michele Patel

Michele Patel, PhD, Instructor, Department of Medicine, Stanford University

Research Description: Dr. Patel's research optimizes digital weight loss interventions for adults with overweight or obesity. She leads clinical trials to identify which intervention components—such as goal setting and self-monitoring—promote engagement and weight loss. Her work is guided by the Multiphase Optimization Strategy, which is an engineering-inspired framework to identify the active ingredients in these interventions, resulting in more potent, scalable, and low burden solutions. 

Selected relevant publications (Stanford DRC Members in BOLD):

1. Patel ML, Cleare AE, Smith CM, Rosas LG, King AC. Detailed Versus Simplified Dietary Self-monitoring in a Digital Weight Loss Intervention Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Adults: Fully Remote, Randomized Pilot Study. JMIR Form Res. 2022 Dec 13;6(12):e42191; PMCID: PMC9795401.