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Jennifer P. Wisdom, PhD, MPHPhoto of Dr. Wisdom

Research Assistant Professor
Director, Center for Health and Disability Policy


Phone: (503) 494-2558
Fax: (503) 494-4981
E-mail: wisdomj@ohsu.edu


Education
BS (1994) Park University, Social Psychology
MPhil (2000) George Washington University, Clinical Psychology
PhD (2001) George Washington University, Clinical Psychology
MPH (2003) Oregon Health Sciences University, Epidemiology & Biostatistics


Experience and Interests
Dr. Wisdom is trained as a clinical psychologist and has interests in mental health, substance abuse, and disability services research. She is also the director of the Center for Health and Disability Policy within the Oregon Health Policy Institute, where her work has focused on accessibility issues for individuals with physical and mental disabilities.

She is currently working on projects assessing the effectiveness of process improvement strategies to increase access and retention for substance abuse treatment, and to explore recovery processes in individuals with severe mental illness. She is an investigator with the Oregon Node of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Clinical Trials Network. Wisdom’s research interests include gender-targeted interventions, treatment for co-occurring substance abuse and mental health problems, and public health policy. Dr. Wisdom’s background includes clinical training in psychology and an MPH in epidemiology and biostatistics.

Recent Publications
McCarty D, Gustafson DH, Wisdom JP, Ford JH, Choi D, Molfenter T, Capoccia V & Cotter F. (in press).The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment: Strategies to enhance access and retention. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Wisdom JP, Rees AM, Riley, KJ ; Weis, TR. (in press). Adolescent perceptions of the gendered context of depression: "Tough" boys and objectified girls. Journal of Mental Health Counseling.

Wisdom JP & Agnor CA. (in press). Family and peer views of depression and treatment: Effects on adolescent treatment-seeking. Journal of Adolescence.

McCarty D, Gustafson DH, Wisdom JP, Ford JH, Choi D, Molfenter T, Capoccia V & Cotter F. (in press).The Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment: Strategies to enhance access and retention. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Wisdom JP, Rees AM, Riley, KJ & Weis, TR. (in press). Adolescent perceptions of the gendered context of depression: "Tough" boys and objectified girls. Journal of Mental Health Counseling.

Wisdom JP, Ford JH, Hayes RA, Hoffman K, Edmundson E, McCarty D. (2006). Addiction Treatment Agencies' Use of Data: A Qualitative Assessment. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research 33,4, 394-407.

Green CA, Polen MR, Paulson RI & Wisdom JP. (2006). Missed Opportunities in Law Enforcement: Fostering Recovery among Persons with Mental Illness. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 6, 5, 91-106.

Wisdom JP & Barker EC. (2006). Getting out of depression: Teens’ self-help interventions to relieve depressive symptoms. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 28, 4.

Michael YL, Perrin N, Bowen D, Cochrane BB, Wisdom JP, Brzyski R & Ritenbaugh C. (2006). Expression and ambivalence over expression of negative emotion: Cross-sectional associations with psychosocial factors and health related quality of life. Journal of Women and Aging, 18, 2, 25-40.

Wisdom JP, White NA, Goldsmith, KA, Bielavitz, S, Davis CE & Drum C. (2006). An assessment of web accessibility knowledge and needs at Oregon community colleges. Community College Review, 33, 3-4, 19-37.

Wisdom JP, Clarke GN & Green CA. (2006). What teens want: Barriers to seeking care for depression. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 33, 2, 133-145.

Wisdom JP, Lapidus J & Berlin M. (2005). Relating Health Policy to Health Outcomes: Women’s Health Report Card Policies Associated with Women’s Mortality Rates. Social Science and Medicine, 61, 8, 1776-1784.

Michael YL, Perrin N, Bowen D, Cochrane BB, Wisdom JP, Brzyski R & Ritenbaugh, C (2005). Expression and ambivalence over expression of negative emotion: Psychometric analysis in the Women’s Health Initiative. Journal of Women and Aging, 17, 1/2, 5-18.

Wisdom JP & Green CA (2004). ‘Being in a Funk’: Teens’ efforts to understand their depressive experiences. Qualitative Health Research, 14, 9, 1227-1238.