Stanford University
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David Preece
Affiliate, Psychology
BioDavid A. Preece, PhD, is a Fulbright Scholar affiliated with the Stanford Psychophysiology Laboratory. His main research and practice interests are in assessing, conceptualising, and treating emotional disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety, loneliness). Much of his research focuses on the key role that emotional awareness (alexithymia) and emotion regulation difficulties play in a variety of mental health issues, and how this understanding can be harnessed to design and improve treatment approaches.
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Molleigh Preefer
Associate Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
BioDr. Molleigh Preefer is an Associate Staff Scientist at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL). She initially worked at SSRL as a postdoctoral researcher using X-rays to study batteries through a combination of microscopy, diffraction, and spectroscopy. Her current research focus as associate staff scientist is studying electrochemical systems and synthesis, with a particular interest in enabling operando X-ray experiments when materials are pushed far from equilibrium. In addition to her research interests, she supports the transmission X-ray microscopy beamline (BL6-2) and the battery user program on the diffraction beamlines within the Materials Sciences Division.
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Carl Preiksaitis
Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
BioDr. Carl Preiksaitis is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He earned his MD from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Stanford University, and subsequently completed a two-year Medical Education Scholarship Fellowship at Stanford. Dr. Preiksaitis also holds a Master of Education in Medical Education from the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Preiksaitis's research interests lie at the intersection of artificial intelligence, medical education, and emergency medicine. As Principal Investigator of the Human Experience and Advancement Lab (HEAL), he focuses on leveraging AI and data science to enhance teaching, learning, and clinical practice. His projects include AI-powered analysis of clinical experiences for personalized resident education and the development of AI-assisted tools for evaluating learning resources.
Additionally, Dr. Preiksaitis is passionate about reproductive healthcare in emergency medicine. He has developed curricula for pregnancy disclosure and options counseling in the emergency department and conducts research on the prevalence and characteristics of emergency department visits by pregnant individuals. -
Charles Prescott
Professor at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsExperimental particle physics; parity violation in electron scattering experiments in End Station A; nucleon spin structure experiments with polarized electron beams and polarized solid targets; e+e- -> Zo studies with the SLD detector using the polarized electron beams of the SLC; Next Linear Collider detector studies; neutrinoless double beta decay in Xenon.
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Steven Press
Associate Professor of History
BioSteven Press is an Associate Professor of History and an affiliated member of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, the Center for African Studies, and the Stanford Center for Law and History.
Press' first book, Rogue Empires: Contracts and Conmen in Europe's Scramble for Africa (published Spring 2017 with Harvard University Press), received the American Historical Association's Pacific Coast Branch Book Award.
Press' second book, Blood and Diamonds: Germany's Imperial Ambitions in Africa, appeared in 2021 with Harvard University Press. It received the German Studies Association's Barclay Book Prize and was named a CHOICE Outstanding Title.
In an article in the Journal of Modern History, Press explored the exchanges between Germany, China, and Cuba that led to the USA's lease for Guantanamo Bay in 1903. His article on post-Napoleonic European nationalism appeared in Central European History, as did a more recent article about Wilhelmine Germany's Weltpolitik.
Press graduated with a B.A. from Vanderbilt University and an A.M. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He taught at Harvard and Vanderbilt before coming to Stanford. His research interests include European sovereignty, international relations, and commodity networks. -
Lowry Pressly
Assistant Professor of Political Science
BioLowry is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford.
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Tyler Prestwood
Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
BioTyler Prestwood, M.D., Ph.D. specializes in the treatment of people with psychotic disorders and psychiatric complications with immunologic abnormalities. He is an attending in the INSPIRE Clinic at Stanford, which provides interdisciplinary care for people experiencing psychosis. He also provides care for patients experiencing psychiatric symptoms associated with long-COVID/Post-Acute Coronavirus Syndrome (PACS).
Dr. Prestwood has extensive research experience related to the immune system in various contexts including infectious disease, cancer, and psychiatry. His current work is focused on understanding the influence of infections, the immune response to infections, and metabolism on the subsequent development of psychiatric illnesses, including schizophrenia and PACS.
