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Jong H. Yoon
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health & Population Sciences)
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy research seeks to discover the brain mechanisms responsible for schizophrenia and to translate this knowledge into the clinic to improve how we diagnose and treat this condition. Towards these ends, our group has been developing cutting-edge neuroimaging tools to identify neurobiological abnormalities and test novel systems-level disease models of psychosis and schizophrenia directly in individuals with these conditions.
We have been particularly interested in the role of neocortical-basal ganglia circuit dysfunction. A working hypothesis is that some of the core symptoms of schizophrenia are attributable to impairments in neocortical function that results in disconnectivity with components of the basal ganglia and dysregulation of their activity. The Yoon Lab has developed new high-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging methods to more precisely measure the function of basal ganglia components, which given their small size and location deep within the brain has been challenging. This includes ways to measure the activity of nuclei that store and control the release of dopamine throughout the brain, a neurochemical that is one of the most important factors in the production of psychosis in schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric conditions. -
Kylie Yorke
Casual - Non-Exempt, Psych/General Psychiatry and Psychology (Adult)
Current Role at StanfordLab Manager; Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab
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Isabella Young
Casual - Non-Exempt, Psych/General Psychiatry and Psychology (Adult)
BioIsabella “Bella” Young is a Clinical Psychology doctoral student in the PAU–Stanford Consortium, expected to graduate in 2030. She holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Psychology and Criminology, with minors in Sociology and Political Science, from the University of Utah, and earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Bella is committed to integrating empirical research with evidence-based treatment, believing this combination creates the most effective approaches to care. She is a proud alumna of the Perinatal Research on Intergenerational Solutions for Equity (RISE) Laboratory, where she contributed to the Nurse-Family Partnership and Mozambique studies, examining how social inequities become biologically embedded across generations through DNA methylation. She also partnered with Manhattan-based organizations advancing Birthing Justice.
Currently, she continues her work in Columbia’s Maternal & Reproductive Psych Laboratory, where she helped launch a Reproductive Identity study and served as first author on a reproductive identity narrative.
Her research interests focus on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, reproductive identity, and severe personality pathology in mothers (e.g., borderline personality disorder, postpartum psychosis). Ultimately, Bella aspires to become a clinical psychologist dedicated to bridging research and clinical practice to better support individuals during the perinatal period. -
Kin M. Yuen, MD, MS, FAASM
Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Sleep Medicine
BioDr. Kin Min Yuen is a board-certified, fellowship-trained sleep medicine specialist with Stanford Health Care. She is also a clinical instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Sleep Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Dr. Yuen specializes in diagnosing and treating sleep disorders in adults and children older than 3 years old. Conditions she treats include insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, periodic limb movement disorder, restless legs syndrome, and sleepwalking.
Dr. Yuen’s research interests have included women and sleep disorders, healthy sleep and aging, and advancements in treating sleep apnea.
Dr. Yuen has published her research in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Chest, International Journal of Sleep Disorders, and Psychosomatic Medicine. She has presented to her peers at international, national, and regional meetings, including those of the American Thoracic Society, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), and the California Sleep Society (CSS).
Dr. Yuen is a member of the AASM, the CSS, the International Pediatric Sleep Association (IPSA), and the World Sleep Society. -
Sanno Zack
Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsDr. Zack is involved with ongoing research related to the treatment of adolescent and adult trauma (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - TF-CBT; Prolonged Exposure - PE), and the effective provision of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to adolescent girls and women with disorder of emotion regulation. She additionally studies Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for adolescent girls with anxiety. More broadly she is interested in the impact of Evidenced Based Treatments on improving quality of life, and helping individuals find the right match for clinical care. Research is conducted through the Early Life Stress and Pediatric Anxiety Disorders Program at Stanford Children's Hospital and the Stanford Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program.
