Samantha M.R. Kling

Quantitative Research Scientist, Primary Care and Population Health

Bio

Transdisciplinary healthcare researcher and dietitian with expertise in implementation science, childhood nutrition, eating/ingestive behavior, innovations in clinical and community health care, and obesity prevention and treatment.

Current Role at Stanford

Quantitative Research Scientist in the Evaluation Sciences Unit (ESU)

Honors & Awards

Fellow, Stanford Medicine Center for Improvement (2021)

Education & Certifications

RDN, Commission on Dietetic Registration, Registered Dietitian (2017)
BS, Iowa State University, Dietetics (2011)
PhD, The Pennsylvania State University, Nutritional Sciences (2016)

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Profiles With Related Publications

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W. Stewart Agras

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emeritus
Research Interests
My research is focused on disorders of human feeding including the eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder. Ongoing or recently completed studies include: A controlled trial of the implementation of interpersonal psychotherapy for eating disorders and depression on college campuses across the U.S. A multisite controlled study of two types of family therapy for the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa. Early prevemtion of overweight and obesity.

203 Total Publications
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Ishita Ahmed

Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2019 Ph.D. Student in Education, admitted Autumn 2019

2 Total Publications
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Cara Bohon

Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Child Development
Research Interests
My research interests have focused on the neural bases of eating disorders. I am particularly interested in the way emotion and reward is processed in the brain and how that may contribute to eating behavior and food restriction. I hope to eventually translate biological research findings into treatments.

84 Total Publications
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Anthony Crimarco

Casual Employee, Med/Stanford Center for Clinical Research

26 Total Publications
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Anjali Dixit, MD, MPH

Clinical Scholar, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Postdoctoral Scholar, Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Clinical Focus
Pediatric anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesia

15 Total Publications
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Priya Fielding-Singh

Postdoctoral Scholar, SCRDP/ Heart Disease Prevention

19 Total Publications
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Philip Andrew Fisher

Excellence in Learning Graduate School of Education Professor

194 Total Publications
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Christopher Gardner

Rehnborg Farquhar Professor
Research Interests
The role of nutrition in individual and societal health, with particular interests in: plant-based diets, differential response to low-carb vs. low-fat weight loss diets by insulin resistance status, chronic disease prevention, randomized controlled trials, human nutrition, community based studies, Community Based Participatory Research, sustainable food movement (animal rights and welfare, global warming, human labor practices), stealth health, nutrition policy, nutrition guidelines

175 Total Publications
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Karleen Giannitrapani

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Primary Care and Population Health)

116 Total Publications
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Lawrence D. Hammer

Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Emeritus
Clinical Focus
Pediatrics, General, Pediatrics
Research Interests
Dr Hammer has had a longstanding interest in factors influencing the development of childhood obesity. In particular, his studies have focused on early determinants of eating behavior, physical activity, and parenting behavior in relation to early feeding decisions and parental influences on diet and eating. With the current epidemic of child obesity and it's comorbidities, he is currently involved in the development of protocols for adolescent bariatric surgery.

54 Total Publications
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Jane Huang, MD

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Oncology
Clinical Focus
Cancer > Medical Oncology, Cancer > Thoracic Oncology, Medical Oncology

4 Total Publications
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Augustine Kang

MD Student with Scholarly Concentration in Community Health / Surgery, expected graduation Spring 2026

48 Total Publications