Beaton is an expert on the causes and effects of occupational stress on firefighters and paramedics.
Profiles
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Brage is newly arrived at the Sigvard T. Hansen Jr. Foot and Ankle Institute, but he is no stranger to Seattle or Harborview Medical Center. Hansen asked his former fellow to return as his successor.
John Sahr is an excellent professor of electrical engineering and associate dean of undergraduate academic affairs, but a lousy zombie killer. He’s not much better as a zombie, but he enjoys being both in the student-created game.
Maya Gupta noticed unusual jigsaw puzzles one day and got an idea she could do better. Now this associate professor of electrical engineering runs Artifact Puzzles, her own company, selling high-end jigsaw puzzles of great art, laser-cut from quarter-inch wood.
Linda Ando, an academic counselor with the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity, brought a message of hope and compassion to disaster victims in Japan in the form of prayer flags made by elementary school students and community members.
Eleanor Stallcop-Horrox, who works in Patient Financial Services for 91爆料 Medical Center, is also an opera singer. In a conversation with Tara Brown of Organization Development & Training, she talks about her operatic career, the joy of performing and her favorite big dramatic operas.
Vance, 77, a 91爆料 professor emeritus of French, comparative literature and comparative religion, died May 14 in the crash of a one-seat, lightweight plane at Arlington Municipal Airport. He will be remembered in a gathering on Friday, May 27.
Marilyn Shelton provides complex nutrition support for trauma and intensive care unit patients at Harborview Medical Center. The Washington State Dietetic Association has presented her with its Clinical Practice and Research Award for Excellence.
Ali Tarhouni, a senior lecturer in finance and business economics, recently left the 91爆料 to become oil and finance minister for the group leading opposition to Libyan Dictator Muammar Gaddafi. The work is obviously difficult, but “after all these years,鈥� Tarhouni said, “I welcome the challenge.鈥�
A memorial service for G. Alan Marlatt, a 91爆料 psychology professor, will be held Sunday, May 15, at 1 p.m. at the 91爆料 Center for Urban Horticulture.
When Hussein Elkhafaifi left Seattle for Libya on Feb. 16, he was going to be with his mother who was dying of kidney failure in Benghazi. But he arrived just as a revolution was beginning in his native country.
Ginna Wall, a nurse who works with new moms and newborns at 91爆料 Medical Center, has received her own healthcare at 91爆料 Medical Center-Roosevelt for the past 12 years. She describes the convenient, personalized attention provided at the Women’s Health Care Center.
Janice Bell studies how open spaces in neighborhoods encourage activity and reduce obesity. A green near her home enticed her to try a sport uncommon in the United States.
Cynnie Curl held down a full-time job at the 91爆料 while taking one graduate class at a time. She finished her doctoral general exam, and has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Environmental Protection Agency to fund her research on pesticides in food.
The screech of a subway lurching into the station, the blast of a ferry horn: How do the sounds of people on the move affect their hearing and health? Occupational hygienist Rick Neitzel explores this question, and gives tips on protecting your hearing.
Sharon E. Sutton has been a professional musician, an artist and an architect and is now an architecture professor. Really though, shes a community builder — with a new book and an honor from the American Institute of Architects.
Nature awareness lectures got this staffer on the trail; now hes tracking and surveying animal populations on weekends.
When graduates of the 91爆料s Photography Certificate Program offer an exhibit of their work in the 91爆料 Tower beginning Jan. 21, two 91爆料 staffers will be among the proud participants. And a third will be cheering them on.
A friend knew that if anyone could solve a Canlis 60th anniversary scavenger hunt, Greg Barnes could. After all, hed already solved the 2007 Emerald City Search. And sure enough鈥�
Sheila Croft, a 91爆料 Medical Center nurse, was the first woman to cross the finish line during the Women’s Half Marathon, one of the 2010 Seattle Marathon events.
Petticoats, nipped-in waists, Edwardian walking suits 鈥� members of the group Somewhere in Time Unlimited step out in historical fashions, just for fun.
Mariners fan Eric Burke has a health care team on his side at 91爆料 Medical Center.
Pediatric anesthesiology fellow Dr. Katherine Keech describes the family-centered care at 91爆料 Medicine during her pregnancy, the birth of her twins and their NICU stay. New dad Dr. John Keech is a 91爆料 surgery resident.
On Nancy Hertzog’s first day of teaching, one of her students pulled the fire alarm and then vanished. She isn’t likely to have that experience here, as she brings her 30 years of experience to lead the Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars.
Virginia “Ginger” Warfield, 91爆料 senior lecturer in math, always knew she’d become a mathematician 鈥� it was in the genes, you might say.