Daniel Michael Blonigen

Bio

Dr. Blonigen is a Research Career Scientist and an Associate Director at the Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i), VA Palo Alto Health Care System. He is also an Affiliate Investigator with the VA National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Minnesota and is a former VA Career Development Awardee. He is licensed as a clinical psychologist in the State of California.

Dr. Blonigen’s research mission is to identify and develop innovations to increase access and engagement in substance use and mental health care for vulnerable populations. In particular, he is interested in testing the effectiveness and implementation potential of mobile health and peer-based interventions for justice-involved and homeless veterans. He is currently leading or co-leading multisite trials of behavioral interventions for justice-involved and homeless veterans. He is also funded by VA Health Systems Research to tailor smartphone applications for self-management of unhealthy drinking for veteran primary care patients and use of peer specialists to increase patient engagement with these apps.

In addition to research, Dr. Blonigen is actively involved in mentoring and teaching VA research fellows and Stanford University residents. These roles include serving as a faculty mentor for the Stanford Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program and the Ci2i VA Palo Alto Training Program. He is a member of several VA management and oversight committees and has served as a grant reviewer for national and international funders. He is an invited speaker at national conferences and cyberseminars devoted to substance use and mental health research, and he holds editorial positions for leading addiction, personality, and assessment journals.

Academic Appointments

• Associate Professor - University Medical Line, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Administrative Appointments

• Associate Director, Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (2019 - Present)
• Co-Chair, Clinician Educator (Affiliated) Appointments & Promotions Committee, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine (2023 - Present)

Honors & Awards

• Career Development Awardee, VA Clinical Science R&D (2011 - 2015)
• Research Career Scientist Award, VA Health Systems Research (2023 - Present)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

• Editorial Board, Psychiatric Services (2023 - Present)
• Editorial Board, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (2015 - Present)
• Editorial Board, Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, & Treatment (2013 - Present)

Professional Education

• B.A. - Summa Cum Laude, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Psychology (2001)
• M.A, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Clinical Psychology (2005)
• PhD, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Clinical Psychology (2008)
• Fellow, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Addictions Medicine (2011)

Service, Volunteer and Community Work

• Human Subjects Committee in Medical Research, Stanford University

  Location

  Stanford University

• Appointments and Promotions Advisory Committee, VA Affiliated Clinician Educators, VA Palo Alto and Stanford University

  Location

  VA Palo Alto

• Editorial Board, Psychological Assessment, APA

  Location

  VA Palo Alto

• Editorial Board Member, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, APA

  Location

  VA Palo Alto

• Editorial Board, Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, & Treatment, APA

  Location

  VA Palo Alto