Department news | February 28, 2017
The Center for Children and Youth Justice (CCJY) is honoring Eric Trupin, PhD, and his son, Casey Trupin, with the Norm Maleng Advocate for Youth Award at the annual CCJY breakfast in March. The Maleng Advocate for Youth Award recognizes those who show exemplary leadership, dedication, advocacy for and commitment to the youth and families of Washington […]
Department news | February 28, 2017
The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) honored Brenna Renn, PhD, with the Distinguished Student Award for her outstanding potential to make significant contributions in behavioral medicine via attendance at the SBM Annual Meeting. Dr. Renn has attended the SBM Annual Meeting since 2012 and recently served as the Annual Meeting Coordinator for the SBM Student Special […]
The Wall Street Journal | February 11, 2017
Parenting experts say it’s important to be involved in your pre-adolescent’s sleepovers, while letting them feel like they are making their own decisions. Clinical professor Laura Kastner, PhD, weighs in. The full article can only be accessed with a Wall Street Journal subscription.
The New York Times | February 2, 2017
Therese Grant, PhD, talks about the need for more research to study the effects of smoking marijuana while pregnant. Most research in this area was done when the drug was far less potent than it is today.
Department news | January 31, 2017
A new book by Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD, focuses on the bioethics of chronic illness care and the importance of promoting patient autonomy and action. The Patient as Agent of Health and Health Care, published by Oxford University Press, provides a new theory of the patient as the primary agent of health and health care and argues […]
Department news | January 31, 2017
Jennifer Villatte, PhD, is one of three early-career investigators to receive the ITHS KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program. Dr. Villatte’s research is aimed at developing smart technologies that improve the quality and accessibility of evidence-based behavioral health interventions in routine care, as well as identifying factors that influence mHealth engagement and effectiveness. For […]
Department news | January 31, 2017
A substantial number of people develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following trauma exposure, and many also use marijuana to help manage their symptoms. The co-occurrence of PTSD and marijuana use in trauma survivors is predictive of poorer outcomes and increased drop out from PTSD treatment. A new study led by Michele Bedard-Gilligan, PhD, is evaluating if […]
Department news | January 31, 2017
Mark Reger, PhD, at VA Puget Sound Health Care System is the site-PI of a recently funded 5-year muti-site, randomized controlled trial of the Attempted Suicide Short Intervention program for Veterans (ASSIP-V). ASSIP is a brief patient-centered treatment that was found to reduce risk for a reattempt by 80% over two years in Swiss suicide […]
Department news | January 31, 2017
VA is moving forward with some innovations in predictive medicine. You may have heard some of these buzz words before; precision medicine, predictive modeling, predictive analytics, or calculated risk scores based on regression analysis. VA is enhancing its use of public health models to proactively identify and mitigate risks in our Veteran population. The push […]
Department news | January 31, 2017
Each year, our department honors an outstanding junior faculty member in our Clinician Teacher faculty pathway. We are delighted to announce that there are two recipients of this award this year, Jesse Markman, MD, MBA, and Jennifer Piel, MD, JD. Jesse Markman is an irrepressible and exemplary educator. During his psychiatry residency, he co-developed a curriculum for […]
