Former UX Research & Design Lead Emily Friedman is a designer, researcher, and human factors/usability specialist. Focused on health care delivery, she has led product and service design efforts with an emphasis on user experience and ethnographic research. Emily earned her master’s in Industrial Design from the Pratt Institute, holds a BS in Human Factors & Ergonomics from
Former Center ManagerAssistant Professor, Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Brenna Renn was the inaugural UW ALACRITY Center Manager. Dr. Renn is a clinical geropsychologist who specializes in behavioral interventions for older adults, particularly in the context of depression, chronic disease, health promotion, and in integrated primary care behavioral health. Her research aims to improve
Former Co-Director, Methods Core Dr. Pullmann’s was previously co-director of the UW ALACRITY Center Methods Core. His research focuses on community-based and participatory approaches in cross-system collaborative efforts. He has a particular interest in illuminating policy decisions through longitudinal approaches to data analyses of large-scale administrative databases, and on more small-scale implementation and dissemination efforts. Dr.
Founding Director Dr. Areán is a leading behavioral scientist, with an expertise cross-cultural mental health, geriatric psychology, assessment and treatment of depression and anxiety, and in the use of technology to conduct surveys, user experience research and clinical trials to scale. Dr. Areán’s work focuses on creating and evaluating efficient, targeted and portable behavioral interventions
Community and Practice Advisory Board Susan Arvidson, MSE Saint Paul Public SchoolsMore about Susan Arvidson Tish Brookins, Ed.D, MSSW Jefferson County Public SchoolsMore about Tish Brookins Stephen Hydon, Ed.D, MSW University of Southern California School of Social WorkMore about Stephen Hydon Alicja Iznerowicz, MSW, LCSW U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsMore about Alicja Iznerowicz Kelcey Schmitz,
Science and Policy Board Marc S. Atkins, PhD University of Illinois at ChicagoMore about Dr. Atkins Sharon Hoover, PhD Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of MarylandMore about Dr. Hoover Michael Lindsey, PhD Department of Social Work, New York University Silver SchoolMore about Dr. Lindsey Larry Mauksch, MEd Collaborative Family Healthcare
Research Consultant
Research Coordinator Macey is a research coordinator at the UW ALACRITY Center. Her background is in mental health research, primarily focusing on trauma-informed intervention development and implementation. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology with honors from the University of Washington. Outside of work, Macey enjoys beach hounding for agates and sea glass, backpacking, crocheting,
Research Coordinator Nichole is an equitable mental health researcher and working on her Human-Centered Design & Engineering PhD at the University of Washington. She brings a broad range of experience in novel technologies, lay-delivered interventions, qualitative exploration and measurement design all with a hyper-focus on designing for equity. Outside of work, she loves adventuring, photography,
Professor Emeritus of Family MedicineSenior Advisor for the WWAMI region Practice and Research NetworkFaculty member, Dissemination and Implementation program for the Institute of Translational Health Sciences. Laura-Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH is a Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine at the University of Washington (UW) with a focus on implementation of evidence-based interventions into diverse primary care