Faculty

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Wayne J. Katon
Adjunct Professor
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University of Washington, 1979
Psychiatry, Residency
MD  
University of Oregon, 1976
BS  
University of Vermont, 1971
Zoology
Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (primary appt.)

Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
  -  Health Care and Population Health Research Track, (MPH program)
Contact Information
University of Washington
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Box:  356560
Seattle, WA 98195-6560
(voice)  206-543-7177     (fax)  206-221-5414
wkaton@u.washington.edu
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Mental Health Services Research
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
National Research Scientist Award
National Institute of Mental Health
PI:   Grembowski           Dates:    08/1998 - 06/2010
This program is designed to train physicians for academic research careers aimed at improving recognition and management of mental health problems encountered in primary medical care settings.

SIP 15-04 Healthy Aging Network: Defining the Public Health Role in Depression and Depressive Disorders for Older Adults
Centers for Disease Control
PI:   Snowden           Dates:    09/2004 - 09/2006
This project is a component of the national Prevention Research Center Healthy Aging Research Network with the goal of conducting a comprehensive review of public heath approaches to detect an treat depression among community-dwelling older adults.


Selected Dissertation, Thesis and Capstone Committees (recent graduates)
2008
Chair, thesis committee for Alexander Thompson
Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors Associated with Depression in Epilepsy

2007
Chair, thesis committee for Carol Rockhill
Social skills and social support as mediators between comorbid depressive and conduct problems and functional outcomes in middle school children

2006
Chair, thesis committee for Shereen Morse
Isn't this just bedtime snacking? The potential adverse effects of night eating symptoms on treatment adherence and outcomes in patients with diabetes