Sarah Cusworth Walker, Ph.D. is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington, School of Medicine where she directs the Evidence-Based Practice Institute, a legislatively established center dedicated to promoting effective treatments addressing children’s mental health. Dr. Walker is also the Principal Investigator on a number of juvenile justice reform research studies supported by federal and foundation funders. Dr. Walker received a 2013 MacArthur Foundation Champion for Change Award and a 2019 Health Equity award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.