Scaling Single-session Interventions to Bridge Gaps in Mental Health Ecosystems
The Department of Psychiatry is delighted to welcome Jessica Schleider, PhD from Northwestern University on October 9, 2026 when she will present the next Rolf Jacob, MD Distinguished Scientist Lecture. This lecture is sponsored with the generous support of the Rolf Jacob, MD Psychotherapy Training Endowment and honors Dr. Jacob’s commitment to providing compassionate clinical care to the patients and families, and to the training and nurturing of the next generation of mental health providers.
Dr. Jessica Schleider is Associate Professor, Medical Social Sciences (Intervention Science), Medical Social Sciences (Implementation Science), and Pediatrics at Northwestern University. She is a clinical psychologist, intervention scientist, and the Founding Director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health (www.schleiderlab.org) and an internationally-recognized leader in research on single-session interventions for youth mental health. Her professional mission is to build and disseminate scalable, evidence-based mental health solutions that bridge gaps in mental health care ecosystems worldwide. In support of her research on single-session mental health interventions, Dr. Schleider has secured funding from the US government (NIH, NSF, HRSA), foundations, and industry. Dr. Schleider has received numerous awards in recognition of her work including the NIH Director's Early Independence Award; the ABCT President's New Researcher Award; and the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology's Susan Nolen-Hoeksema Early Career Research Award.
Join us on Zoom for this Virtual lecture.
Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/99708845571
Passcode: 145733
For More Information, please contact Shardai Key-Ward at keysj4@upmc.edu.
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