Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Taylor Loskot is currently a Graduate Research Assistant at the Geriatric Mental Health Lab within the Pacific University School of Graduate Psychology and has been actively involved in various research and clinical roles since 2016. Presently, Taylor holds positions as a Clinical Research Assistant at the Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, Clinic Coordinator at Raíces de Bienestar, and Practicum I Clinical Fieldwork Student Clinician at Pacific Psychology & Comprehensive Health Clinic. Taylor is also a Scholarship Program Awardee with the Veterans Association Health Professions Scholarship Program. Previous experience includes working as an Emotional Support Counselor at the Institute on Aging and as a Research Assistant in two different labs at the University of California, Berkeley. Taylor obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology at Pacific University, set to graduate in 2026.
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
PAVIR is the second largest of VA-affiliated not for profits. Located on the premises of the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, PAVIR is a mid-size nonprofit foundation, closely connected with the VA and Stanford University. The VA Palo Alto produces some of the highest quality research in the Federal System, and PAVIR is viewed by its 80+ Principal Investigators as a vital partner. PAVIR fulfills its mission by engaging in $30M+ of sponsored medical research funded by the NIH, DoD, other federal agencies, state agencies, foundations, and industry. We are proud of our 31-year history of service to Principal Investigators, VAPAHCS and the staff we employ. Most of PAVIR's 200+ employees directly work on over 100 different research projects aimed at improving health care. PAVIR's core office provides investigators and their labs with valuable administrative services, such as Contract & Grant administration (both pre-award and post-award), Human resources, Accounting, and Purchasing. At PAVIR we work with many uniquely talented medical scientists. Our researchers have an active appointment with the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and most maintain academic appointments with Stanford University. We recruit and retain talented employees who believe in making a difference in the lives of others through innovative health research. Interested in joining our Research Community? Send us your resume! https://pavir.applicantpro.com/jobs/