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Current Role at StanfordMy current position is Senior Research Associate in the Radiological Sciences Laboratory and the Molecular Imaging Laboratory in the Department of Radiology at Stanford School of Medicine. I provide hardware, systems, and general technical support for a large group of Faculty members and many students and post docs in the development of advanced medical imaging, metabolic imaging and image-guided interventions. My training background is primarily in RF and electrical engineering. I have spent more than 25 years in the commercial diagnostic imaging industry. Most of the projects I am currently working on involve instrumentation for metabolic imaging using magnetic deuterium imaging. I am also involved in the development of Hybrid systems that combine Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance imaging. Other projects I am involved in use focused ultrasound for neuro-stimulation or drug delivery via blood brain barrier. I also provide RF coil design and support for small animal imaging and various research studies. I have ongoing collaborations with many other medical research institutes and Universities around the world. I currently have 45 issued US patents, and 100 pear reviewed publications.

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Ron Watkins

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Annalisa Marie Watson

Program Manager, Kidney Health Innovation Research Program, Pediatrics - Nephrology

Erin Watson, PsyD, ABPP

Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology

BioErin Watson, PsyD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical health psychologist and Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Stanford University School of Medicine. She specializes in helping people understand and manage the psychological, behavioral, and lifestyle factors that can affect their physical health. Her clinical interests include coping with chronic illness, managing stress and health-related anxiety, making sustainable health behavior changes, and using evidence-based mind-body and behavioral approaches to improve symptoms, functioning, and quality of life.

Dr. Watson has specialized in health psychology and behavioral medicine throughout her education, training, and career. She completed her doctoral training with an emphasis in Primary Care Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, followed by advanced training in health psychology and integrated medical care and a postdoctoral fellowship focused on infectious and liver diseases. Before joining Stanford, she spent more than a decade at the San Francisco VA and UCSF providing behavioral health care within medical settings, including primary care, chronic pain, liver and infectious disease, bariatric medicine, and outpatient health psychology.

At Stanford, Dr. Watson is part of GI & Liver Behavioral Medicine, where she works with adults living with digestive and liver conditions. Her work in psychogastroenterology addresses the important connections between the brain, behavior, and digestive system. She also has a particular interest in advancing psycho-hepatology, which brings health psychology and behavioral medicine into liver care. Her goal is to help patients develop practical skills for coping with illness, managing symptoms and stress, changing health behaviors, and living well alongside chronic medical conditions.

Dr. Watson is a dedicated clinician-educator with more than a decade of experience teaching and supervising psychology trainees and educating healthcare professionals across disciplines. Her current academic work includes research examining behavioral approaches to chronic pain and opioid use through a National Institutes of Health-funded study, as well as a recently funded Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) study evaluating behavioral interventions for people living with rare liver diseases. Across her clinical care, research, teaching, and program development, she works to advance the integration of psychological and behavioral science into medical care and improve the health and quality of life of people living with chronic disease.

John Watson

Lecturer, Graduate School of Business - Academic Administration

Kathleen Watson

Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

BioKathleen Watson, Ph.D., currently serves as an instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine, specializing in Epidemiology and Clinical Research. She co-founded Microclinic International in 2007, where she served as Chief Operating Officer until 2012, focusing on socially-based health interventions for underserved communities.

Dr. Watson's research encompasses various aspects of mental health and metabolism. She investigates the connection between insulin resistance and depression, using computational psychiatry to uncover insights into the interplay of metabolic factors in mental well-being. Additionally, her exploration of cognitive aging examines how metabolic alterations might impact cognitive decline and related disorders. Furthermore, her research in proteomics aims to identify potential biomarkers for severe major depressive disorder. Dr. Watson has recently become a part of the Stanford Autism Center for Excellence Data Core, where she works under the guidance of Dr. Booil Jo.