Department News | September 30, 2025
We’re proud to announce that Amritha Bhat, MBBS, MD, MPH and Eileen Twohy, PhD have both completed the UW School of Medicine Rising Leaders Program. This year‑long leadership development initiative is designed for early‑to‑mid‑career faculty who are new to leadership or aspiring to leadership roles
Puget Sound Business Journal | September 30, 2025
Department Chair Jürgen Unützer, MD will be recognized as Doctor of the Year at the seventh annual PSBJ Health Care Leadership Awards in December.
Department News | September 30, 2025
Earlier this year, the department formed a new Research Council to provide a dedicated forum to address challenges and opportunities related to our research mission. To lead this new council, we are delighted to announce that Kate Comtois, PhD, MPH has agreed to serve as Vice Chair for Research beginning this fall.
Department News | June 23, 2025
We are now happy to begin recruiting for two new endowed positions supported by generous philanthropic support, one with a focus on addiction psychiatry and another with a focus on adult cognitive aging. We are also searching for three new acting assistant professors, psychiatrists and/or psychologists with interest in neuromodulation, mental health and the law, or digital innovation and artificial intelligence (AI).
Department News | June 23, 2025
At the department annual meeting on June 11, 2025, we honored several members of our faculty and staff who have contributed in various ways to the success of our department. A big congratulations to each of them!
Department News | June 23, 2025
We have created a new shared space on Microsoft Teams that's open to all PBSCI faculty, staff, and trainees.
Department News | May 29, 2025
We are delighted to share that Sunny Lovin, MSW, LICSW, director of outpatient behavioral health at Harborview Medical Center, is the 2025 recipient of the John R. Pettit Endowed Leadership Award.
Department News | May 29, 2025
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) held its 36th annual Lifesaver's Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City and honored Kate Comtois, PhD with their Annual Research Award.
Department News | May 29, 2025
We're happy to announce that Jonathan Orrala will be stepping in as co-chair of the department's Staff EDI Committee! Jonathan is a member of our Academic HR team with a focus on faculty recruitment and he became involved with the Staff EDI Committee shortly after joining the department in 2023.
Department News | May 29, 2025
Congratulations to Ray Hsiao, MD who was named 2025-2026 speaker-elect of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Assembly during the Annual Meeting of the APA in Los Angeles, CA.
