Sarah Cusworth Walker, PhD, MS

Faculty Appointment(s)

Research Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Adjunct Faculty, School of Social Work

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Health Services, School of Public Health

Leadership Role(s)

Director, CoLab for Community and Behavioral Health Policy

Director, Evidence-Based Practice Institute

secwalkr@uw.edu

206-685-2197

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Personal Statement

I am interested in methods of evidence translation and knowledge exchange that improve system and policymaking in behavioral health with a focal interest in public mental health for children and juvenile justice system reform.

Education

Clinical Internship/Residency , VA West Los Angeles Medical Center, 2004-2005
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Washington School of Medicine, 2007-2008
Ph.D. , Doctorate of Philosophy with emphasis in philosophy of science, Counseling Psychology, University of Southern California
MS , Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology , Brigham Young University, 2000-2001
B.S., Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1995-1999

Department Affiliations

Centers/Programs

Recent Publications

Expert versus Youth Raters on Measuring Social and Therapeutic Climate in Secure Juvenile Placement.
(2022 Jun)
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 50(2): 221-230
Walker SC, Bishop AS, Schmidt H 3rd, Lee TG, Indermark JA
Reciprocal associations between housing instability and youth criminal legal involvement: a scoping review.
(2022 Apr 8)
Health Justice 10(1): 15
Almquist L, Walker SC
Cocreating evidence-informed health equity policy with community.
(2022 Jun)
Health Serv Res 57 Suppl 1(): 137-148
Walker SC, White J, Rodriguez V, Turk E, Gubner N, Ngo S, Bekemeier B
The implementation potential of a method to monitor empirically-supported children's mental health treatment through claims data.
(2021 Dec 18)
BMC Health Serv Res 21(1): 1349
Walker SC, Gubner N, Iztguttinov A, Rodriguez F, Davis P, Lyon A, Kerns S, Bruns E, Qian J, Sedlar G
Accelerating the conceptual use of behavioral health research in juvenile court decision-making: study protocol.
(2021 Feb 5)
Implement Sci Commun 2(1): 14
Cusworth Walker S, Vick K, Gubner NR, Herting JR, Palinkas LA
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