Dr. Kiernan is a Senior Research Scientist at the Stanford Prevention Research Center (SPRC) at the Stanford University School of Medicine (SOM). She received her Ph.D. in Social/Health Psychology from Yale University. Dr. Kiernanâs research focuses on testing behavioral interventions that promote long-term lifestyle changes and weight management among subgroups at risk; and developing methodological and statistical approaches that improve the design, delivery, and analysis of randomized clinical trials. From 2001-2007, Dr. Kiernan was the SOM Research Director of the Scholarly Concentration in Community Health and advised medical students conducting collaborative research projects with local and international community health partnerships using mixed methods approaches.
