Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor Adjunct of PsychiatryCards
About
Research
Publications
2025
A Critical Awareness Approach to Cluster Hiring for Academic Inclusion
Carter S, Asabor E, Packard G, Kenwood M, Jordan A, Ross R. A Critical Awareness Approach to Cluster Hiring for Academic Inclusion. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2025 PMID: 40090781, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2025.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinoritized groupsRacial/ethnic minoritized groupsMultiple intersecting identitiesCluster hiresIntersectional identitiesHiring practicesPlanning initiativesHealth disparitiesNational levelNational Institutes of Health (NIHCareer opportunitiesHiring processUnique needsDiverse needsHiringU.S. populationPromotion processInstitutionsAcademic medicineLimited innovationAdvancement of facultyAcademic institutionsSystem marginAcademic inclusionNational Institute
2024
Who feels safe calling 911: are prior experiences of anti-Black racial discrimination associated with hesitancy seeking emergency medical services in the event of accidental drug overdose? – a study protocol
Hall O, Trimble C, Garcia S, Grayson S, Joseph L, Entrup P, Jegede O, Martel J, Tetrault J, Mathis M, Jordan A. Who feels safe calling 911: are prior experiences of anti-Black racial discrimination associated with hesitancy seeking emergency medical services in the event of accidental drug overdose? – a study protocol. Annals Of Medicine 2024, 57: 2439540. PMID: 39697058, PMCID: PMC11660366, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2439540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medical servicesExperiences of racial discriminationCross-sectional surveyMedical servicesAccidental drug overdoseGroup-Based Medical Mistrust ScaleAssociated with health disparitiesDrug overdoseGroup-based medical mistrustMedical Mistrust ScaleEveryday Discrimination ScaleBlack AmericansNon-parametric partial correlationsMedical discriminationRacial discriminationFatal drug overdosesHealth disparitiesQuestionnaire measuring perceptionsRelated health problemsMedical mistrustExploratory factor analysisBlack adultsSociodemographic informationCronbach's alphaGroup-basedCorrigendum to ‘Integrative data analysis of clinical trials network studies to examine the impact of psychosocial treatments for Black people who use cocaine: Study protocol’ [Contemporary Clinical Trials 133 (2023) 107329].
Haeny A, McCuistian C, Burlew A, Ruglass L, Espinosa A, Jordan A, Roundtree C, Lopez J, Morgan-Lopez A. Corrigendum to ‘Integrative data analysis of clinical trials network studies to examine the impact of psychosocial treatments for Black people who use cocaine: Study protocol’ [Contemporary Clinical Trials 133 (2023) 107329]. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2024, 147: 107740. PMID: 39578191, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic Racism as a Determinant of Health Inequities for People With Substance Use Disorder
Jegede O, Bellamy C, Jordan A. Systemic Racism as a Determinant of Health Inequities for People With Substance Use Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 225-226. PMID: 38231489, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.4958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe impact of racism on Black American mental health
Cogburn C, Roberts S, Ransome Y, Addy N, Hansen H, Jordan A. The impact of racism on Black American mental health. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 56-64. PMID: 38101873, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00361-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessMental healthUnfavorable health outcomesMental health systemMental health issuesDSM-5 classification systemEpidemiological surveyHealth outcomesInadequate treatmentAmerican mental healthHealth systemExperience disparitiesHealth issuesIllnessBlack individualsBlack AmericansBlack populationHealthClassification systemMorbidityMisdiagnosisDisparitiesSystems that promote mental health in the teeth of oppression
Fullilove M, Dix E, Hankerson S, Lassiter J, Jordan A. Systems that promote mental health in the teeth of oppression. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 65-74. PMID: 38101874, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00344-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-based participatory research with Black people and Black scientists: the power and the promise
Breland-Noble A, Streets F, Jordan A. Community-based participatory research with Black people and Black scientists: the power and the promise. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 75-80. PMID: 38101875, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(23)00338-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Integrative data analysis of clinical trials network studies to examine the impact of psychosocial treatments for black people who use cocaine: Study protocol
Haeny A, McCuistian C, Burlew A, Ruglass L, Espinosa A, Jordan A, Roundtree C, Lopez J, Morgan-López A. Integrative data analysis of clinical trials network studies to examine the impact of psychosocial treatments for black people who use cocaine: Study protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2023, 133: 107329. PMID: 37652354, PMCID: PMC10635737, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStudy protocolPsychosocial treatmentsPsychostimulant useTreatment effectivenessRandomized clinical trialsCocaine use severityClinical trialsInclusion criteriaOutcome measuresStudy-level moderatorsGeneral populationUse disordersTreatment approachesScale scoreTreatment interventionsComparative effectivenessSynthetic opioidsCocaine useIntegrative data analysisNIDA CTNDeath rateBehavioral interventionsUse severityCTN studiesCocaine
2022
Substance use policy and practice in the COVID-19 pandemic: Learning from early pandemic responses through internationally comparative field data
Aronowitz S, Carroll J, Hansen H, Jauffret-Roustide M, Parker C, Suhail-Sindhu S, Albizu-Garcia C, Alegria M, Arrendondo J, Baldacchino A, Bluthenthal R, Bourgois P, Burraway J, Chen J, Ekhtiari H, Elkholy H, Farhoudian A, Friedman J, Jordan A, Kato L, Knight K, Martinez C, McNeil R, Murray H, Namirembe S, Radfar R, Roe L, Sarang A, Scherz C, Teck J, Textor L, Oanh K. Substance use policy and practice in the COVID-19 pandemic: Learning from early pandemic responses through internationally comparative field data. Global Public Health 2022, 17: 3654-3669. PMID: 36692903, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2022.2129720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly pandemic responseSocial protectionCOVID-19 pandemicSocial safety netSocial welfare systemPandemic responseNon-governmental organizationsCriminal legal systemSocial service infrastructureSemi-structured interviewsHealth service delivery modelsWelfare systemCommunity health practitionersEthnographic methodsSocial scientistsService delivery modelsStructural driversNational responseSafety netDrug policyQualitative dataPublic health infrastructureHarm reductionSystemic investmentInternational networkIntegrating Ambulatory Addiction Consultation Service Into a Community Mental Health Center
Jegede O, Muvvala S, Cahill J, Wade R, Jordan A. Integrating Ambulatory Addiction Consultation Service Into a Community Mental Health Center. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2022, 17: 126-128. PMID: 36111994, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity mental health centerAddiction consult serviceMental health centersHealth centersConsult serviceConsultation serviceModel of careEvidence-based treatmentsAcute settingAmbulatory settingAddiction treatmentCareAmbulatory systemDrugsAddiction professionalsTreatmentPatientsReplicable modelSetting
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Addressing Health Disparities by Providing Evidence-Based Treatment in the Black Church
HIC ID2000028991RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18+ years
News
News
- January 16, 2025
Jordan Honored With Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
- January 17, 2024Source: JAMA Psychiatry
Systemic Racism as a Determinant of Health Inequities for People With Substance Use Disorder
- May 30, 2023
Kathy Carroll Honored with New Playground in Newhallville
- May 23, 2023Source: Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment
Breaking Through Social Determinants of Health: Imani Breakthrough