Academic History • Stanford University, Department of Psychology, Ph.D., 1991-1996
• Harvard University, Counseling and Consulting Psychology, Ed.M., 1988-1989
• Georgetown University, Japanese Language and Studio Art, B.S.L.A., 1982-1986
Professional Positions • University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2008-present
• Senior Research Scientist, Gaming
• Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1993-2008
• Adjunct Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics, 2001-2008
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychiatry and Pediatrics, 1996-2000
• Lecturer in Psychology, 1998
• Lecturer in Continuing Studies, 1996, 1997, 1998
• Teaching Fellow, 1993, 1994
• HopeLab, Palo Alto, CA, 2001-2008
• Principal Investigator (contract), 2005-2008
• Founding President and CEO, 2001-2004
• M.I.T., Comparative Media Studies, Cambridge, MA, Visiting Scholar, 2002-2003
• Cor Communications, LLC, Palo Alto, CA, Diversity Training Facilitator, 1999
• Children's Health Council, Turner Syndrome Research, Palo Alto, CA, Consultant, 1992-1993
• Brookwood Child Care, Brooklyn, NY, Clinical Consultant, 1990-1991
• Mt. Sinai Hospital, Adolescent Health Center, New York, NY, 1989 - 1990
• AIDS Prevention Project, Statistical Consultant, 1990
• Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Mothers, Research Assistant, 1989-1990
• NIMH, Department of Psychobiology, Bethesda, MD, Research Assistant, 1987-1988
• Nippon Steel, USA, New York, NY, Administrative Assistant, 1987
• Japan Travel Bureau International, New York, NY, Customer Service Representative, 1986
• International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, Administrative Assistant, 1986
Professional Activities
• Board Member, American Cancer Society, Silicon Valley/Central Valley Region, 2004-2006
• Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Editorial Consultant, 2000-2001
• Society for Preventive Medicine, Editorial Consultant, 1999
• Society of Behavioral Medicine, Program Review Committee Member, 1998-1999
• Chair, Symposium, “Children's understanding of illness and its implications for intervention,” biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1995
• Western Psychological Association, Program Review Committee Member, 1995
• Founding Member, Lab Group on Health Psychology and Public Policy, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1993-1996
• Member, Pain Management Committee, Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, 1993
• Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1993-1994
Memberships
• BoardSource, 2002-present
• American Psychological Association, 1991-present
Grants and Fellowships
• Individual National Research Service Award, Parent Psychosocial Functioning and Child Health, National Cancer Institute (#CA73189), Department of Health and Human Services, 1997-2000
• Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, General Fellowship, 1996
• Berger Foundation Grant for the study of childhood cancer, Attributions Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer, 1995
• Stanford University Graduate Fellowship, 1993-1995
• National Research Service Award, Training Grant Fellowship to the Department of Psychology at Stanford, Training in Developmental Psychology, National Institutes of Mental Health (#MH19114), Department of Health and Human Services, 1991-1993
Awards and Honors
• The APON Writing Award, the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, 2004
• Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award, the Association of College and Research Libraries, a Division of the American Library Association, 1998
• Trainee Manuscript Award, Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 1998
• Psi Chi National Honor Society, Graduate Student Member, 1995-1996
• Predoctoral Fellow, Bush Center for Child Development and Social Policy at Yale University, 1990-1991
• First Honors and Regent’s Citation, Georgetown University, 1986