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America's No. 1 Nursing School
For more than 20 years, the University of Washington School of Nursing has been ranked America's No. 1 nursing school, including 17 years atop the U.S. News and World Report list, which began ranking nursing schools
in 1993.
Emphasizing Research
and Teaching
Six degree programs, multiple specialties, continuing education opportunities and world renowned research are part of the UW School of Nursing's goal of addressing society's most pressing challenges in health care. Students: Oliver Liscano and Joann Ucol.
Stay Connected
The School of Nursing is grateful for the support of its outstanding alumni, friends and community partners. Many participate as clinical preceptors, advisers and volunteers, and provide financial support for our students, faculty and programs.
Recognizing Leaders in Nursing
Every year the UW School of Nursing honors local and national leaders for their important contributions to the field of nursing and pays tribute to our community's most accomplished nurses and health care leaders at the annual Nurses Recognition Banquet.
Advancing Nursing Research
With a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and patient care the UW School of Nursing is the No. 3 Nursing School in research funding from the NIH, with six centers of excellence and over 185 active and pending research projects.
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Elaine Walsh, PhD, PMHCNS-BC Associate Professor Psychosocial & Community Health Box 357263 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-7263 Email Address: emwalsh@u.washington.edu |
| Dr. Walsh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychosocial and Community Health. She is an ANCC Certified Clinical Specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. She obtained her Doctorate in Nursing from the University of Washington in 1999. | |
| Her research interests include suicide-risk behavior and drug involvement among adolescents and young adults, as well as implementation and evaluation of school- and community-based prevention programs for youth. Dr. Walsh’s current research includes partnering with school districts to implement suicide prevention programs. | |
| Dr. Walsh has extensive experience working with youth and families in hospital, school, and community settings. She worked in inpatient psychiatry at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital, where she also served as an instructor and hospital-wide consultant in the prevention and management of assaultive behavior. As a research scientist and project director with the Reconnecting Youth Prevention Research Program at the University of Washington, Dr. Walsh coordinated implementation and evaluation of programs designed to prevent school dropout, suicide, and drug abuse. This involved working with students, parents, teachers, school and district administrators, and community members to implement programs for high-risk youth. |
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