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BioDr. Stice served as an assistant professor and associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin and as a Senior Research Scientist at Oregon Research Institute before joining the faculty at Stanford University. His research focuses on identifying risk factors that predict onset of eating disorders, obesity, substance abuse, and depression to advance knowledge regarding etiologic processes, including the use of functional neural imaging. He also designs, evaluates, and disseminates prevention and treatment interventions for eating disorders, obesity, and depression. For instance, he developed a dissonance-based eating disorder prevention program that has been implemented with over 6 million young girls in 140 countries. He has published 335 articles in high-impact outlets, including Science, Psychological Bulletin, Archives of General Biological Psychiatry, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, and Journal of Neuroscience.

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Nicole Stigler

Life Science Research Professional 1, Psych/General Psychiatry and Psychology (Adult)

BioNicole received her B.S. in Neuroscience and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she led research on the neural circuitry of sustained attention and the reinforcing properties of ketamine metabolites. She is passionate about identifying the cell-type specific circuits supporting motivated behavior and stress resilience to improve health outcomes.