As a clinical pain psychologist and scientist, I have dedicated my career to developing and investigating brief, scalable, and effective interventions for acute and chronic pain relief, and to safely reduce prescription opioids and related iatrogenics. I am Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine where I direct the Stanford Pain Relief Innovations Lab. As a NIDA-funded pain and opioid research mentor, I enjoy mentoring junior investigators to further their scientific goals and careers.