Co-Director of the SMART Center Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Jill Locke, Ph.D., is Associate Professor In Residence Jill Locke is an Associate Professor in Residence in the School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. Her research has focused on the: 1) presentation of social impairment for autistic youth in inclusive school…
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry Elizabeth’s research focuses on improving equitable access to high-quality mental health promotion, prevention, early intervention and treatment services and supports in schools and other public children’s mental health settings. Currently, she is partnering with public school districts implement measurement-based care in school mental health treatment and universal trauma sensitive approaches…
Co-Director for Faculty Development Associate Director, SMART Center Eric’s research focuses on use of research, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement that aids youth behavioral health care in settings such as in schools, public mental health systems, and family-and youth-run organizations. His research can be summarized as falling into three categories: (1) Care coordination models for…
Professor, Department of PsychologyAdjunct Professor, Department of Global Health and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Shannon Dorsey, Ph.D., is Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington and Adjunct Professor in Global Health and Psychiatry. Her research focuses on treatment effectiveness and implementation science, specifically for children and adolescents receiving…
We’re excited to announce that our renewal application was successful and we have received funding from NIH to continue our work for the next 5 years! Together, we will work with local practitioners and stakeholders to address critical problems in implementing evidence-based psychosocial clinical interventions in non-specialty service settings (i.e., primary care clinics and schools) that are…
Principal Investigators: Jill Locke & Karen Bearss. Redesigning an implementation strategy to support a behavioral skills evidence-based intervention, RUBI for Educational Settings (RUBIES), for autistic children in schools.
Principal Investigators: Patrick Raue, Ian M. Bennett, & Sean Munson. Redesigning a web-based clinical decision support tool for the implementation of PST for depression in Community Health Centers.
UX Designer & Researcher Alex completed her bachelor’s degree in Health Science and then spent years working with underserved communities to improve health outcomes through research, behavioral economics, and service-design frameworks. Her passion for health and design led her to study User Experience Design at the School of Visual Concepts, which she now uses to…
Each year, millions of Americans with mental illness struggle to find care. Nearly half of the 60 million adults and children living with mental health conditions in the United States go without any treatment. This short presentation, initially given at the 2021 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care by Emily Friedman,…
The emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on everyone and has greatly intensified the need for accessible mental healthcare. The UW ALACRITY Center was given a grant by the US National Institute for Mental Health to study the acceptability, usability, and effectiveness of mental health apps for suicide prevention among essential workers and…