Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty typically have an academic or research appointment at another institution and contribute or collaborate with one or more School of Medicine faculty members or programs.
Adjunct rank detailsAyana Jordan, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor Adjunct of PsychiatryAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Adapting substance use treatment for black adolescents in the US legal system: protocol for a mixed-method, exploratory, feasibility and acceptability study using the eight-step ADAPT-ITT framework.
Bryant B, Tolou-Shams M, Ezimora I, Zapolski T, DiClemente R, Jordan A, Becker S, Squeglia L. Adapting substance use treatment for black adolescents in the US legal system: protocol for a mixed-method, exploratory, feasibility and acceptability study using the eight-step ADAPT-ITT framework. BMJ Open 2026, 16: e115193. PMID: 41771593, PMCID: PMC12958882, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolicy and public health implications for mental health after the COVID-19 pandemic
Nakimuli-Mpungu E, Arango C, Dandona R, Ford T, John A, Jordan A, Cherop R, Kola L, López-Jaramillo C, Schuster A, Knapp M, Walbaum M, Opiepie K, Musoro F, White L, Martsenkovskyi D, Michael B, O'Connor R, Health M, Jones P. Policy and public health implications for mental health after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet Psychiatry 2026, 13: 162-174. PMID: 41577421, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00358-x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsThe implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for clinical mental health care
Schuster A, Alwan N, Callard F, Chen E, Gilbody S, Graham B, Hatch S, Jones E, Jordan A, Knapp M, López-Jaramillo C, Nakimuli-Mpungu E, Pathare S, Ressler K, Wessely S, White L, Health T, Jones P. The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for clinical mental health care. The Lancet Psychiatry 2026, 13: 140-161. PMID: 41577420, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(25)00247-0.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2025
One voice and vision: How the RISE network built a collective identity as the foundation for strategic dissemination
Adams E, Lefebvre R, Christopher M, Stack E, Peng L, Becker M, Behrends C, Goldman J, Guzman Herrera M, Hassan H, Kapler S, Jeremiah A, Augustine E, Borquez A, Wagner K, Sherman S, Wilson J, Kral A, Jordan A, Oga E, Southwell B, Zibbell J, Cance J. One voice and vision: How the RISE network built a collective identity as the foundation for strategic dissemination. Harm Reduction Journal 2025, 22: 197. PMID: 41361446, PMCID: PMC12683777, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-025-01331-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnvisioning a Humane and Accessible US Methadone Treatment System: Generating Policy and Practice Recommendations From the Liberate Methadone Movement
Krawczyk N, Scott J, Miller M, Coulter A, Ferguson A, Frank D, Jordan A, Joudrey P, Kimmel S, Levander X, Potee R, Roberts K, Russell D, Simon R, Sue K, Suen L, Vincent L, Voyles N, Simon C. Envisioning a Humane and Accessible US Methadone Treatment System: Generating Policy and Practice Recommendations From the Liberate Methadone Movement. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2025, 47: 316-325. PMID: 41139383, PMCID: PMC12875567, DOI: 10.1177/29767342251377189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Pooled Sample Study of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Wait Time Among a Pregnant Population in New York
Nkemjika S, Begum G, Yoade B, Vyas V, Onyeaka H, Olatunji O, Olayinka O, Jordan A. A Pooled Sample Study of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Wait Time Among a Pregnant Population in New York. Epidemiologia 2025, 6: 65. PMID: 41133659, PMCID: PMC12551031, DOI: 10.3390/epidemiologia6040065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvancing research on strategies to reduce drug use and overdose-related harms: a community informed approach to establishing common data elements
Saavedra L, Christopher M, Illei D, Kral A, Ray B, Zibbell J, Wagner K, Borquez A, Jordan A, Seal D, Cerdá M, Mackesy-Amiti M, Wilson J, Pho M, Behrends C, Hassan H, Tomko C, Oga E, Cance J. Advancing research on strategies to reduce drug use and overdose-related harms: a community informed approach to establishing common data elements. Harm Reduction Journal 2025, 22: 169. PMID: 41094522, PMCID: PMC12522215, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-025-01301-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSociodemographic Determinants of Telehealth Visits: A Comparison of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders with Other Services
Nkemjika S, Hall O, Tetrault J, Jordan A. Sociodemographic Determinants of Telehealth Visits: A Comparison of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders with Other Services. Epidemiologia 2025, 6: 54. PMID: 40981085, PMCID: PMC12452398, DOI: 10.3390/epidemiologia6030054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn individual-level data synthesis of Clinical Trials Network studies to examine the impact of psychosocial treatments for Black people who use cocaine and/or opioids
Burlew A, Ruglass L, Espinosa A, McCuistian C, Haeny A, Jordan A, Roundtree C, Lopez J, Vena A, Morgan-López A. An individual-level data synthesis of Clinical Trials Network studies to examine the impact of psychosocial treatments for Black people who use cocaine and/or opioids. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 276: 112850. PMID: 40902223, PMCID: PMC12551901, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstablishing a community advisory board to align harm reduction research with the unique needs of Black and Latine communities
Kapler S, Hassan H, Jeremiah A, Bryant K, Crespo P, Felix N, Lopez S, Morales A, Reeves S, Jordan A. Establishing a community advisory board to align harm reduction research with the unique needs of Black and Latine communities. Harm Reduction Journal 2025, 22: 74. PMID: 40355897, PMCID: PMC12067662, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-025-01214-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
News
News
- August 13, 2026
Yale PRCH Receives John Templeton Foundation Award to Strengthen and Sustain Faith-Based Substance Use Recovery Programming
- July 08, 2026
Yale Psychiatry Faculty, Trainees Contribute to Book 'AAAP Review of Addiction Psychiatry'
- 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