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  Who We Are  Faculty

Faculty

Over 250 faculty members in our department work to improve the health of the public through clinical, research, and educational programs. Located in six area hospitals and a network of primary care and specialty clinics throughout the Puget Sound region, their diverse interests speak to the breadth and depth of our department. Use the search tool below to find information about a specific faculty member or to locate faculty members by research interests and/or clinical expertise.

Please note: Faculty members cannot help with making a psychiatric appointment. To make an appointment, please visit the UW Medicine Contact Center.

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Michele Bedard-Gilligan, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Professor, Depart of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Adjunct Professor, Dept of Psychology

Adjunct Professor, Dept of Global Health

mab29@u.washington.edu

(206) 616-4215


Jessica A. Blayney, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

jab24@uw.edu


Sarah Campbell, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

campbs6@uw.edu


Jessica Chen, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

chenj4@uw.edu


Koriann Cox, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Clinical Assistant Professor

broussea@uw.edu


Amy Curtis, MD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

amyecurt@uw.edu


Doyanne Darnell, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

darnelld@uw.edu

206-744-9108


Emily Dworkin, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Associate Professor

edworkin@uw.edu


Brenna Emery, MD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Clinical Assistant Professor

bemery1@uw.edu


William French, MD

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Associate Professor

frencw2@uw.edu


Melanie Harned, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Associate Professor

mharned@uw.edu


Rebecca Hendrickson, MD, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

Denise L. Tabbutt Professor for Trauma and Brain Health

rhend@uw.edu


Anna Jaffe, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Associate Professor

ajaffe2@uw.edu


Adam Kuczynski, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Acting Assistant Professor

adamkucz@uw.edu


Michelle Kuhn, PhD

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Assistant Professor

mikuhn@uw.edu


Kristen Lindgren, PhD, ABPP

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Professor

kpl9716@uw.edu

206-685-8083


Ty Lostutter, PhD

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Associate Professor

tylost@uw.edu

206-543-7576


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Jane Luterek, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Clinical Assistant Professor

luterek@uw.edu

206-764-2817


David D. Luxton, PhD, MS

Faculty Appointment(s)

Affiliate Professor

ddluxton@uw.edu

(360)-704-9532


Russell McCann, PhD

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Assistant Professor

mcruss@uw.edu


Aaron Norr, PhD

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Acting Assistant Professor

amnorr@uw.edu


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Elaine Peskind, MD

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Professor

peskind@uw.edu

206-277-3965


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David Reed, PhD

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Assistant Professor

davider2@uw.edu


Jonathan W. Reeves, PhD

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Acting Assistant Professor

jwreeves@uw.edu

(216) 272-4806


Greg Reger, PhD

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Professor

regerg@uw.edu


Richard Ries, MD, FAPA, FASM

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Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

rries@uw.edu

206-341-4216


Andrew Saxon, MD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

asaxon@uw.edu

206-764-2782


Georganna Sedlar, PhD

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Assistant Teaching Professor

grs1@uw.edu

206-616-4207


Shannon Simmons, MD, MPH

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Assistant Professor

sws1@uw.edu

206-987-2000


Thomas Soeprono, MD

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Acting Assistant Professor

thomasms@uw.edu

206-598-3318


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Patrick Sylvers, PhD

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Assistant Professor

pds7@uw.edu

206-277-4801


Alysha Thompson, PhD

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Associate Professor

alyshat@uw.edu


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Ruth Varkovitzky, PhD, ABPP

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Assistant Professor

253-215-8120


Enrique Villacres, MD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Associate Professor

enrique@uw.edu

(206) 994-4539


Peter Vitaliano, MS, PhD

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Professor with Tenure

pvital@uw.edu


Douglas Zatzick, MD

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Professor

dzatzick@uw.edu

(206) 744-6701


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  • Centers & Programs
    • Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute (ADAI)
    • Advancing Integrated Mental Health Solutions (AIMS) Center
    • ALACRITY Center
    • Allies in Healthier Systems for Health and Abundance in Youth (AHSHAY)
    • Behavioral Health Institute (BHI) at Harborview Medical Center
    • Behavioral Research in Technology and Engineering (BRiTE) Center
    • Center for Medication Development for Substance Use Disorders and Overdose
    • Center for Mental Health, Policy, and the Law (CMHPL)
    • Center for Novel Therapeutics in Addiction Psychiatry (NTAP)
    • Center for Suicide Prevention and Recovery (CSPAR)
    • Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors (CSHRB)
    • Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education (CESATE)
    • Clinician Scientist Training Program (CSTP)
    • CoLab for Community & Behavioral Health Policy
    • CREATIV Lab
    • Division of Addictions
    • Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
    • Division of Population Health
    • Division of Psychiatric Neurosciences
    • Family and Caregiver Training and Support Program (FACTS)
    • Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions
    • Geriatric Psychiatry Program
    • Harm Reduction Research and Treatment (HaRRT) Center
    • Integrated Care Training Program (ICTP)
    • Perinatal Mental Health & Substance Use Education, Research & Clinical Consultation (PERC) Center
    • Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (Northwest MHTTC)
    • NW MIRECC
    • Puget Sound Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
    • Research in Autism and the Brain Lab (RAB Lab)
    • School Mental Health Assessment, Research, & Training (SMART) Center
    • Suicide Care Research Center
    • Supporting Psychosis Innovation through Research, Implementation, and Training (SPIRIT) Center
    • Trauma Recovery & Resilience Innovations (TRI)
    • UW Consortium for Global Mental Health
  • Get Involved
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