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
Strachan, L.B., Gillham, J.E., Jones, J.D., Young, J.F., So, A., Dysart, G. C., Kanine, R.M., & Schwartz, K.T.G.: A preliminary exploration of school-based mental health services for teens: Insights into “Services as Usual” from a depression prevention randomized controlled trial. School Mental Health October 2026 Notes: in press.Dunbar, A.S., Jones, J.D., Stern, J.A., Awao, S., Lejuez, C.W., & Cassidy, J. : Maternal emotion socialization and emotional functioning among Black adolescents: The mediating role of perceptions of the mother as a secure base. Attachment & Human Development 28(5): 494-521, October 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1080/14616734.2026.2700705. Epub 2026 Jul 16.
Awao, S., Stern, J.A., Jones, J.D., Dunbar, A.S., Mikulincer, M., Shaver, P. R., & Cassidy, J.: Increasing supportive responses to a peer’s distress following a loss: The role of attachment orientations, security priming, and previous experience with loss. Death Studies Page: 1-17, September 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1080/07481187.2026.2734745. Epub ahead of print.
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 296: 115158, September 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115158. Epub 2026 May 25.
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.
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.
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.
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 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2025.103211. Epub 2025 Dec 20.
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 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120939. Epub 2025 Dec 19.