Jason D Jones
Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Roberts Center for Pediatric Research
8th Floor, 8471
2716 South St.
Philadelphia, PA 19146
8th Floor, 8471
2716 South St.
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Office: 267-425-1326
Email:
jonesjd@chop.edu
jonesjd@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Psychology)
The Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College , 2008.
MS (Psychology)
University of Maryland, College Park, 2013.
PhD (Psychology)
University of Maryland, College Park, 2015.
BA (Psychology)
The Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College , 2008.
MS (Psychology)
University of Maryland, College Park, 2013.
PhD (Psychology)
University of Maryland, College Park, 2015.
Post-Graduate Training
Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2015-2017.
Permanent linkPostdoctoral Fellow in Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 2015-2017.
Selected Publications
McNielly, E., Jones, J. D., & Young, J. F. : Longitudinal associations of perceived peer stress and depressive symptoms in adolescence. Poster presented at the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) Annual Research Symposia and Poster Day, Philadelphia, PA. May 2026.Fisher, N., Cooper, A., Jones, J. D., & Benton, T. D. : Perceived xenophobia and suicidality amongst youth in a pediatric mood disorders clinic. Poster presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. May 2026.
Davis, M. F., Jones, J. D., Schwartz, K. T. G., Dysart, G. C., Gillham, J. E., So, A., Gallop, R., & Young, J. F. : What happens when the video calls end?: Examining longer-term outcomes of a telehealth-delivered adolescent depression prevention program. In J. F. Young (chair), Telehealth-delivered depression prevention in schools: Long-term outcomes, moderators, and multi-informant reports. Symposium presented at the Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting, Washington, DC May 2026.
Maesaka, T., Jones, J. D., Davis, M. Houlihan, A., & Young, J. F.: Effects of telehealth-delivered depression prevention on multi-informant reports of adolescent internalizing and externalizing symptoms. In J. F. Young (chair), Telehealth-delivered depression prevention in schools: Long-term outcomes, moderators, and multi-informant reports. Symposium presented at the Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting, Washington, DC May 2026.
Hankin, B. L., Jones, J. D., Davis, M., Schwartz, K. T. G., Gallop, R., & Young, J. F. : Prevention bends adolescent internalizing trajectories: Within-person changes from pre- to post-prevention. Journal of Affective Disorders 398: 120939, April 2026.
Jones, J. D., Penney, C., Davis, M., Barzilay, R., Tweedy, E., Tsui, F., & Young, J. F.: Trends in adolescent depression and suicide risk screening and symptom monitoring in a large primary care network. Academic Pediatrics 26(3): 103211, April 2026.
Davis, M., So, A. W., Dysart, G. C., Schwartz, K. T. G., Kanine, R. M., Jones, J. D., Wolk, C. B., & Young, J. F. : Implementation determinants and outcomes of a telehealth-delivered depression prevention program in schools. American Journal of Psychotherapy 79(1): 19-26, March 2026.
Davis, M., Jones, J. D., Schwartz, K. T. G., Dysart, G., Gillham, J., So, A., Gallop, R., & Young, J. F. : Longer-term outcomes of telehealth-delivered adolescent depression prevention: Findings from a school-based randomized controlled trial. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 55(2): 285-298, March 2026.
Escobar-Viera, C. Biernesser, C., Jones, J. D., Schmitt, T. & Win, E. : Development and usability of a social media intervention for online victimized youth vulnerable to suicide in pediatric primary care: SMILEY Chatbot. Poster presented at the UPMC Digital Health Summit. January 2026.
Jones, J. D., Penney, C., Davis, M., Figueroa, J., Alexander, E., Reagan, S., Kelly, S., Benton, T. D., & Young, J. F. : Geospatial indices of neighborhood environment and preadolescent behavioral health screening in primary care. The Journal of Pediatrics 2026.