Sansea L Jacobson, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Current Appointments

  • Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship
  • Program Director, Triple Board Program
  • Assistant Dean, Faculty Well-Being and Engagement
  • Co-Chair, UPMC GME Well-Being, Environment, Learning and Living (WELL) Taskforce

Areas of Expertise

  • Children & Adolescents
  • Mood Disorders
  • Anxiety, OCD & Trauma Disorders
Sansea L Jacobson, MD
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Expertise & Interests

Clinical Interests

Suicide prevention; Depression and anxiety in youth; Child and adolescent psychiatry

Education Interests

Psychiatry training curriculum; Clinician educator career development; Physician well being

Selected Publications

  1. Spagnoletti CL, Jacobson SL, Moore DW, Berliner J, Gatto R & Losee JE. (2026). A scalable peer coach training program to support well-being in scientists and physicians. Academia Mental Health and Well-Being, 3(3). Https://doi.org/10.20935/MHealthWellB8455.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 Dec;46(6):791-792. doi: 10.1007/s40596-022-01650-z. Epub 2022 May 16. PMID: 35578096.
  4. 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.
  5. Williamson E., Jacobson S., Mishra A., Myint MT, Shapiro S., Sidhu S., Benningfield MM (2025). Parenting the next generation of boys: Insights from psychiatry. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2025.05.013
  6. 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).
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

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

Professional Affiliations

  • Executive Board Member and Councilor-at-Large, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
  • Co-Chair, Mental Health Interest Group, CHARM (Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine)
  • Co-Chair, UPMC GME WELL (Well-Being, Environment, Learning and Living) Committee

Selected Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Mentorship Recognition, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • 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

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