Department news | April 30, 2016
Congratulations to Will Bryson and Brenna Renn, our new Geriatric Mental Health Services Research Fellows! The NIMH-funded T-32 research training program, co-directed by Stephen Thielke and Pat Aréan, focuses on mental health research in geriatrics and aging in diverse community and health care settings.
Department news | April 30, 2016
The Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Mechanisms of Behavior Change (MOBC) Satellite presented Kevin Hallgren with an Early Career Investigator Award. The award includes money for travel and an invitation to speak at this year’s MOBC meeting in June.
Department news | April 30, 2016
We are pleased to report that the Washington State Legislature has included money in its supplemental budget to trial a one year pilot of expanded Partnership Access Line (PAL) services in a rural inclusive area of the state. In this pilot, local mental health therapists will be tasked with providing integrated care supports for depression and anxiety […]
Department news | April 30, 2016
A 1,100 lb., 27-foot long steel beam covered in Veterans’ signatures and well wishes was raised March 11 as the last piece of structural steel for the new Mental Health and Research Building at the Seattle VA campus. The “topping off” represented a significant milestone in the $152 million construction project that includes a new […]
The Seattle Times | April 21, 2016
Raphael Bernier, PhD, clinical director of the Seattle Children’s Autism Center, is one of a number of autism experts at the University of Washington helping to launch the nation’s largest autism research study to date. The goal of the project is to identify genetic markers by collecting DNA and other information from 50,000 families.
The Daily | April 5, 2016
Jason Kilmer, PhD, weighs in on the dangers of taking medications, alcohol, or marijuana to speed up the onset of sleep.
Department news | March 31, 2016
Starting on April 4, 2016, Ali Iqbal, MBA will join us as our new Director of Administration and Finance. Ali has a background in finance and international business with leadership experience in strategic financial management and administration. He comes to us from Oregon Health Science University, where for the past six years he served as the Associate […]
Department news | March 31, 2016
We welcome David Ruskin, MD, as the new Chief of Psychiatry at VA Puget Sound! Dr. Ruskin is a board-certified psychiatrist with board-certifications in Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, and Brain-Injury Medicine. He started at the Seattle VA in 2014 as director of Acute-Care Mental Health and was also appointed as Acting Associate Chief of Staff for the VA […]
Department news | March 31, 2016
A number of our faculty were honored in Seattle Magazine's Top Doctors yearly list recognizing the most outstanding physicians in the region.
Department news | March 31, 2016
Deepa Rao, Associate Professor of Global Health and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, had an exciting opportunity to speak at the White House during a meeting on HIV stigma this month. Dr. Rao presented her work regarding HIV stigma reduction alongside other researchers, stakeholders, and AIDS organization leaders in attendance.
