Kevin Alschuler, PhD

Dr. Alschuler is a rehabilitation psychologist and professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and adjunct professor in the Department of Neurology. He provides clinical care in the UW Medicine Multiple Sclerosis Center and serves in clinical leadership as the Rehabilitation Psychology Medical Director for UWMC-Northwest.

An active researcher, he serves as co-director of the UW Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation & Wellness Research Center, a leading program developing, testing, and implementing nonpharmacologic symptom management interventions and innovative care models that seek to help people with MS maximize their function and quality of life.

Education and Training

• University of Michigan, BA, Psychology and Economics, 2004 
• Eastern Michigan University, MS, Clinical Psychology, 2006 
• Eastern Michigan University, PhD, Clinical Psychology, 2010 
• Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology (VA Boston Healthcare System/Harvard Medical School/Boston University School of Medicine), Residency, 2010 
• University of Washington, Clinical Fellowship in Rehabilitation Psychology, 2011 
• University of Washington, Research Fellowship in Multiple Sclerosis, 2012

Clinical Interests

• Multiple sclerosis
• Pain management

Research Interests

• Multiple sclerosis
• Symptom management
• Function
• Physical activity
• Quality of life
• Pain
• Fatigue
• Cognitive functioning