Mike Stanton, Ph.D.

Board Member

Dr. Mike Stanton is a licensed clinical health psychologist and associate professor of public health at California State University, East Bay. He graduated from Duke University with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, focusing on behavioral medicine. Mike completed his postdoctoral training at Stanford University and earned his B.A. from Brown University. His research examines the effects of stress on individual health, with a particular focus on weight gain/loss. Mike’s clinical work integrates mindfulness with cognitive behavioral therapy to treat both mental and physical health problems. He also appears as a guest contributor on several broadcast news stations, including ABC, NBC, CBS, NPR, Fox News, as well for the San Francisco Chronicle and other media outlets, where he shares psychology and public health expertise in the analysis of current events.