Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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Nicole Starace
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
BioDr. Nicole Starace received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where she worked in the lab of Dr. Aaron T. Beck, the founder of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Her work at Penn sparked her interest in the growing field of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy. She received her MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology from UCLA, where she trained under Dr. Bruce Chorpita and conducted research in the field of Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy. Dr. Starace joined the faculty at Stanford in 2015 where she held appointments as a Clinical Instructor and a Clinical Assistant Professor. She continued to champion evidence based practices in her leadership roles and as a clinical supervisor for trainees in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Starace left Stanford in 2022 when she relocated back the East Coast, but she returned to Stanford as an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in 2023. Dr. Starace specializes in the treatment of OCD, Anxiety, and Tic Disorders and Parenting for youth with disruptive behavior challenges and anxiety. She works with children, teens, and adults.
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Maria-Christina Stewart
Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioDr. Stewart specializes in the prevention and treatment of eating, obsessive-compulsive, anxiety, and depressive disorders - and the intersection between them. At Stanford she lectures on evidence-based eating disorder treatments for children and adolescents. Dr. Stewart also runs a private practice, writes, consults, lectures, and hosts the 'Meaning Vs Merit' podcast - exploring how to find meaning in our achievement and merit-focused culture.
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Eric Stice
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health and Population Sciences)
On Partial Leave from 03/01/2026 To 05/31/2026BioDr. Stice served as an assistant professor and associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin and as a Senior Research Scientist at Oregon Research Institute before joining the faculty at Stanford University. His research focuses on identifying risk factors that predict onset of eating disorders, obesity, substance abuse, and depression to advance knowledge regarding etiologic processes, including the use of functional neural imaging. He also designs, evaluates, and disseminates prevention and treatment interventions for eating disorders, obesity, and depression. For instance, he developed a dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program that has been implemented with over 6 million young girls in 140 countries. He has published 335 articles in high-impact outlets, including Science, Psychological Bulletin, Archives of General Biological Psychiatry, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and Journal of Neuroscience.
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Thomas Sudhof
Avram Goldstein Professor in the School of Medicine, Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurology and Neurological Sciences and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsInformation transfer at synapses mediates information processing in brain, and is impaired in many brain diseases. Thomas Südhof is interested in how synapses are formed, how presynaptic terminals release neurotransmitters at synapses, and how synapses become dysfunctional in diseases such as autism or Alzheimer's disease. To address these questions, Südhof's laboratory employs approaches ranging from biophysical studies to the electrophysiological and behavioral analyses of mutant mice.
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Mariella Suleiman, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Medical Psychiatry
BioDr. Mariella Suleiman is a board-certified, fellowship-trained psychiatrist with Stanford Health Care. She is also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Medical Psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Suleiman has special training in treating women's reproductive mental health conditions across the lifespan, including but not limited to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs), premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), and perimenopausal disorders. She also specializes in psychosomatic medicine, which focuses on appropriate psychological care for a range of reactions to illness. At Stanford Medicine, she works with the Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service, which provides treatment recommendations to manage psychiatric conditions while patients are hospitalized.
Dr. Suleiman’s research interests span advocacy to improve regulation of medications to treat mania in bipolar disorder (valproate) in the childbearing years, clinical approaches to treating agitation during pregnancy, and evidence-based management of bipolar disorder during and after pregnancy.
Dr. Suleiman has published her research in peer-reviewed journals such as The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Academic Psychiatry, The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, and CNS Drugs. She has presented to her peers at international, national, and regional meetings, including those of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP), the American Association for Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT), and the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) of Jordan.
Dr. Suleiman is a member of the ACLP, the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the Jordan Medical Association (JMA), and the Northern California Psychiatric Society (NCPS). -
Edith Vioni Sullivan
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Major Laboratories and Clinical Translational Neurosciences Incubator)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsApplication of neuroimaging modalities and component process analysis of cognitive, sensory, and motor functions to identify brain structural and functional mechanisms disrupted in diseases affecting the brain: alcohol use disorder, HIV infection, dementia, and normal aging from adolescence to senescence.
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Trisha Suppes, MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health and Population Sciences)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsLong-term treatment strategies for bipolar disorder, treatment for bipolar II disorder, use of treatment algorithms, and treatment of major depression.
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Miranda Tan, DO
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Sleep Medicine
BioDr. Tan is a board-certified sleep medicine physician with the Sleep Medicine Center at Stanford Health Care. She is also a clinical associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Tan specializes in diagnosing and treating common and rare sleep disorders. Her multidisciplinary approach to care is focused on improving patients’ quality of life and long-term health. Dr. Tan is fellowship-trained and board-certified in sleep medicine, pulmonary medicine, and critical care medicine.
Some of Dr. Tan’s research has focused on improving the understanding of fatigue and sleep disorders in cancer patients and survivors. Her work has also highlighted the positive potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance diagnostic methods for sleep disorders.
Dr. Tan has published her work in numerous prestigious peer-reviewed journals, including the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Chest, and the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. She has also been an invited guest speaker and moderator at national meetings, including those for the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Tan is a fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American Thoracic Society. -
Steven Tate
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioDr. Steven Tate serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor specializing in addiction medicine within the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago and his master's in medical statistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He then completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania and his fellowship in addiction medicine at Stanford. Dr. Tate sees patients in the Stanford Addiction Medicine/Dual Diagnosis Clinic and in the hospital on the Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consult Service. He is interested in teaching evidence-based addiction medicine and translating evidence into practice to improve the care of patients with substance use disorders.
