Jessica Chen, PhD
- Dr. Chen is a clinical psychologist, chronic pain specialist, and health services researcher. Her research focuses on social determinants of health and the implementation of evidence-based psychosocial interventions for chronic pain and trauma. Dr. Chen is currently supported by a VA Career Development Award and other VA and NIH grants focused on increasing patient involvement in treatment decision-making and leveraging VA’s national healthcare system data to examine disparities in access to telehealth treatments for chronic pain and co-occurring opioid use disorder.
Department Affiliations
Centers/Programs
Scholarly Expertise
- Applying Critical Race Theory to investigate the impact of COVID-19-related policy changes on racial/ethnic disparities in medication treatment for opioid use disorder
- Evaluating the National Implementation of Virtual Interdisciplinary Pain Care Teams – TelePain
- Patient Readiness for Improvement through Motivation, Engagement, and Decision-making for PTSD (PRIMED-PTSD)
Recent Publications
Mindfulness practice time and quality in veterans with chronic pain.
(2025 Jul 22)
Curr Psychol
Ruan H, DelVentura JL, Katz AC, Meyer WJ, Goerlitz DS, Chen JA, Goldberg SB
(2025 Jul 22)
Curr Psychol
Ruan H, DelVentura JL, Katz AC, Meyer WJ, Goerlitz DS, Chen JA, Goldberg SB
Ethnoracial inequities in social stressors and patterns of alcohol use in a population of United States transgender Veterans.
(2025 Jul 5)
Soc Sci Med 382(): 118369
Garcia Gutiérrez JM, Reed DE, Macia KS, Fletcher O, Williams EC, Chen JA
(2025 Jul 5)
Soc Sci Med 382(): 118369
Garcia Gutiérrez JM, Reed DE, Macia KS, Fletcher O, Williams EC, Chen JA
Corrigendum to "Applications in human-centered design: Shared-Decision Making for mental health treatment in primary care" [Patient Educ Couns 136 (2025) 108745].
(2025 Aug)
Patient Educ Couns 137(): 108818
Tirtanadi K, Johnson KA, Epler AJ, Chen JA
(2025 Aug)
Patient Educ Couns 137(): 108818
Tirtanadi K, Johnson KA, Epler AJ, Chen JA
Evaluating spoke facilitation costs of implementing TelePain in the Veterans Health Administration.
(2025 May 1)
Implement Sci Commun 6(1): 51
Rose AL, Coogan S, Indresano J, Zeliadt SB, Chen JA
(2025 May 1)
Implement Sci Commun 6(1): 51
Rose AL, Coogan S, Indresano J, Zeliadt SB, Chen JA
Applications in human-centered design: Shared-Decision Making for mental health treatment in primary care.
(2025 Jul)
Patient Educ Couns 136(): 108745
Tirtanadi K, Johnson KA, Epler AJ, Chen JA
(2025 Jul)
Patient Educ Couns 136(): 108745
Tirtanadi K, Johnson KA, Epler AJ, Chen JA
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