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Ilias Chrissochoidis
Affiliate, Medicine - Med/Stanford Prevention Research Center
BioIlias Chrissochoidis is a scholar, author, composer and pianist. He received his Ph.D. in Music from Stanford University where he has been teaching since 1997 (as Lecturer since 2005). A Geballe Dissertation Prize Fellow at Stanford's Humanities Center (2001-2), he was appointed a 2010 Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies, and, in 2010-11, Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress. In 2009, he became the first musicologist to be hired at an Economics department (University College London) and in 2015 he joined the Berlin Social Science Center. As a Research Associate at the Center for Economic Learning and Social Evolution, he engaged in innovative research on game theory applications in Wagner’s operas. A leading expert on Handel, he also has championed Greek composer Nicolas Astrinidis and introduced Spyros P. Skouras in American and film historiography, editing his memoirs. Chrissochoidis has received over 30 grants and fellowships from world-renowened universities and research centers, professional societies, private foundations, and the Greek state. He has authored more than 50 research articles and essays, which can be found in leading musicological journals. In recognition of his musicological activity, the Academy of Athens awarded him a special commendation in 2005. As an author, Chrissochoidis has written six non-academic books in Greek and has published dozens of articles on educational, social, and political issues in the Stanford Daily, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and in the Greek newspapers Ta Nea, Kathimerini, Sunday Vima, and Vima Ideon. Composing music since his teens, he has written extensively for the piano and has released four albums of instrumental music. His listening-oriented course "A practical introduction to music theory and harmony" has been offered through Stanford Continuing Studies since 2005.
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Steven Crane
Affiliate, Medicine - Med/Stanford Prevention Research Center
BioSteven Michael Crane, BA, MS, is a Stanford-trained researcher and behavior designer focused on the science and practice of human flourishing—especially social connection and well-being. His life’s work is to study, share, and practice the principles of living that lead to greater wisdom, peace, and prosocial engagement in the world.
At Stanford, he has been a Research Scholar in Neurobiology and researcher with The Stanford Behavior Design Lab and The Stanford Prevention Research Center. He currently serves as an Adjunct Lecturer and Head of the Social Engagement Pillar with Stanford Lifestyle Medicine, where he contributes to evidence syntheses and applied research on social connectedness interventions.
He earned an MS in Community Health and Prevention Research from Stanford School of Medicine and a BA with distinction in Human Biology. He is completing his PhD in Psychology in one of Europe’s premier psychology laboratories with the University of Toulouse.
Through his firm, Synaptic Insights Consulting, Steven helps organizations evaluate programs and products with the level of rigor appropriate to real-world constraints—using validated measures, strong study design, modern psychometrics, and open-science practices to produce results that stand up to scrutiny. His work spans academia, nonprofits, and industry, including leading measurement and analysis work for large-scale social connection initiatives and publishing in top peer-reviewed journals.
See more on his personal website: https://stevencrane.me/ or on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-crane-stanford/ -
Victoria I Cuéllar
Masters Student in Community Health and Prevention Research, admitted Autumn 2025
Bachelor of Science, Human BiologyBioVictoria Cuéllar is a junior at Stanford University majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in Holistic Approaches to Health and Well-Being. She aspires to become a bilingual, culturally competent internal medicine physician who integrates science, empathy, and equity to improve care for underserved communities. Raised low-income and uninsured along the U.S.–Mexico border, Victoria brings lived insight to her commitment to holistic, patient-centered care that empowers people to feel agency and comfort in caring for their long-term well-being.
Her research spans neurodegenerative disease, gender equity in healthcare, and the intersections of neuroscience, psychology, and music, particularly how music-based interventions, including digital music medicine, can serve as culturally translatable and accessible approaches to mental health. Beyond research, she serves as a Patient Health Navigator and Preclinical Volunteer at Stanford’s Cardinal Free Clinics and as a STEMentor for introductory chemistry, roles through which she supports underrepresented groups in both clinical and classroom settings. Outside of academics, Victoria plays the cello and finds her greatest joy in time spent with friends and family.
