Katherine Michaelsen, MD, MASc

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

michaelk@uw.edu

Personal Statement

I work full-time at the VA, with half my time allotted in the specialty mental health clinic and the other half in the women’s primary care clinic. My current areas of interest are education, forensic psychiatry, and women’s mental health.

Education

Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Yale University, 2015
General Psychiatry Residency, Yale University, 2014
MD, UW School of Medicine, 2010
MASc, Linkoping University, 2006

Department Affiliations

Centers/Programs
Training Programs

Recent Publications

A Call to Evaluate Our Forensic Treatments.
(2026 Mar 12)
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 54(1): 2-5
Michaelsen K, Wasser T
Recent Political and Research Appraisals of the Psychiatric Security Review Board Model.
(2026 Mar 12)
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 54(1): 81-93
Michaelsen K, Shankar C, Norko MA
Forensic Psychiatry as a Key Part of Residency Training in Social Justice and Mental Health Inequities.
(2024 Oct)
Acad Psychiatry 48(5): 471-475
Cerny-Suelzer CA, Michaelsen K, Wasser T, Kushner D, Friedman SH
Effects of Online Distance Learning on Violence Risk Knowledge and Competencies.
(2023 Jun)
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 51(2): 247-254
Kopelovich SL, Olson J, Michaelsen K, Wasser T
A Multi-Site Survey of General Psychiatry Residents' Forensic Training.
(2022 Jun)
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 50(2): 231-239
Wasser T, Chandra S, Chaffkin J, Michaelsen K
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