	Jessica Hua, PhD 2nd Year Fellow 415-221-4810 ext. 26403 Jessica.Hua@va.gov Interests: schizophrenia, psychosis, magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG)
	Michelle Kassel, PhD 2nd Year Fellow 415-221-4810 ext. 24525 Michelle.Kassel@va.gov Interests: neuropsychology, aging, mood disorders, cognitive control, fMRI, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)
	Kristin Nishimi, PhD, MPH 2nd Year Fellow 415-221-4810 ext. 26349 Kristen.Nishimi@va.gov Interests: PTSD, trauma, epidemiology, physical comorbidity
	Rachel M. Ranney, PhD 1st Year Fellow 415-221-4810 ext. 22488 Rachel.Ranney@va.gov Interests: PTSD, treatment access, evidence-based psychotherapy
	Sara Timtim, MD 1st Year Fellow shtimtim@health.ucsd.edu Interests: white matter microstructural changes in PTSD

Support Staff

ADMINISTRATION UNIT
Edward Wakabayashi MIRECC VISN 21 Administrator	Edward.Wakabayashi@va.gov 650-493-5000 ext. 68035
DEMENTIA CLINICAL UNIT
Pauline Luu Systems Analyst	Pauline.Luu@va.gov 650-493-5000 x63102
PTSD CLINICAL UNIT
Catherine Castile Research Assistant	kcastile@stanford.edu 650-493-5000 x68035
Katherine Grisanzio, PhD Research Coordinator	kgrisanzio@stanford.edu 415-684-3073
Jennifer Hlavin Laboratory Manager	Jennifer.Hlavin@va.gov 415-750-6624
Thomas Metzler Biostatistician	Thomas.Metzler@va.gov 415-221-4810 ext. 23082
Leslie Ruoff PTSD Sleep Core Manager	Leslie.Ruoff@va.gov 415-781-9106
Anna West Research Psychologist	Anna.West1@va.gov 415-684-3073
BIOSTATISTICS RESEARCH CORE
Beatriz Hernandez Data Manager	Beatriz.hernandez@va.gov 650-493-5000 ext. 65740
Arthur Noda Data Manager	Arthur.Noda@va.gov 650-493-5000 ext. 64493
EPIDEMIOLOGY / RISK FACTORS RESEARCH CORE
Paulina Amaya Research Coordinator	Maria-Paulina.Amaya@va.gov 415-221-4810 ext. 5197
Tina Hoang, MPH Lab Manager	tina.hoang@va.gov 415-221-4810 ext. 3792
Carrie Peltz, PhD Research Coordinator	carrie.peltz2@va.gov 415-221-4810 ext. 23286
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH CORE
Mark Greenbaum Data Analyst / Coordinator	Mark.Greenbaum@va.gov 650-493-5000 x22115
NEUROCHEMISTRY RESEARCH CORE
Phoebe Liao Lab Technician	Phoebe.Liao@va.gov
Xiaoyan Lin Lab Technician	tropical@stanford.edu 650-723-0056
NEUROIMAGING RESEARCH CORE
Monica Camacho Project Manager	Monica.Camacho@ucsf.edu 415-221-4810 ext. 24317
Derek Flenniken IT Director	Derek.Flenniken@ucsf.edu 415-221-4810 ext. 23668
Jacqueline Hayes Recruitment Coordinator	Jacqueline.Hayes@va.gov 415-221-4810 ext. 24593
Jackie Jay-Farmer Finance / Administration	Jackie.Jay-Farmer@ucsf.edu 415-221-4810 ext. 26465
Diana Truran Sacrey Director, Imaging & Brain Health Registry	Diana.Truran@ucsf.edu diana.sacrey@va.gov 415-221-4810 ext. 23078
PRECISION MEDICINE RESEARCH CORE
Anna Boken Data Manager	aboken@stanford.edu 650-497-5137
Nancy Gray Research Coordinator	njgray@stanford.edu 650-736-6260
Timothy Lyons Senior Data Analyst	timlyons@stanford.edu
SLEEP RESEARCH CORE
Abigail Cirelli Research Assistant	acirelli@stanford.edu 650-493-5000 ext. 60584
Mateo Lopez Research Assistant	mateo.lopez@stanford.edu mateo.lopez@va.gov 650-493-5000 ext. 60584
Allison Morehouse Laboratory Manager	amorehse@stanford.edu allison.morehouse@va.gov 650-493-5000 ext. 60584
Raquel Osorno, PhD Research Psychologist	raquelo@stanford.edu 650-493-5000 ext. 60584
WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH & AGING RESEARCH CORE
Natara Garovoy Program Manager	Natara.Garovoy@va.gov

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