Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher is the Marron and Mary Elizabeth Kendrick Professor in Pediatrics II in the Division
of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University. Dr. Halpern-Felsher is a developmental
psychologist with additional training in adolescent and young adult health. She is the founder and executive
director of her Stanford REACH Lab as well as several nationally and internationally used drug education
preventions and interventions. She is the receipient of the 2025 American Lung Association Outstanding
Mother Award, that recognizes women who balance work and family and make a significant contribution to the
mission of the American Lung Association. She was also the receipient of the 2025 Society for Research on
Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) John Slade award, that recognizes individuals who’s research makes a
significant impact on tobacco-related policy. She is also the Immediate-Past President of the Society for
Adolescent Health and Medicine. Funded by the NIH and many foundations, her research has focused on
understanding and reducing adolescent and young adult tobacco, marijuana, and other drug use. Her research
including over 225 publications, committee, and advocacy work have been instrumental in setting policy at the
local, state, and national level. She has served as a consultant to several community-based adolescent health
promotion programs, participated in three Surgeon General Reports, participated in six National Academies of
Science committees, and has been a member on several national campaigns and committees to understand
and reduce adolescent and young adult drug use.
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