Kelly Young-Wolff, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Psychiatry
School of Medicine

Kelly C. Young-Wolff (Piazza), PhD, MPH, is a licensed clinical psychologist and research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco.

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Dr. Young-Wolff received her BA in psychology and anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her MPH and doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Southern California. She completed her NIDA-funded predoctoral fellowship at Yale University in the Department of Psychiatry and her NHLBI-funded postdoctoral fellowship at the Stanford Prevention Research Center in the Stanford School of Medicine. Dr. Young-Wolff’s research interests include investigating how stress and trauma, genetic factors, and health-related policies shape disparities in the onset and course of drug and alcohol abuse, tobacco use, and psychiatric disorders. She is also interested in conducting research to inform the development of effective behavioral interventions for complex patients with multiple, co-occurring psychiatric and addictive disorders.

Education & Training

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  • Postdoc Stanford University 08/2014
  • Phd, MPH psychology/biostatistics University of Southern California 08/2012
  • Fellowship substance abuse Yale University 08/2012
  • BA psychology/anthropology University of California, Berkeley 05/2005

Grants and Projects

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Publications (131)

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Pregnant WomenHallucinogensSmokingMarijuana UseSubstance-Related DisordersVapingDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedCannabisMarijuana AbusePregnancySmoking CessationElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsIntimate Partner ViolenceMarijuana SmokingPrenatal Care

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