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Christopher Dunn, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychology: Inpatient CD/Trauma
University of Washington at Harborview Medical Center

325 9th Avenue, 5EC-31
Box 359896
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 744-2983

cdunn@u.washington.edu

 

Educational Background:

  • BS, Colgate University- Hamilton, NY, Philosophy and Religion, 1973
  • MS, University of Florida- Gainesville, FL, Counseling Psychology, 1990
  • PhD, University of Florida- Gainesville, FL, Counseling Psychology, 1993
  • Internship, Seattle Veteran Medical Center- Seattle, WA, Clinical Psychology, 1993

Current Reserach Interests:

  • Brief substance abuse interventions
  • Motivational interviewing
  • The science of disseminating evidence-based behavior change counseling treatments

CHAMMP-Related Projects:

Brief Intervention in Primary Care for Problem Drug Use and Abuse (PI: Roy-Byrne)
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
9/30/08-9/29/13
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Disseminating Organizational Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) Services (DO-SBIS) at Trauma Centers (PI: Zatzick)
Sponsor: National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
8/07-7/12
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Early Combined Intervention after Traumatic Injury (PI: Zatzick)
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
1 R01 MH073613-01A1
9/05-7/10
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Selected Publications:

  • Lessler, DS, and Dunn, CW (2007). Promoting behavior change. In King, TE and Wheeler MB, Medical management of vulnerable and underserved patients: Principles, practice, and populations.
  • Gentilello LM, and Dunn, CW (2007). Alcohol and Drugs, Chapter 45. Trauma. McGraw-Hill, 6th edition.
  • Burke, B.L., Dunn, C.W., Atkins, D.C., & Phelps, J. (2005). The emerging evidence base for motivational interviewing: A meta-analytic and qualitative inquiry. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 18, 309-322.
  • Donovan, D.M., Dunn, C.W., Rivara, F.P., Jurkovich, G.J., Ries, R.R., & Gentilello, L.M. (2004). Comparison of trauma center patient self-reports and proxy reports on the Alcohol Use Identification Test (AUDIT). Journal of Trauma, 56, 873-882.
  • Cummins, L.H., Dunn, E.C., Rabin, L., Russo, J., Comtois, K.A., & McCann, B.S.  (2003). Primary care provider familiarity with binge eating disorder and implications for obesity management: A preliminary survey.  Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 20, 51-56.
  • Dunn, C.W., Zatzick, D., Russo, J., Rivara, F.P., Roy-Byrne, P., Ries, R., et al. (2003). Hazardous drinking by trauma patients during the year after injury. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 54, 707-712.
  • Dunn, C.W. & Rollnick, S. (2003). A Rapid Reference Guide to Lifestyle Change: A Guide for Primary Care Physicians. London, Elsevier.
  • Gentilello, L.G., Rivara, F.P., Donovan, D.M., Villaveces, A., Daranciang E., Dunn, C.W., & Ries, R. (2000). Alcohol problems in females admitted to a level I trauma center: A gender-based comparison. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 48, 108-114.
  • Gentilelo, L.G., Rivara, F.P., Donovan, D.M., Jurkovich, G.J., Daranciang, E., Dunn, C.W., Villaveces, A., Copass, M., & Ries, R. (1999). Alcohol interventions in a trauma center as a means of reducing the risk of injury recurrence. Annals of Surgery, 230, 473-483.
  • Dunn, C.W., & Ries, R. (1997). Linking substance abuse services with general medical care: Integrated, brief interventions with hospitalized patients. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 23, 1-13.