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.
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Three promising Investigators named to the ITHS KL2 program
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.
Preventing snow anxiety
UW Medicine Facebook | January 9, 2017
Kari Stephens, PhD, shares tips for beating snow anxiety. The video was viewed over 1,000 times.
Game your brain to treat depression, studies suggest
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.
Diane Powers to co-chair UW Research Network
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 […]
BRiTE Center awarded CoMotion Innovation Fund, PCORI Grant
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.
Amanda Wood site-PI for study on Major Depressive Disorder
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 […]
Interdisciplinary program in mental health, law and research
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 […]
Kate Comtois honored for suicide prevention training
Department news | December 31, 2016
On November 30, Forefront honored Kate Comtois, PhD, MPH, at its fourth annual suicide awareness dinner. For two decades, Comtois has offered Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) training to psychology and psychiatry residents at the UW. Her research extends to evaluating DBT in large healthcare systems such as UW Medicine. In response to a 2012 legislative mandate, […]
Lucy Berliner named to Seattle Magazine’s Hall of Fame
Department news | December 31, 2016
Lucy Berliner, MSW, director of the Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress, was named to Seattle Magazine’s Hall of Fame in the “Research/Medicine/Science” category for being a trailblazer in the field of child sexual abuse and in training clinicians to assess and treat young sexual assault victims. Lucy works with victims of trauma […]
