Jim Stanley

Dr. Staley was educated at Stanford University and the Yale School of Medicine. His education in psychiatry was furthered at the University of Munich, Germany, Stanford Hospital, and the University of Colorado Medical Center.

Dr. Stanley isa member of the American Psychiatric Association and a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He retired following 30 years of the private practice of psychiatry in Newport Beach, California. Dr. Stanley has served as psychiatric consultant to a variety of mental health programs in Colorado and California, including more than 15 years as Director of Student Mental Health Services at Orange Coast College. Earlier he was a psychiatrist in the United States Air Force Medical Corps, with the rank of major. Dr. Stanley is the author or co-author of several published works including Overcoming Obesity in Adolescents [Clinical Pediatrics, 9-29-36] and Adolescent Suicidal Behavior, Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 40:87-96].

Jim Staley and his wife Rhoda are the parents of three grown children and have eight grandchildren. They enjoy golf and bridge, and especially time with their kids and grandkids. Jim and Rhoda Stanley attend St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California.