Daryn is a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford, dedicated to advancing trauma-informed mental health care and human rights. He leads the Human Rights in Trauma Mental Health Program, where he works with survivors of genocide, torture, and human rights violations locally and globally. With extensive experience in cross-cultural trauma psychiatry, Daryn consults for international courts and international investigations of war crime advising on complex cases of transitional justice and mental health. He currently serves as a consultant for trauma psychiatry to the United Nations’ Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL, for the International Criminal Court, and for Human Rights Watch. He has developed new clinical and educational programs for underserved communities in the Bay Area. Daryn also teaches a course on the psychology of happiness and leads the Stanford Stoked! Laboratory. (Check it out!)




