Stephen Thielke, MD, MS, MA

Faculty Appointment(s)

Professor

Leadership Role(s)

Associate Director, Education & Evaluation, Puget Sound GRECC

sthielke@uw.edu

206-764-2815

Personal Statement

​I am a geriatric psychiatrist and health services researcher. My research focuses on ways of improving mental health and well-being among older adults, especially those with dementia and their caregivers.

Education

Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Washington, 2005-2006
Geriatric Mental Health Services T32, University of Washington, 2006-2008
Psychiatry, University of Washington, 2001-2005
MD, Medicine, University of Washington, 1997-2001
MS, Health Services, University of Washington, 2006-2007
BA, Classics, Reed College, 1988-1992

Department Affiliations

Centers/Programs
Training Programs

Recent Publications

The price of mental well-being in later life: the role of financial hardship and debt.
(2020 May 19)
Aging Ment Health
Marshall GL, Kahana E, Gallo WT, Stansbury KL, Thielke S
Associations Between Activities of Daily Living Independence and Mental Health Status Among Medicare Managed Care Patients.
(2020 Jun)
J Am Geriatr Soc 68(6): 1301-1306
Albanese AM, Bartz-Overman C, Parikh Md T, Thielke SM
How to Ensure That Teaching Kitchens Are Age-Friendly.
(2020 Feb)
J Nutr Educ Behav 52(2): 187-194
Black M, LaCroix R, Ritchey K, Herring D, Thielke S
GRECC Connect: Geriatrics Telehealth to Empower Health Care Providers and Improve Management of Older Veterans in Rural Communities.
(2019 Oct)
Fed Pract 36(10): 464-470
Pimentel CB, Gately M, Barczi SR, Boockvar KS, Bowman EH, Caprio TV, Colón-Emeric CS, Dang S, Espinoza SE, Garner KK, Griffiths PC, Howe JL, Lum HD, Markland AD, Rossi MI, Thielke SM, Valencia-Rodrigo WM, Moo LR, Hung WW
Healthy Teaching Kitchen Programs: Experiential Nutrition Education Across Veterans Health Administration, 2018.
(2019 Dec)
Am J Public Health 109(12): 1718-1721
Black M, LaCroix R, Hoerster K, Chen S, Ritchey K, Souza M, Utech A, Thielke S
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