In addition to spending a portion of her time in the Pain Management Clinic at Stanford Children’s Hospital, Laura directs the Stanford Biobehavioral Pediatric Pain (SBPP) Lab. SBPP focuses on psychological aspects of pain in children and adolescents with a particular emphasis on the role of fear from a neurobiological and behavioral perspective. Current studies in the lab involve assessment scale development to guide treatment targets, evaluating innovative interdisciplinary treatment interventions, and examining learning and memory via psychophysiological and brain imaging measures. Outside of work Laura enjoys being outdoors with her husband and two boys (ages 4 and 6).