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Tyler Watson

Lecturer, Health Systems and Population Health

Research Specialist, Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board

tywatson@uw.edu

Research Interests

Current: substance use disorder prevention, substance use regulation, behavioral health surveillance, adolescent health behavior

General: food systems, food security, nutrition, climate change and health, college student health and wellbeing, mental health, built environments and health

Bio

Tyler is a clinical instructor and public health practitioner who has been teaching at the UW School of Public Health since 2020. He has taught over 1,700 students in the Public Health-Global Health and Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health undergraduate majors. His public health practice has recently been focused on substance use and behavioral health surveillance, with roles at the Washington State Health Care Authority and currently at the Liquor and Cannabis Board where he is part of the agency’s first research program. His broader research and practice background is in the areas of food systems and food insecurity, built environments and health, and college student health and wellbeing.

Education

PhD Environmental Health Sciences, University of California (Los Angeles), 2018
MPH Environmental Health Sciences, University of California (Los Angeles), 2013
BS Biological Sciences, University of California (Santa Barbara), 2010

Academic Programs and Affiliations

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Challenges, Opportunities, and Motivators for Developing and Applying Food Literacy in a University Setting: A Qualitative Study.
PubMed
Malan H, Watson TD, Slusser W, Glik D, Rowat AC, Prelip M. Challenges, Opportunities, and Motivators for Developing and Applying Food Literacy in a University Setting: A Qualitative Study. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Jan;120(1):33-44. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2019.
Stemming the tide of drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae: the need for an individualized approach to treatment.
PubMed
Buono SA, Watson TD, Borenstein LA, Klausner JD, Pandori MW, Godwin HA. Stemming the tide of drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae: the need for an individualized approach to treatment. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2015 Feb;70(2):374-81. doi: 10.1093/jac/dku396
Effect of localizing fruit and vegetable consumption on greenhouse gas emissions and nutrition, Santa Barbara County.
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Cleveland DA, Radka CN, Müller NM, Watson TD, Rekstein NJ, Wright HV, Hollingshead SE. Effect of localizing fruit and vegetable consumption on greenhouse gas emissions and nutrition, Santa Barbara County. Environ Sci Technol. 2011 May 15;45(10):4555-62. d