Faculty

Sansea L Jacobson, MD

Sansea L Jacobson, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email
Website
Child & Adolescent
Triple Board
STAR Center
Assistant
Eric Thut
thute@upmc.edu

Education & Training

MD
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital, Psychiatry
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Specialty Certifications

Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Current Appointments

Associate Program Director, Office of Residency Training
Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
Program Director, Triple Board Program
Co-Chair, UPMC GME Well-Being, Environment, Learning and Living (WELL) Taskforce

Professional Affiliations

Co-Chair, UPMC GME WELL (Well-Being, Environment, Learning and Living) Committee
Steering Committee Member, Responsibility, Respect and Empowerment in Medicine (RREM) Curriculum
Executive Committee Member, UPMC Physician THRIVE

Selected Honors & Awards

Councilor-at-Large, Executive Council, American Academic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Outstanding Mentorship Recognition, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Medical Education Research Certificate Program Award, Association of American Medical Colleges
Samuel Gershon Excellence in Psychiatry Teaching Award, University of Pittsburgh and the University of Miami
National Institute of Health Intramural Research Training Award, National Institute of Health

Research Interests

Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Bump GM, Deans V, Jacobson SL, Nguyen VT. Implementing an interactive self-screening psychological distress tool for residents and fellows. Acad Psychiatry 49, 6064 (2025). Https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-024-02092-5. PMID: 39602068.
  2. Bump GM, Deans V, Berliner JI, Nguyen VT, Jacobson SL. CuRBside (Confidential Referrals for Behavioral Health): An innovative approach to enhance physician well-being. Acad Psychiatry. 2022 May 16. doi: 10.1007/s40596-022-01650-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35578096.

Clinical Interests

Suicide prevention; Depression and anxiety in youth; Child and adolescent psychiatry
Selected Clinical Publications & Products
  1. Hoffman BL, Burke JG, Wolynn RB, Primack BA, Liebschutz JM, Sidani JE, Jacobson SL & Miller E. Assessing the mental health impact of 13 reasons why: A narrative literature review. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 54: S234. (2020).
  2. Buckley PJ, Swider LJ, Franke CL, Spada M, Amin P, Jacobson SL & Travis MT. Patient safety and quality improvement resident representative: A novel leadership role to improve peer engagement with root cause analyses. Acad Psychiatry (2022). PMID: 35854177.
  3. Aron EJ, Bostic JQ, Grumet JG & Jacobson SL. Assisting the school in responding to a suicide death: What every psychiatrist should know. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2018 Oct; 27(4): 607-619. PMID: 30219222.
  4. Jacobson SL. Thirteen Reasons why to be concerned about 13 Reasons Why. The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. May 2017.
  5. Jacobson MJ, Jacobson SJ, Thase ME. Depressive Disorders, in The Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry, (US Edition). Eds. Kupfer, Horner, Brent, Lewis, Reynolds, Thase and Travis. Oxford University Press. New York, 2008.

Education Interests

Psychiatry training curriculum; Clinician educator career development; Physician well being
Selected Education Publications & Products
  1. Keil MA, Westbrook C, Stephens JJ, Spada M, Hafeman D, Jacobson SL, Travis MJ, Gopalan P. Longitudinal outcomes of a resident academic administrator, clinician educator track. Acad Psychiatry 48, 598602 (2024). Https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-024-02004-7. PMID: 38954159.
  2. Hunt J, Reichenberg J, Lewis AL & Jacobson SL. Child and adolescent psychiatry training in the USA: Current pathways. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 29, 6369 (2020). PMID: 31515613.
  3. Sadhu JM, Lee PC, Stewart C, Carson NJ, Usher C, Maneta E, Kitts R, Sharma N, Adams A, Hazen EP, Myint MT, Lee ES, Vasa RA, Randall TL, Leong SL, Jacobson SL. Lessons from the Launch: Program Directors Reflect on Implementing the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Milestones. Acad Psychiatry. 2018 Aug;42(4):510-516. PMID: 29196980.
  4. Penner AE, Lundblad W, Azzam PN, Gopalan P, Jacobson SL, Travis MJ. Assessing Career Outcomes of a Resident Academic Administrator, Clinician Educator Track: A Seven Year Follow-up. Acad Psychiatry. 2017 Apr;41(2):278-281. PMID: 27142839.
  5. Jacobson SL, Travis MJ, Solai L, MacPhee E, Reynolds CF 3rd, Ryan ND, Roth LH, Kupfer DJ. Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders in Clinician-Education and Academic Administration. Acad Psychiatry. 2010 May-Jun;34(3):224-8. PMID: 20431105.

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