Molly L. Tanenbaum

Molly L. Tanenbaum, PhD, Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Stanford University School of Medicine

Research Description: Dr. Tanenbaum is a clinical researcher committed to improving health and quality of life outcomes for people with diabetes. Dr. Tanenbaum’s research focuses on two main areas: 1) understanding and optimizing the role of technology (e.g. mobile technology/mHealth, diabetes devices, closed-loop systems), and the feedback technology provides, to improve diabetes management; and 2) understanding the emotional experience of living with diabetes. Dr. Tanenbaum has expertise in qualitative and mixed methods, and has validated a diabetes-specific scale to measure self-compassion. As a licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Tanenbaum also provides consultation and behavioral medicine interventions with people with diabetes, which provides a critical understanding of the patient experience. 

Selected relevant publications (Stanford DRC members in BOLD):

  1. Tanenbaum ML, Zaharieva DP, Addala A, Ngo J, Prahalad P, Leverenz B, New C, Maahs DM, Hood KK. "I was ready for it at the beginning": Parent experiences with early introduction of continuous glucose monitoring following their child's Type 1 diabetes diagnosis. Diabet Med. 2021 Mar 27:e14567. doi: 10.1111/dme.14567. PMID: 33772862. 

  2. Messer LH, Tanenbaum ML, Cook PF, Wong JJ, Hanes SJ, Driscoll KA, Hood KK. Cost, Hassle, and On-Body Experience: Barriers to Diabetes Device Use in Adolescents and Potential Intervention Targets. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2020 Oct;22(10):760-767. doi: 10.1089/dia.2019.0509. PMID: 32163719. 

  3. Tanenbaum ML, Iturralde E, Hanes SJ, Suttiratana SC, Ambrosino JM, Ly TT, Maahs DM, Naranjo D, Walders-Abramson N, Weinzimer SA, Buckingham BA, Hood KK. Trust in hybrid closed loop among people with diabetes: Perspectives of experienced system users. J Health Psychol. 2020 Mar;25(4):429-438. doi: 10.1177/1359105317718615. PMID: 28810490; PMCID: PMC7162558. 

  4. Tanenbaum ML, Adams RN, Iturralde E, Hanes SJ, Barley RC, Naranjo D, Hood KK. From Wary Wearers to d-Embracers: Personas of Readiness to Use Diabetes Devices. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2018 Nov;12(6):1101-1107. doi: 10.1177/1932296818793756. PMID: 30132692; PMCID: PMC6232751. 

  5. Iturralde E, Tanenbaum ML, Hanes SJ, Suttiratana SC, Ambrosino JM, Ly TT, Maahs DM, Naranjo D, Walders-Abramson N, Weinzimer SA, Buckingham BA, Hood KK. Expectations and Attitudes of Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes After Using a Hybrid Closed Loop System. Diabetes Educ. 2017 Apr;43(2):223-232. doi: 10.1177/0145721717697244. PMID: 28340542; PMCID: PMC7162535.