Department news | January 31, 2017
Jennifer Piel, MD, is the new Editor of the Legal Digest section of the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. The quarterly publication serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas at the interface of psychiatry and the legal system. Dr. Piel, based at VA Puget Sound, will manage all […]
The ASCO Post | January 25, 2017
Roberto Montenegro, MD, PhD, a Fellow in the UW Child and Adolescent Psychiatry program, talks about the ramifications of microaggressions on medical trainees, the impact of bias on patient care, and how medical institutions can create environments that blunt microaggressions and support underrepresented medical students and physicians during training.
Technology.org | January 13, 2017
Irene Geisner, PhD, and Christine Lee, PhD, published a new study that found college students who drank the most on their 21st birthday consumed more alcohol during the year that followed.
HSNewsBeat | January 12, 2017
Jennifer Villatte, PhD, a newly named early-career investigator to the ITHS KL2 Program, seeks to develop an implementation support tool that helps providers deliver effective, efficient interventions that enhance patients’ mental and behavioral health.
UW Medicine Facebook | January 9, 2017
Kari Stephens, PhD, shares tips for beating snow anxiety. The video was viewed over 1,000 times.
Technology Networks | January 3, 2017
Patricia Areán, PhD led two studies showing promising results for treating depression with a video game interface. Coverage on KIRO and KOMO, among many others.
Department news | December 31, 2016
Diane Powers, MA, Associate Director of Research, has been offered to co-chair the Research Administration Peer Network (RAPN) alongside Tommy LaFlamme from the Department of Pediatrics. RAPN, a sub-committee of the Medical School Administrators (MSA), provides a forum for research administration personnel to discuss challenges and opportunities related to University of Washington research. Powers and […]
Department news | December 31, 2016
David Atkins, PhD, and his team at the Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering (BRiTE) Center received funding from CoMotion for their software that gives automated feedback to therapists delivering motivational interviewing.
Department news | December 31, 2016
Amanda Wood, PhD, at the American Lake Division of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System was selected as the site-PI for an important study of pharmacogenetics testing for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder. This multi-site, randomized trial funded by the VA Office of Research and Development will enroll 2,000 patients to study the […]
Department news | December 31, 2016
Jennifer Piel, JD, MD, and Edward Goldenberg, PhD, presented their work on mentoring in research and forensic mental health at the Learning Communities Institute Annual Conference held at the University of Washington on Veteran’s Day. Piel and Goldenberg created a unique curriculum focused on research skills and ethics for a course in psychiatry and the law […]
