Research Centers and Clinics

The Psychological Services and Training Center (The Clinic) at the University of Washington
The primary function of the Psychological Services and Training Center (The Clinic) is to provide an introduction to clinical training for clinical psychology graduate students. The secondary function of the Clinic is the provision of quality psychological services to residents of the Greater Seattle area, including UW faculty, staff, and students.

Telephone: (206) 543-6511
Location: Guthrie Annex 1
Corey Fagan, Clinic Director: coreyf@u.washington.edu
Shannon Ford, Clinic Manager: slford@u.washington.edu
Ronald Smith, Director of Clinical Training: resmith@u.washington.edu
Clinic Website: http://depts.washington.edu/pstc/
Dirctions and Map: http://web.psych.washington.edu/about/directions.html#Annex1

 

Addictive Behaviors Research Center
Our primary mission is to provide research, training, and evaluation in the development and dissemination of interventions to prevent and treat addictive behaviors.

Telephone: (206) 685-1200
Location: Guthrie Annex III
G. Alan Marlatt, Director: marlatt@u.washington.edu
Mary Larimer, Associate Director: larimer@u.washington.edu
Seema Clifasefi, Research Coordinator: seemac@u.washington.edu
Research Center Website: http://depts.washington.edu/abrc/
Directions and Map: http://web.psych.washington.edu/about/directions.html#Annex3

 

Autism Center at the University of Washington
UW Autism Center provides diagnostic evaluations and multi-disciplinary intervention services for children with autism spectrum disorders from infancy through adolescence, and a wide range of professional training opportunities.

Telephone: (206) 221-6806
Location: Center on Human Development and Disability
Geraldine Dawson, Director: dawson@u.washington.edu
Center Website: http://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/
Directions and Map: http://web.psych.washington.edu/about/directions.html#Autism

 

Behavioral Research & Therapy Clinics
The Behavioral Research & Therapy Clinics (BRTC) is a research facility that specializes in developing and evaluating new treatments for difficult-to-treat disorders and training therapists in the use of effective behavioral treatments for complex, multi-systemic disorders.  Our primary emphasis is on chronic suicidal behaviors, Borderline Personality Disorder and associated emotional, behavioral, and cognitive disorder.

Telephone: (206) 543-2630
Location: Guthrie Annex IV
Marsha Linehan, Director: linehan@u.washington.edu
Kate Korslund, Associate Director: Korslund@brtc.psych.washington.edu
Thao Truong, Program Coordinator: truongtt@u.washington.edu
Research and Clinic Website: http://www.brtc.psych.washington.edu/
Directions and Map: http://web.psych.washington.edu/about/directions.html#Annex4

 

Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences
The Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences is an interdisciplinary center conducting innovative research on lifelong learning and the brain. We believe that scientific study of the developing mind and brain is the next great research frontier and that discoveries in the next decade will be comparable to those in genetics, biotechnology, and informatics. Our goal is to make Seattle and the Institute the nexus of 21st century research on the science of learning. We seek to quicken the pace of discoveries that make a difference to theory and practice. By conducting innovative research and disseminating this knowledge to international audiences, we will advance the understanding and appreciation of the importance of learning throughout the lifespan.

Telephone: (206) 543-6000
Location: Fisheries Center
Patricia Kuhl, Co-Director: pkkuhl@u.washington.edu
Andrew Meltzoff, Co-Director: meltzoff@u.washington.edu
Research Center Website: http://ilabs.washington.edu/
Directions and Map: http://web.psych.washington.edu/about/directions.html#ilabs

 

 

The program’s mission is to provide treatment services (medication or psychotherapy) to trauma survivors. As a research program for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), we seek to offer the most innovative, empirically supported, and effective treatments for the disorder.  At the UW Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress we study and treat the symptoms of PTSD. Because we receive funding for our research, we are able to offer no-cost services to eligible individuals who are experiencing trauma-related problems.

Telephone: (206) 685-3617
Location: Guthrie Annex II
Lori Zoellner, Ph.D.: zoellner@u.washington.edu
UWCats Website: http://faculty.washington.edu/zoellner/
Directions and Map: http://web.psych.washington.edu/about/directions.html#Annex2

 

Fast Track
In response to the relative dearth of economic analyses of prevention programs, the project provides a cost-of-illness or social cost study of the Fast Track intervention. There are four specific aims: (1) identify the impact of Fast Track on the costs of illness for the high-risk children participating in the study that have occurred or will occur during the first 14 years of the study; (2) calculate cost-effectiveness ratios for key outcomes, including measures of mental health status, delinquency, teenage pregnancy, drug and alcohol use, and sexually transmitted diseases as well as a measure of quality of life and of the impact on caregivers' well-being; (3) project the future costs of illness for study participants (when the participants are age 20 or older); (4) identify subgroups of participants for whom the benefits of the intervention are especially large or small.

Telephone: (206) 685-3908
Location: 146 N. Canal Street, Suite 111
Robert McMahon, Director: mcmahon@u.washington.edu
Nancy Slough, Research Director: slough@u.washington.edu

 

Center for Clinical Research
Telephone: (206) 543-4530
Location: 1107 NE 45th Street
Melissa McElrea, Research Study Coordinator: mmcelrea@u.washington.edu

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