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Dr. Halpern-Felsher is a developmental psychologist whose research focuses on cognitive and psychosocial factors involved in adolescents' and young adults' health-related decision-making, risk perceptions, health communication, and risk behavior. Her work specifically aims to understand and reduce health risk behaviors such as tobacco use, alcohol, and marijuana use, risky driving, and risky sexual behavior. Dr. Halpern-Felsher's research has played an instrumental role in shaping national policies that regulate adolescent and young adult tobacco use. She is a founding director of the Tobacco Prevention Toolkit, an online curriculum designed to reduce youth tobacco use. She has coordinated federally funded programs to mentor high school students and supervise graduate medical students and postdoctoral fellows. Her research has been recognized in notable government reports and has contributed to policy setting at local, state, and national levels. Dr. Halpern-Felsher has served on various committees, focusing on adolescent health risk behavior, and has received numerous awards for her contributions to the field of adolescent health.
Stanford University • Stanford, California
Director of Research, Division of Adolescent Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics specializing in adolescent health.
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