Department news | May 31, 2023
A new ranking by Research.com ranks the top female scientists in the United States based on a scientist's general H-index, a metric for evaluating the cumulative impact of an author's scholarly output and performance. Elaine Peskind, MD, Joan Russo, PhD, and Judith Turner, PhD, made the list.
Department news | May 31, 2023
Ann Vander Stoep, PhD, Laura Kastner, PhD, and Elizabeth McCauley, PhD, have been partnering with Flemmings Nkhandwe, BSc, MPH and other colleagues in Northern Malawi since 2014 to promote children’s mental health.
Department news | May 31, 2023
Young people are increasingly engaging with climate change issues through social media. Unfortunately, social media can have emotional consequences.
Department news | May 31, 2023
To honor the memory and contributions of our colleague and friend, Jeremy Clark, PhD, each summer we award research fellowships to UW undergraduate students to work on a ten-week research project in the lab of a Division of Psychiatric Neurosciences faculty member.
Department news | May 31, 2023
Congratulations to Fellow Hannah Rea, PhD, for receiving a four-year supplement to her Institute of Translational Health Sciences KL2 award from the National Institutes of Health.
Department news | May 31, 2023
Congratulations to Katherine Hoerster, PhD, MPH, for receiving the Leading the Narrative Award from the Society for Behavioral Medicine honoring her work and dedication to effective community-engaged behavioral medicine science communication.
Right as Rain | May 30, 2023
The impact of hormone changes on mental health varies during perimenopause, the time leading up to menopause, says Amritha Bhat, MBBS, MD, MPH.
The Seattle Times | May 27, 2023
Washington state's naloxone finder at http://StopOverdose.org includes a map of sites that offer free naloxone, notes ADAI's Alison Newman, MPH.
The Conversation | May 27, 2023
Frederick Rivara, MD, MPH, (pediatrics) and Laura Prater, PhD, start their answer to a Curious Kids question by saying a major reason parents don’t like kids to play with pretend guns is they’re afraid you’ll get hurt.
HealthDay | May 26, 2023
Beatriz Carlini, PhD, MPH, says new research adds to the emerging evidence of the added risk of cannabis regular use to the development of serious mental health disorders.
