Keeping Up with the Lab
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2025
Congratulations, Dr. Trivedi and team for receiving a grant from the National Cancer Institute!
Members of the Framily & Mental Health Lab attended the 2025 Society of Behavioral Medicine Conference.
Congratulations, Dr. Trivedi and team for receiving a Stanford Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Innovator Award!
Dr. Trivedi and CAB member Ms. Sonoo Thadaney-Israni conducted a workshop for breast cancer caregivers and survivors in Pune, India in collaboration with the Nag Foundation.
Check out our very own Zen Marshall’s latest baking masterpiece! It is a white chocolate cranberry tart!
2024
Olivia and Sara spotted at the VA with our Web-SUCCEED Study flyer!
Congratulations to Dr. Ranak Trivedi, PhD, for being one of 60 exemplary professionals named a Gerontological Society of America Selects 2024 Fellow!
Dr. Ranak Trivedi, PhD, was invited to speak at San Mateo’s Proclamation of Loneliness Awareness Week!
Dr. Naina Singh, PhD, presented her work at the 2024 Society of Behavioral Medicine!
2023
Dr. Ranak Trivedi was at Capital Hill advocating for a national caregiver policy!
Check out our very own Zen Marshall’s masterpiece of a cake!
Congratulations to Akanksha Jain on her acceptance to the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California!
Congratulations to Dr. Naina Singh and Dr. Victoria Ngo from graduating the VA Ci2i Health Services Research Fellowship program!
Congratulations to Dr. Ranak Trivedi, Dr. Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, and team on the upcoming release of their handbook!
Team dinner while attending the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s Annual Meeting!
Akanksha Jain presenting work from the SAFAD Study at SBM!
Congratulations to Dr. Veena Manja, MBBS, PhD, for being awarded the Best Poster by the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Palliative Care Special Interest Group.
2022
Congratulations to the Trivedi lab and it's collaborators on getting two poster presentation abstracts accepted to the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine! Come visit our posters at the conference in April!
Congratulations to Shreya Desai for being accepted to the University of Houston College of Medicine!
Congratulations to Akanksha Jain, Rishabh Shah, Shreya Desai for leading three poster presentations with findings from the Trivedi Lab's South Asian Family Approaches to Disease Study at the at Stanford Medicine's 20th Annual Community Health Symposium.
While at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Dr. Ranak Trivedi has been able to meet and reconnect with her mentees and collaborators in-person after two years.
Congratulations to Dr. Wooldridge, a Trivedi Team alumni, for leading a poster presentation at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
Congratulations to Dr. Patel, a Trivedi Team alumni, for leading a presentation at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
Congratulations to Dr. Suresh, a Trivedi Team alumni, for leading a poster presentation with findings from the Caregiving for Loved Ones at High Risk for Severe COVID-19 Illness study! Dr. Suresh presented at SBM's 43rd Annual Meeting.
Congratulations to Dr. Trivedi and collaborators on their work on the Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research Pilot Study in Palo Alto.
Congratulations to Dr. Trivedi and collaborators on their work on the South Asian Family Approaches to Disease Study! Dr. Trivedi was able to present the preliminary findings at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
A few members of the Framily & Mental Health Lab were able to meet each other in person at the VA Center for Innovation to Implementation's in-person gathering!
A few members on the SAFAD Study team were able to meet in-person for their weekly project meeting!
We cannot thank Ambri enough for all that she has given to the Framily and Mental Health Lab and the SAFAD Study! We are sad that she is leaving us, but are excited to see all that she continues to accomplish. We wish her the best of luck!
Dr. Ranak Trivedi served on a panel of mental health experts discuss culturally specific barriers to seeking care, along with ways to improve outreach.
Congratulations to Rishabh Shah on his acceptance to the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California!
Congratulations to Dr. Ranak Trivedi on being awarded a Chairman's Award! Dr. Trivedi was awarded the Advancing Science Award.
Congratulations to our lab alumni, Katie Plummer, on her acceptance to the University of Colorado Medical School!
Congratulations to Trevor Lee on his acceptance to the Texas Christian University School of Medicine!
Members of the lab were able to get together to give Blair a fun send off as she embarks on her new journey after graduating from her postdoctoral fellowship! We also were able celebrate Trevor's acceptance into medical school!
Congratulations to 3 of our lab alumni on their recent medical school white coat ceremonies! Best of luck to you all as you embark on your newest, exciting journeys!
Dr. Ranak Trivedi, Dr. Victoria Ngo, Akanksha Jain, and Dr. Madhu Suresh (lab alumna) represented the Trivedi Lab at the 2nd Biennial Conference on Caregiving Research, "Building Bridges: Advancing Family Caregiving Research Across the Lifespan".
Dr. Ranak Trivedi was invited to be a speaker at the 2nd Biennial Conference on Caregiving Research, "Building Bridges: Advancing Family Caregiving Research Across the Lifespan".
Dr. Victoria Ngo led 2 poster presentations at the 2nd Biennial Conference on Caregiving Research, "Building Bridges: Advancing Family Caregiving Research Across the Lifespan".
Akanksha Jain led a poster presentation at the 2nd Biennial Conference on Caregiving Research, "Building Bridges: Advancing Family Caregiving Research Across the Lifespan".
Lab alumni, Dr. Madhu Suresh, led a poster presentation at the 2nd Biennial Conference on Caregiving Research, "Building Bridges: Advancing Family Caregiving Research Across the Lifespan".
Congratulations to Dr. Victoria Ngo for being awarded the Best Scientific Abstract Post-Doctoral Scholar Award for the project titled, "Informal Caregiver Perceptions of Veteran Tele-Dementia Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic".
Dr. Veena Manja was recently awarded the VISN-21 Early Career Award Program award for her project focusing on accurately measuring the prevalence of Methamphetamine Associated Heart Failure Among Veterans.
Dr. Naina Singh was awarded a Locally Initiated Pilot (LIP) titled, “"Understanding the Palliative Care Needs of Veterans of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage".
Some members of the Trivedi Lab were able to attend the Center for Innovation to Implementation's (ci2i) Halloween Party! Can you guess Dr. Ranak Trivedi's costume? She went as a VA Researchers' Worst Nightmare.
The Trivedi Lab attended the 2022 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting! Together, the team led 3 poster presentations. Also, Dr. Ranak Trivedi was also chaired a symposium.
2021
Congrats to Atina for earning her PhD in Clinical Psychology in May of 2021! We can't wait to see what you achieve next!
Congratulations to Angeline for completing her thesis and earning a MS in Community Health and Prevention Research! We are excited to see what she accomplishes next!
Congrats to our very own, Blair Humber, on her newest addition to her family! Brennan Kei Vaughan Humber was born in August of 2021.
Congratulations to Madhu for earning a PhD in Psychology! We look forward to seeing what she accomplishes next!
Congratulations to Shreya for earning a Master of Science in Community Health and Prevention Research! We are excited as she will be continuing to work with the Framily and Mental Health Lab!
After working remotely for over a year, it was time that we get together to celebrate the lab's achievements and milestones! We enjoyed the California weather and had many laughs together! Until next time!
We cannot thank Rashmi enough for all that she has given to the Lab over the past five years! We are sad that she is leaving us, but are excited to see what she conquers next as she embarks on her PhD journey in Psychology at UC Davis!
Congratulations to Sarah for completing her fellowship in health services research! We look forward to seeing her continue to excel!
Congratulations to Fernanda for completing a postdoctoral fellowship in medical informatics at the Center for Innovation to Implementation! We are excited to see what she accomplishes next!