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Abdullah A. Alamer
Affiliate, Domingue Program
Visiting Scholar, Graduate School of EducationBioAbdullah Alamer is an Associate Professor at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia, and a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University in 2026-2027. Abdullah’s primary research interest lies in the psychology of language learning, with structural equation modeling (SEM) being the dominant method in his work. Abdullah's research has been published in top journals including Educational Psychology Review, Applied Linguistics, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Language Teaching Research, System, and the British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology. He has co-authored papers on SEM with leading statisticians such as Joe Hair, Herb Marsh, Alex Morin, and Jörg Henseler. His co-authored paper with Joe Hair about PLS-SEM received +4000 citations within four years from publication.
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Todd Alamin, MD, FAAOS
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
BioDr. Alamin is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon and spine surgeon at Stanford Health Care Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He is director of the Spine Surgery Fellowship Program and the Minimally Invasive Spine Center and a professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Alamin completed his spine care and surgery fellowship training at Stanford University School of Medicine/St. Mary’s Medical Center.
Dr. Alamin specializes in advanced, minimally invasive treatments for a range of conditions affecting the spine. He is skilled at relieving pain that results from spinal stenosis, scoliosis, degenerative disc disease, arthritis, and traumatic injuries. He combines extensive expertise with decades of experience to deliver innovative, personalized care to each of his patients.
Dr. Alamin’s research interests include effective treatments for vertebral fractures, spinal deformities, scoliosis, herniated discs, and spondylolisthesis (when a vertebra slides out of place). As principal investigator for multiple clinical trials and research studies, Dr. Alamin has explored nerve ablation as a treatment for chronic low back pain and motion-preserving lumbar fusion techniques. He uses state-of-the-art medical devices, implants, and technology to make spine surgery more effective and help his patients move without pain.
Dr. Alamin is known around the world for the treatment of spine disorders and injuries. He has published more than 65 articles in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Spine, The Spine Journal, Clinical Spine Surgery, International Journal of Spine Surgery, and Journal of Orthopaedic Research. He has also written several book chapters that focus on diagnosing and treating spine conditions.
A recognized leader in innovative spine surgery techniques, Dr. Alamin has invented dozens of medical devices, methods, and techniques for spine surgery. He holds a number of patents for his inventions, many of which have revolutionized back pain treatments. Physicians around the globe use his techniques and devices to help their patients with spine conditions.
Dr. Alamin has been invited to present at conferences around the globe about spinal fusion procedures, novel techniques to treat spinal stenosis, and the latest medical devices to treat degenerative spondylolisthesis. He has lectured at annual meetings for the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, the North American Spine Society, and the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine.
Dr. Alamin is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a member of the North American Spine Society, the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, the Spine Arthroplasty Society, and the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. -
Fernando Alarid-Escudero
Assistant Professor of Health Policy
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsFernando Alarid-Escudero builds computer simulation models that guide cancer prevention, screening, and treatment policy. He is a Principal Investigator of the NCI's CISNET colorectal and gastric cancer awards, where he leads the SimCRC model, which informs U.S. screening guidelines, and the DESCIPHR-GC model, and a co-investigator on bladder cancer. His lab also evaluates screening programs for Mexico and Chile and builds open-source tools (DARTH, ConVOI) that make models more reliable.
