Faculty
Jurgen Unutzer
Adjunct Professor
BS
Iowa State University, 1983
Biochemistry, History, Zoology
Biochemistry, History, Zoology
MD
Vanderbilt University, 1990
MA
University of Chicago, 1988
Public Policy
Public Policy
MPH
University of Washington, 1996
Health Services
Health Services
Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences (primary appt.)
Department of Health Services Program Affiliations:
- Health Care and Population Health Research Track, (MPH program)
Contact Information
1959 NE Pacific StreetBox: 356560
Seattle, WA 98195-6560
(voice) 206-543-3128
http://www.uwpsychiatry.org/
unutzer@u.washington.edu
Projects
University of Washington School of Medicine
Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, one of the top psychiatric clinical, research, and teaching institutions in the country.
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is a leader in research areas such as depression and anxiety, geriatric and child psychiatry, Alzheimer's disease, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and in psychotherapeutic techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is a leader in research areas such as depression and anxiety, geriatric and child psychiatry, Alzheimer's disease, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and in psychotherapeutic techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
External Funding (sampling of current and past involvement)
Health Promotion Research Center
Centers for Disease ControlPI: Harris Dates: 09/2004 - 09/2009
The Health Promotion Research Center improves health by conducting high quality prevention research that empasizes healthy aging and can be incorporated into community practice.
SIP 15-04 Healthy Aging Network: Defining the Public Health Role in Depression
and Depressive Disorders for Older Adults
Centers for Disease ControlPI: LoGerfo 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.
Dissertation, Thesis and Capstone Committees (recent graduates)
2007
Chair, thesis committee for Steven Vannoy
The relationship between suicide ideation and late-life depression
