Dr. Beaton has studied the causes and effects of traumatic and occupational stress in firefighters and paramedics. He has also developed and evaluated the benefits of organizational interventions designed to prevent or deter the harmful effects of stress for Fire Departments with funding from NIOSH and FEMA. More recently Dr. Beaton's research efforts have focused on the psychosocial parameters of disasters, disaster behavioral health & disaster preparedness. Dr. Beaton is currently the Co-Director of the Disaster Nursing Emergency Preparedness Certificate Program offered by the University of Washington and is a member of the Nursing Emergency Preparedness Coalition. Dr. Beaton has served as a consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Associated Schools of Public Health, the Washington State Department of Health, the National Transportation Safety Board & the International Association of FireFighters. Dr. Beaton is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Stress Management and serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Traumatology. Dr. Beaton is also a licensed clinical psychologist and a volunteer EMT.

The following links highlight some of Dr. Beaton's recent research, teaching and community training exemplars:

• Disaster Nursing Emergency Preparedness Certificate Program
• Ecological Model of Disaster Management
• UW Pandemic flu planning and policy manuscript (2007)
• Psychosocial Responses to Biological and Chemical Terrorists Threats and Events: Implications for the Workplace (2002)
• Advanced Practice in Environmental Health Nursing Certificate
• Disaster Research Training for Children and Families (training archives)
• Secondary Traumatization in Firefighters and Paramedics in the aftermath of 9/11
• Disaster Behavioral Health on-line module - CDC accredited for Continuing Education Credits
• Workforce Resiliency Trainings
• View Dr. Beaton's CV