Public Biography
Rebecca Handler, MSc, is a researcher at the Stanford University Department of Medicine whose work focuses on AI safety, clinical governance, and public health, with an emphasis on the responsible deployment of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Her research spans large language models (LLMs), AI evaluation, digital health systems, and emerging governance challenges in clinical AI, and she has served as a first author on work published in Nature Medicine.
Handler is also a co-author of the JAMIA perspective, “Building Safer Artificial Intelligence Mental Health Chatbots: A Framework for Transparency, Evaluation, and Shared Accountability.” Her broader interests include chronic illness, social determinants of health, and health data science. Alongside her research, she serves in a dual role within Stanford Department of Medicine leading science communications strategy and translating complex medical and technological concepts for both public and clinical audiences.
Handler is also a co-author of the JAMIA perspective, “Building Safer Artificial Intelligence Mental Health Chatbots: A Framework for Transparency, Evaluation, and Shared Accountability.” Her broader interests include chronic illness, social determinants of health, and health data science. Alongside her research, she serves in a dual role within Stanford Department of Medicine leading science communications strategy and translating complex medical and technological concepts for both public and clinical audiences.