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Michele L. Patel is a trained clinical health psychologist and an instructor at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, part of Stanford University's School of Medicine. Her research focuses on optimizing scalable digital health interventions for adults dealing with obesity. Dr. Patel leads clinical trials to test innovative strategies that address the significant challenge of suboptimal engagement with digital interventions. Her work is supported by a K23 NIH career development award (2022-2027) and examines various self-monitoring strategies within behavioral weight loss interventions. She is currently chairing the Optimization of Behavioral Biobehavioral Interventions special interest group for the Society for Behavioral Medicine. Dr. Patel received her PhD in clinical psychology from Duke University and has expertise in randomized clinical trials, systematic reviews, and signal detection analysis.
Stanford Prevention Research Center • Palo Alto, California
Conducts research and leads clinical trials focused on obesity interventions.
The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.