United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Center for Health Care Evaluation

CHCE Investigators

Jodie Trafton, Ph.D.

Jodie Trafton, Ph.D.

Research Health Science Specialist

Assistant Clinical Professor (affiliated), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University


BS Biological Science, Stanford University

MS Biological Science, Stanford University

Ph.D. Neuroscience University of California at San Francisco


Research Interests

  • Transdisciplinary research on addiction recovery processes
  • New models for treatment of co-morbid chronic pain, PTSD and SUD
  • Quality improvement in VA SUD, chronic pain and PTSD care
  • Opioid misuse, tolerance, dependence and treatment