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  • Luis de Lecea

    Luis de Lecea

    Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Major Laboratories and Clinical and Translational Neurosciences Incubator)

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsMy lab uses molecular, optogenetic, anatomical and behavioral methods to identify and manipulate the neuronal circuits underlying brain arousal, with particular attention to sleep and wakefulness transitions. We are also interested in the changes that occur in neuronal circuits in conditions of hyperarousal such as stress and drug addiction.

  • Charles DeBattista

    Charles DeBattista

    Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (General Psychiatry and Psychology - Adult)

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsTreatment resistant depression.

    Novel biological interventions in the treatment of mental illness.

    Anti-glucocorticoid drugs in the treatment of mood disorders.

    Augmentation strategies in the treatment of depression.

  • Karl Deisseroth

    Karl Deisseroth

    D. H. Chen Professor, Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Current Research and Scholarly InterestsKarl Deisseroth's laboratory created and developed optogenetics, hydrogel-tissue chemistry (beginning with CLARITY), and a broad range of enabling methods. He also has employed his technologies to discover the neural cell types and connections that cause adaptive and maladaptive behaviors.

  • Huiqiong Deng, MD, PhD

    Huiqiong Deng, MD, PhD

    Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    BioDr. Huiqiong Deng is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry. In addition to a medical degree, she earned a PhD, with a major in rehabilitation science and a minor in neuroscience. Specializing in the treatment of alcohol/substance addiction, interventional and cultural psychiatry, her goal is to help each patient along the journey to achieve optimal health and quality of life.

    As the co-author of more than a dozen scholarly articles, Dr. Deng’s work has appeared in Psychiatry Research, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, American Journal on Addictions, Brain Stimulation, and other publications.

    Dr. Deng has won numerous honors and awards such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse Young Investigator Travel Award, the Ruth Fox Scholarship from the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and College on the Problems of Drug Dependence Travel Award for Early Career Investigators. In addition, she was selected to attend the Annual American Psychiatry Association Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators. Since she joined faculty at Stanford, Dr. Deng has received research grant support by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Innovator Grant Program.

  • Ana C. DiRago, Ph.D.

    Ana C. DiRago, Ph.D.

    Academic Staff - Hourly - CSL, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    BioDr. Ana DiRago is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine and a faculty member of the Stanford Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship. She serves as site supervisor for the fellowship’s Santa Clara County Superior Court rotation, supervising fellows who conduct court-appointed forensic psychiatric examinations, including evaluations of competency to stand trial and criminal responsibility. She provides didactic instruction and supervision in psychological testing, malingering detection, and the preparation of psychiatric reports in criminal matters.

    A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. DiRago specializes in comprehensive diagnostic psychological and neuropsychological assessment across the lifespan. Her clinical work addresses emotional, behavioral, cognitive, adaptive, and academic functioning, with particular expertise in the differential diagnosis of complex presentations involving ADHD, learning and intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, severe and persistent mental illness, and cognitive decline. She also conducts forensic evaluations involving competency, criminal responsibility, personal injury, disability, immigration, and other psycholegal questions.

    Dr. DiRago is a member of the Santa Clara County Court’s Forensic Panel Advisory Committee, where she advises on best practices in forensic evaluation and the selection of qualified court-appointed evaluators. Her scholarship has addressed developmental psychopathology, resilience, personality, and the assessment and prevention of aggression and violence in schools.

  • Jasmine Dobbs-Marsh, PsyD

    Jasmine Dobbs-Marsh, PsyD

    Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    BioDr. Jasmine Dobbs-Marsh is a licensed psychologist who specializes in the management of trauma, complex trauma, interpersonal anxiety, mood disorders, identity-related concerns, and relationship conflict. She received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium and her BA with Distinction in Psychology and Political Science from Stanford University. She completed her clinical internship at the UCLA Counseling and Psychological Services and her postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. She provides psychotherapy and clinical supervision from an intersectional lens. Dr. Dobbs-Marsh currently serves patients through the DBT Clinics at Stanford School of Medicine. She directs the DBT Couple & Family Program, which serves the needs of couples and families experiencing high conflict and persistent problems in relationship interactions. She also provides individual DBT, DBT Skills Group, and specialized care through the DBT-Trauma program.