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CORE FACULTY

Lydia Chwastiak MD, MPH

Professor

lchwast@uw.edu
(206) 744-4840

Bio

Sarah Kopelovich, PhD

Associate Professor

skopelov@uw.edu
(206) 221-1218

Bio

Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD

Associate Professor

mmdv@uw.edu
(206) 616-5794

Bio

CLINICAL FACULTY

Akansha Vaswani-Bye, PhD

Acting Assistant Professor

avb9@uw.edu
(206) 744-1763

Bio

OUR STAFF

Jonathan R. Beard, LICSW

Project Manager & Trainer

jbeard@uw.edu 
(206) 524-3927

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Kyle Payne

Kyle Payne

Trainer

kpayne4@uw.edu 

Bio

Cammie Perretta, LICSW

Trainer

cperre@uw.edu

Bio

Rachel M. Brian, MPH

Research Program Manager

rbrian@uw.edu

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Sarah Fikre, B.A.

Research Coordinator

fikres@uw.edu

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Victoria Shepard, BS

Research Coordinator

shepav@uw.edu

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Mackenzie Tennison, BA

Research Coordinator

macten@uw.edu

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Chris McCain

Research Coordinator

cmccain@uw.edu
(206) 744-9473 

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Wenqi Zhang

Research Coordinator

wzhang97@uw.edu

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Michelle McDonald-Lopez

Mental Health Counselor

mcml27@uw.edu

Bio

Jeffery Roskelley, LICSW

Project Manager & Trainer

jrosk@uw.edu

Bio

Shannon Stewart

Trainer

skstew@uw.edu

Bio

Andre Stickney

Trainer

astick2@uw.edu

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Tatiana Barton

Trainer

tviera22@uw.edu

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Mel LaBelle III, MA, LMHC

Trainer

mlabelle@uw.edu

Bio

Christina N. Clayton, LICSW, SUDP

Co-Director of Northwest MHTTC

Bio

Gabrielle E. Orsi, PhD

Program Manager at Northwest MHTTC

Bio

Jess Angel, CTSS

Project Coordinator at Northwest MHTTC

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Jonathan Olson, PhD

Research Scientist at Northwest MHTTC

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Zoey Bass, BA

Research Coordinator at Northwest MHTTC

zoeybass@uw.edu

Bio

Payton Messersmith, BA

Project Coordinator at Northwest MHTTC

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Helen Teresa (Trez) Buckland PhD, MEd

Family Ambassador

trezbuck@uw.edu

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OUR COLLABORATORS

We are proud to collaborate with colleagues across University of Washington, the Northwest region, the country, and internationally!

BRiTE
Seattles Children
SMART - School Mental Health Assesment Research and Training

OUR FUNDERS

SPIRIT Principal Investigators are supported by diverse funding sources, including private philanthropy, foundations, and state and federal agencies. In addition, we can establish contracts for training, consultation, or technical assistance.

Please feel free to Contact Us to learn more.

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