Sarah Cusworth Walker, PhD, MS
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
Scholarly Expertise
- Adolescent/young adult
- Child and adolescent psychiatry/psychology
- Criminal justice / juvenile justice
- Evidence-based practice
- Systems Reform
- Justice Reform
- Codesign
Clinical Expertise
- Achieving Reach in Youth Behavioral Health and Wellness through Catchment-Area Community Governance
- Evidence Based Practice Institute (EBPI)
- Community curriculum codesign
- Evidence synthesis for policy program
- Participatory policy codesign
- Embedded clinical coaching
- Supervisor tools for quality
- Expanding culturally responsive care for children and families in Washington State
- Housing stability for youth
- Opportunity Based Probation
- Accelerating research use in courts
- Re-engineering siloed systems of care through evidence-integrated design thinking
Recent Publications
(2026)
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 11(Suppl 4): e002050
Almquist LE, Ahlness EA, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Walker SC, Helfrich CD
(2026 Jun)
J Urban Health 103(3): 497-511
Almquist LE, Walker SC, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Helfrich CD
(2024 Nov)
Adm Policy Ment Health 51(6): 935-969
Walker SC, Wissow L, Gubner NR, Ngo S, Szatmari P, Servili C
(2024 May 8)
Implement Sci Commun 5(1): 54
Walker SC, Ahrens KR, Owens MD, Parnes M, Langley J, Ackerley C, Purtle J, Saldana L, Aarons GA, Hogue A, Palinkas LA
(2023 Sep 21)
Implement Sci 18(1): 44
Walker SC, Baquero B, Bekemeier B, Parnes M, Arora K
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