School of Medicine
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Allyson Rosen, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Clinical Professor (Affiliated), Psych/Public Mental Health & Population Sciences
Staff, Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesBioRESEARCH FOCUS
Translational cognitive neuroscience of aging and dementia. Neuroethics.
TRAINING
Dr. Rosen is board certified in clinical neuropsychology with a geriatric focus. She completed college at Brown University, a clinical psychology Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University, clinical neuropsychology internship at the Long Island Jewish Hospital in New York, and clinical neuropsychology postdoctoral fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Rosen completed specialty research fellowship training at the National Institute on Aging (Intramural Research Training Award) and Stanford (NRSA F32, K01) in functional imaging and noninvasive brain stimulation with support from NIA.
CLINICAL AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Dr. Rosen is Director of Dementia Education at the Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center at the Palo Alto VAHCS. She is also a neuropsychologist and part of the consensus clinical group and education core at the Stanford’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (NIA). Dr. Rosen’s funded research has focused on applying cognitive neuroscience of aging to improve clinical practice in older adults by using cognitive measures, brain imaging, and noninvasive brain stimulation such as TMS. Studies include using fMRI as an outcome measure for cognitive training, studying how to improve the accuracy of transcranial magnetic stimulation targeting with and without image guidance, and using structural MRI to avoid postoperative cognitive decline and improve outcome from carotid vascular procedures. She has a longstanding commitment to neuroethics and leads a feature in the Journal of Alzheimer Disease that focuses on ethical issues in new and emerging AD applications.
ETHICS EDITOR, JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Ethics Review
http://www.j-alz.com/blogs/discussion/protecting-progress
MIRECC DEMENTIA EDUCATION
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Maryam Rostami
Professional-NX, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioMaryam Rostami is a professional data analyst in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stanford university, currently working in the area of neuroethics and public health. She got a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging from Tohoku university/Japan that folloed by two years of research in the same area at Stanford university.
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Jacqueline Erin Shanley
Affiliate, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioJacqueline is a psychology doctoral student in the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium Program. She has multiple years of experience working in healthcare settings; she has both worked with patients who have autoimmune conditions and varying forms of dementia, alongside their families. Her research and clinical interests include health psychology, women's health, and relationships science.
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Caleb Matthew Spiro
Casual Non-Exempt, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioMy main research interest revolves around understanding the general cognitive and affective properties of the mind, and how the prognosis of good and poor mental health status affects the developmental trajectories under chronic stress. To what extent reward-based networks can lead to increased proximity to vulnerability or heightened sensitivity to mental illness, specifically within the context of youth and adolescents, is an area that I am especially interested in. I am most interested in what factors help individuals become more resilient and build a narrative that they can get better with the right treatment practices. I believe that this can be done by combining neuroscience and functional imaging techniques (ex: fMRI, EEG) into the study and practice of clinical psychology.
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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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Martin Tik
Affiliate, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioDr. Tik is a Visiting Scholar at the Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab and Group Leader at the Medical University of Vienna. His research bridges neuroimaging and brain stimulation to uncover mechanisms of therapeutic neuromodulation.
With a background in Biological Psychology and Medical Physics, Dr. Tik has developed innovative methods for integrating Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation with functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (TMS-fMRI), enabling real-time measurement of stimulation-induced brain activity. His lab (http://tmsfmri.com) advances these tools toward individualized, state-dependent stimulation paradigms and closed-loop applications.
Building on his long-standing collaboration with the Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab, Dr. Tik works closely with Dr. Nolan Williams and colleagues to translate these neurotechnological innovations into clinical research. This ongoing Vienna–Stanford partnership aims to optimize stimulation parameters and dosing strategies for personalized TMS therapy and a better general understanding of brain circuitry in health and disease. -
Jahnia Gabrielle Treadwell
Affiliate, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioJahnia Treadwell is a Clinical Psychology doctoral student at the PAU-Stanford PsyD Consortium, graduating in 2030. Originally from Allentown, PA, and now in San Jose, CA, she holds a BA in Psychology from Bucknell University.
As an undergraduate, Jahnia completed an 80-hour certification at Transitions of PA to become an advocate counselor for the domestic violence crisis shelter. Her work in the Safe House and Housing Department strengthened her dedication to trauma-informed care and serving vulnerable populations.
Her clinical interests include trauma-informed therapy for at-risk youth and adults, emphasizing culturally responsive and spiritually integrated care. She plans to launch a private practice LLC offering Christian therapy and holistic wellness. Her long-term vision includes a multidisciplinary healing space with massage and acupuncture, an Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) clinic, and a soul cycling studio—uniting mental health, physical restoration, and spiritual renewal. -
Laura Turner-Essel, PhD
Program Manager, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Current Role at StanfordProgram Manager, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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Isabella Young
Affiliate, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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.
