UW News | August 6, 2025
A team of researchers including Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD found that explicitly biased chatbots often try to persuade users by shifting how they frame topics.
Research & Innovation
Mental health research in the Department of Veterans Affairs
JAMA Psychiatry | July 23, 2025
Mark Reger, PhD and Miriam Smyth examine the rationale for a mental health reserach program in the VA given the current contraction phase of the executive branch.
Veterans with less-than-honorable discharges face elevated suicide risk
U.S. Medicine | July 15, 2025
The character of a servicemember's discharge may carry serious consequences for their long-term mental health, according to a new study led by Mark Reger, PhD.
New report describes Ukraine’s “stolen generation”
KUOW | July 21, 2025
This segment highlights the psychological trauma experienced by children in Ukraine due to the ongoing war. It features Eric Trupin, PhD who has been using poetry to help young people precess their emotions.
Children are safer when families are supported, not separated
Seattle Times | July 16, 2025
In this op-ed, Susan Stoner, PhD and Jim Walsh write bout the impending impacts of budget cuts on the safety of children and what policymakers should and shouldn't do to protect them.
FDA approves psilocybin trial for veterans and first responders with PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder
News Break | July 7, 2025
Despite overlap between PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder, there is a lack of treatment options for people experiencing both conditions, says Nathan Sackett, MD, MS.
Recruiting two endowed positions and three early career faculty
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).
Population Health Initiative announces Tier 3 pilot grant awardees
Department News | June 23, 2025
The Population Health Initiative has announced the award of four Tier 3 pilot grants to interdisciplinary teams of University of Washington population health researchers. Larry Wissow, MD, MPH is co-PI on a project titled “Designing an optimal continuum of care network for youth mental health services in Washington State.”
Kate Comtios receives Annual Research Award at AFSP Lifesavers Gala!
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.
New standard facilitates transparency, trust during electronic interactions
Department News | May 29, 2025
David D. Luxton, PhD served as co-chair of the Artificial Intelligence Standards Committee that established the new IEEE Standard for Transparent Human and Machine Agency Identification.
