Jay Uomoto

Visiting Faculty, School of Applied Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy

Summary of Education and Relevant Experience

B.S., University of Washington; M.A., Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
Jay Uomoto is the Director of the Center for Polytrauma Care, the Regional Polytrauma Network Site Program at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, a neuropsychologist and rehabilitation psychologist who has spent most of his professional career directing brain injury rehabilitation programs in the civilian sector.

Affiliations

Selected Publications

Strasser, D. C., Uomoto, J. M., and Smits, S. J. (in press). The interdisciplinary team and polytrauma rehabilitation: Prescription for partnership. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Strasser D.C., Falconer J.A., Stevens A.B., Uomoto, J.M., Herrin, J., Bowen, S.E., and Burridge, A.B. (in press). Team training and stroke rehabilitation outcomes: a cluster randomized trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Stevens, A. B., Strasser, D. C., Uomoto, J., Bowen, S. E., Cowan, R., & Falconer, J. (2007). Utility of treatment implementation methods in a clinical trial with rehabilitation teams. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 44, 537-546.

Strasser, D. C., Falconer, J. A., Herrin, J.S., Bowen, S. E., Stevens, A. B., & Uomoto, J. M., (2005). Team functioning and patient outcomes in stroke rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 86, 403-409.

Uomoto, J. M., & Fann, J. R. (2004). Explanatory style and perception of recovery in symptomatic mild traumatic brain injury. Rehabilitation Psychology, 49, 334-337.

Uomoto, J.M. (1997). The Neuropsychological Evaluation in Vocational Planning. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press LLC.

Selected Lectureships, Seminars and Conference Presentations

"Incoming From Iraq: The Complexities of Neurobehavioral Phenomena in Multiple Concussion Polytrauma." Invited lectureship: 15th Annual Steven C. Risse Memorial Lectures, University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, Washington. September 2007.

"From War Theater to Community Re-entry: Challenges of Integrated Post-acute Polytrauma Rehabilitation." Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers, Orlando, Florida. August 2007.

"Developing Cultural Competencies in the Rehabilitation Setting." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers, Las Vegas, Nevada. September 2006.

"Uses and Abuses of Neuropsychological Testing: Traumatic Brain Injury Cases and Malingering Tests." Conference on Handling the Traumatic Brain Injury Case, Brain Injury Association of Washington. Seattle, Washington. May 2006.

"The Relationship Heals: Patient-Provider Transactions in the Rehabilitation Setting." Georgia Association of Rehabilitation Nursing. Atlanta, Georgia. April 2002.

"Traumatic Brain Injury." Conference on Dual Diagnosis: Working Together in Supporting Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Mental Illness. Divisions of Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health, King County, Washington. Seattle, Washington. October 2000.

Awards

The 2001 Winifred E. Weter Faculty Award, Seattle Pacific University, 2001

Professional Interests

Neuropsychology of combined traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom veterans; impact of rehabilitation team functioning on polytrauma outcomes; brain SPECT indicators of cognitive fatigue in mild traumatic brain injury; interpersonal diagnosis and intervention in acquired brain injury.

Contact Information

School of Applied Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy
206-268-4810
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