Dr. Mari Yamamoto

Biography

Mari Yamamoto is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington, where she also serves as the Interim Director of Integrated Behavioral Health, Associate Program Director for Clinical Competency, and Director of Behavioral Health Education. She earned her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Seattle Pacific University, where she completed her internship training at the VA Northern California Healthcare System in Martinez, California, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the VA Puget Sound – Seattle Division, focusing on Primary Care Mental Health Integration. Prior to her current position, Yamamoto worked in Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration at Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and at Iora Primary Care in the Greater Seattle area, where she was involved in delivering services in an integrated primary care clinic specializing in older adults. Her research interests include behavioral medicine and health psychology, highlighting topics such as pain management, chronic disease management, insomnia, women's health, and the development and implementation of integrated primary care programs. In her personal time, she enjoys hiking, baking, playing the piano, visiting parks, and spending time with her spouse and young children.

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