Department News | October 31, 2024
The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Track of the UW School of Medicine’s Psychology Internship Program was established in 2020. After expanding from one to two residents annually in 2022, we have welcomed and trained eight psychology residents since our launch and we are delighted to welcome the first resident from our track, Daina Tagavi, PhD, to become faculty in our department!
Department News | October 31, 2024
Our fall Faculty Development Retreat took place on October 16, 2024. This hybrid retreat included two learning sessions for our department’s researchers, clinicians, and educators.
Department News | October 31, 2024
The UW Housestaff Quality and Safety Committee (HSQC) has selected our very own PGY2s, Rob Chen, MD, PhD, and John Eun, MD, PhD, as members of their inaugural Ambassador's Program. They'll join other ambassadors in monthly meetings to help advance quality improvement (QI) work in the department, represent our education program, and interact with hospital leaders.
Department News | October 31, 2024
The Handbook of Evidence-Based Inpatient Mental Health Programs for Children and Adolescents is officially in print! Co-edited by Alysha Thompson, PhD and Shannon Simmons, MD, MPH, this multi-year effort reviews multiple aspects of inpatient psychiatric hospital (IPH) and acute mental health services for youth.
Department News | October 31, 2024
At Ubicomp 2024 in Melbourne, Australia, the paper StudentLife: Assessing mental health, academic performance, and behavioral trends of college students using smartphones received the 10-year Impact Award celebrating most impactful paper since Ubicomp 2014!
Department News | October 31, 2024
Congratulations to the SMART Center, recipient of the 2024 School Social Work Advocate of the Year award from the Washington Association of School Social Workers (WASSW)! Their work represents a turning point in school social work in Washington state where dedication to the social work profession and collaboration to better support youth, have aligned to create lasting systemic change.
KIRO 7 | October 31, 2024
Douglas Zatzick, MD offers suggestions for managing stress during a divisive election season.
KUOW | October 30, 2024
New research from Margaret Sibley, PhD suggests that ADHD symptoms can fluctuate over time due to influence from environmental factors.
UW Medicine Newsroom | October 30, 2024
In this video, Douglas Zatzick, MD talks about what causes tension and dread, and offers tips about how to manage these feelings.
CNET | October 30, 2024
Blue light is the best studied and most effective in causing a phase shift of the sleeping period, says Catherine McCall, MD.
