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Who We Are

  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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Lily Assaad, PhD

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Acting Assistant Professor

lassaad@uw.edu


Jen Beighley, PhD

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Acting Assistant Professor

beighj@uw.edu


Jessica A. Blayney, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

jab24@uw.edu


Benjamin Buck, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

buckbe@uw.edu


Sarah Campbell, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Assistant Professor

campbs6@uw.edu


Erik S. Carlson, MD, PhD

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Assistant Professor

esc1@uw.edu

612-387-7304


Katherine Anne (Kate) Comtois, PhD, MPH

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Professor

kcomtois@uw.edu

206-897-4225


Kathryn Cunningham, PsyD

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Acting Assistant Professor

kateac@uw.edu


Emily Dworkin, PhD

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Associate Professor

edworkin@uw.edu


Amanda Focht, MD

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Clinical Associate Professor

afocht@uw.edu

206-598-7792


Sheena Friesen, PhD

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Acting Assistant Professor

friesens@uw.edu


Connor Gallik, PhD

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Acting Assistant Professor

cgalli@uw.edu


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Sari Gold, PhD

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Assistant Professor

sarigold@uw.edu

206-245-8486


Erin Schoenfelder Gonzalez, PhD

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Associate Professor

erin.schoenfelder@seattlechildrens.org

206-987-2161


Gretchen Gudmundsen

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Assistant Professor

ggud@uw.edu

206-987-5497


Melanie Harned, PhD

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Associate Professor

mharned@uw.edu


Rebecca Hendrickson, MD, PhD

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Assistant Professor

Denise L. Tabbutt Professor for Trauma and Brain Health

rhend@uw.edu


Anna Jaffe, PhD

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Associate Professor

ajaffe2@uw.edu


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Matthew Jakupcak

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Affiliate Associate Professor

jakupm@uw.edu

206-277-1853


Jessica Jenness, PhD

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Associate Professor

jennessj@uw.edu


Adam Kuczynski, PhD

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Acting Assistant Professor

adamkucz@uw.edu


Michelle Kuhn, PhD

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Assistant Professor

mikuhn@uw.edu


Douglas Lane, PhD, ABPP, CPsychol

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Clinical Professor

laned4@uw.edu

253-583-2015


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Nancy Lau, PhD

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Assistant Professor

nancylau@uw.edu


Kristen Lindgren, PhD, ABPP

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Professor

kpl9716@uw.edu

206-685-8083


Freda Liu, PhD

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Assistant Professor

fredaliu@uw.edu

206-987-3295


Ty Lostutter, PhD

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Associate Professor

tylost@uw.edu

206-543-7576


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Jane Luterek, PhD

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Clinical Assistant Professor

luterek@uw.edu

206-764-2817


Connor McCabe, PhD

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Assistant Professor

cmccabe@uw.edu

9252097202


Russell McCann, PhD

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Assistant Professor

mcruss@uw.edu


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Ashley Moss, PhD

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Assistant Professor

acm7@uw.edu


Hannah Rea, PhD

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Acting Assistant Professor

hrea@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


Miriam Rubenson, PhD

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Acting Assistant Professor

rubenson@uw.edu


Georganna Sedlar, PhD

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Assistant Teaching Professor

grs1@uw.edu

206-616-4207


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Patrick Sylvers, PhD

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Assistant Professor

pds7@uw.edu

206-277-4801


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Ruth Varkovitzky, PhD, ABPP

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Assistant Professor

253-215-8120


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  • Who We Are
    • Mission, Vision & Values
    • Administrative Leadership
    • Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
    • Faculty Profiles
    • Current Projects
      • Project Archive
    • News & Events
      • News & Stories
      • Newsletter
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      • Honors & Awards
    • Job Opportunities
    • Contact Us
  • Clinical Care & Consultation
    • Center for Behavioral Health and Learning
    • Patient Care
    • Provider Consultation
    • Patient & Family Support
    • Resources for Mental Well-Being
  • Research & Innovation
    • Research Projects
    • Research Training
    • Research Faculty
  • Education & Professional Development
    • Education Programs
      • Fellowships
      • Research Training Opportunities
    • Professional Development
    • Grand Rounds
      • Grand Rounds archive
  • 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
    • Support Our Work
    • Endowed Chairs & Professorships
    • Join a Research Study

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