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Staff
Todd Edwards, Ph.D.
primarily manages projects related to quality of life of children with disabilities and chronic conditions. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Edwards received his doctorate in social psychology from Claremont Graduate University for his study of participation in the anti-nuclear movement. After completing graduate school, he studied Hindu literature in an ashram and worked in a bakery. Dr. Edwards is currently working on three CDPR projects: instrument development to measure quality of life of children and youth; development of a QOL module for children with craniofacial conditions; and a planning study of family impact of ADHD among 7-18 year-olds.
Donald Patrick, Ph.D
is a UW Professor of Health Services with joint appointments in Epidemiology, Sociology, Rehabilitation Medicine and Pharmacy. Dr. Patrick has served on the University of Washington faculty since 1987, and with Dr. Mary Richardson, was co-founder of CDPR. He received his doctorate from Columbia University. Dr. Patrick's interests are quality of life and health outcomes for adolescents and older adults, surveillance of disability, health promotion for people with disabilities, and quality of care at the end of life. He leads the Quality of Life Research Group.
Tari D. Topolski, Ph.D.
is a certified behavioral geneticist and Research Analyst at CDPR. For her doctorate, Dr. Topolski studied genetic and environmental influences on anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. In addition to her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Colorado, Topolski has a master's degree from California State University at Fullerton in Developmental Psychology and one from Colorado in Quantitative Psychology. She spent several years as a small business owner after receiving her undergraduate degree in business administration from Cal State Fullerton. Dr. Topolski participates in many CDPR research projects and is a member of the Youth Quality of Life Group. Her current interests include quality of life among adolescents with various chronic conditions including, obesity, craniofacial disorders and ADHD, identifying children with special health care needs, and the assessment of physical activity among older adults and adults with disabilities.
University of Washington | School of Public Health and Community Medicine | Department of Health Services
4333 Brooklyn Ave NE | Box 359455 | Seattle, WA | 98195-9455
Phone: (206) 685-7260 | Fax: (206) 616-3135 | Email: cdpr@u.washington.edu