Who We Are

Dr. Jenness is a clinical child psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver. She is the director of the Adolescent Adversity and Depression Intervention (AADI) lab that focuses on the study of neurobiological and environmental risk factors related to youth depression, with an overarching goal on how we can use this information to create more effective depression interventions. Her current research projects include NIMH-funded studies on the neural and behavioral changes that predict treatment response to behavioral activation for depressed adolescents (K23/NARSAD) and adaptation of behavioral activation to an online platform (R03, R34). She also leads a project examining innovative ways to increase access to adolescent depression care (Garvey Innovation Grant). In addition to research, Dr. Jenness is an Attending Psychologist in the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at Seattle Children’s Hospital where she primarily treats adolescent depression and suicide. She has also trained mental health professionals at various sites around the US in the use of behavioral activation with adolescents.

Education

Doctorate: University of Denver, Denver
Fellowship: University of Washington, Seattle

Department Affiliations

Other Affiliations

Mood and Anxiety Program – Seattle Children’s Hospital