Jessica Barber, PhD
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Biography
Jessica Barber, Ph.D. is the Associate Director of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) national Measurement Based Care in Mental Health Initiative. Drawing from her many years’ experience in training psychologists and medical professionals, her current area of particular focus in the Initiative is on developing educational tools and resources to facilitate implementation of MBC across the VHA enterprise. A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Barber’s specialty is Clinical Health Psychology. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale University, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, and remains actively involved in training at Yale University and VA Connecticut Healthcare System. She received her Ph.D. 2008 in Clinical Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology Emphasis from Yeshiva University, the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology.
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Psychiatry
Assistant Clinical ProfessorPrimary
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Education & Training
- Post-doctoral Resident
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2009)
- Pre-doctoral Intern
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (2008)
- PhD
- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Clinical Psychology (2008)
- MA
- Southern CT State University, Psychology (2002)
- BS
- Fairfield University, Neuroscience (1998)
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Jessica Barber's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Jessica Barber's research output by year.
Sandra Resnick, PhD
Amber Wimsatt Childs, PhD
Carlos Grilo, PhD
Elizabeth Connors, PhD
13Publications
240Citations
Publications
2024
Leveraging Measurement-Based Care to Reduce Mental Health Treatment Disparities for Populations of Color
Barber J, Childs A, Resnick S, Connors E. Leveraging Measurement-Based Care to Reduce Mental Health Treatment Disparities for Populations of Color. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2024, 1-7. PMID: 38489017, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-024-01364-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasurement-based careMental health servicesTherapeutic allianceCommunities of colorClients of colorMental health treatment disparitiesMental health treatmentEngagement to treatmentMental health treatment qualityMental health careHealth service qualityPerson-centered practiceWhite clientsTherapeutic relationshipHealth treatmentProgress feedbackSources of disparitiesTreatment relevanceAssociated with early terminationPopulations of colorHealth servicesHealth careTreatment disparitiesDisparities literatureCareCan Measurement-Based Care Reduce Burnout in Mental Health Clinicians?
Barber J, Resnick S. Can Measurement-Based Care Reduce Burnout in Mental Health Clinicians? Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2024, 1-5. PMID: 38379054, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-024-01349-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsMeasurement-based careMental health cliniciansHealth cliniciansReduce burnoutMental health care organizationsExperience of careSense of personal accomplishmentMental health careMental health servicesHealth care organizationsComponents of burnoutHealth servicesCare organizationsHealth carePersonal accomplishmentEmotional fatigueGoal settingClinical processesBurnoutCareCliniciansTreatment feedbackNegative consequencesLevel effortsTreatment planning
2023
Collect, Share, Act: A Transtheoretical Clinical Model for Doing Measurement-Based Care in Mental Health Treatment
Barber J, Resnick SG. Collect, Share, Act: A Transtheoretical Clinical Model for Doing Measurement-Based Care in Mental Health Treatment. Psychological Services 2023, 20: 150-157. PMID: 35201811, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMeasurement-based carePatient-reported outcome measuresLack of consensusGood clinical evidenceMental health treatmentMental health initiativesHealth care systemRecipients of careRoutine careClinical evidenceOutcome measuresHealth treatmentClinical modelHealth initiativesCare systemTreatment progressCareTreatment planningClinical processesPossible barriersGreater utilizationAmple evidenceGoal settingCliniciansSetting
2017
Preliminary examination of metabolic syndrome response to motivational interviewing for weight loss as compared to an attentional control and usual care in primary care for individuals with and without binge-eating disorder
Barnes RD, Barber JA. Preliminary examination of metabolic syndrome response to motivational interviewing for weight loss as compared to an attentional control and usual care in primary care for individuals with and without binge-eating disorder. Eating Behaviors 2017, 26: 108-113. PMID: 28226308, PMCID: PMC5545172, DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2017.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMetabolic syndrome ratesMetabolic syndromePrimary careUsual careSyndrome ratesWeight lossOverweight/obesityWeight loss interventionBinge-eating disorderQuarter of participantsLoss interventionExcess weightSyndromeSecondary analysisCareControl participantsAdult participantsSignificant differencesSuch interventionsTreatmentDisordersParticipantsImpact of MIInterventionMI
2015
Medication Use and Metabolic Syndrome Among Overweight/Obese Patients With and Without Binge-Eating Disorder in a Primary Care Sample.
Barber JA, Schumann KP, Foran-Tuller KA, Islam LZ, Barnes RD. Medication Use and Metabolic Syndrome Among Overweight/Obese Patients With and Without Binge-Eating Disorder in a Primary Care Sample. The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2015, 17 PMID: 26835176, PMCID: PMC4732320, DOI: 10.4088/pcc.15m01816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsBody mass indexBinge-eating disorderOverweight/obese patientsMedication useMetabolic syndromeObese patientsWaist circumferencePrimary careHigher mean body mass indexNBO patientsMean body mass indexHigher body mass indexFull metabolic syndromePoor metabolic healthCurrent medication useLarger waist circumferencePrimary care centersPrimary care sampleBinge Eating DisorderObjective measurementsPharmacologic managementMedication logMass indexMetabolic healthObese individuals
2013
Reliability and Practicality of Measuring Waist Circumference to Monitor Cardiovascular Risk Among Community Mental Health Center Patients
Barber J, Palmese L, Chwastiak LA, Ratliff JC, Reutenauer EL, Jean-Baptiste M, Tek C. Reliability and Practicality of Measuring Waist Circumference to Monitor Cardiovascular Risk Among Community Mental Health Center Patients. Community Mental Health Journal 2013, 50: 68-74. PMID: 23306677, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-012-9590-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsWaist circumferenceCommunity mental health center patientsMental health center patientsUrban community mental health centerMental health treatment settingsCommunity mental health centerHealth center patientsSevere psychiatric disabilitiesMental health centersDiagnosis of schizophreniaGood inter-rater reliabilityNon-medical staffIntra-rater reliabilityUsual careCardiovascular riskCenter patientsObese individualsHealth centersInter-rater reliabilityClinical utilitySchizoaffective disorderTreatment settingsPsychiatric disabilitiesAcceptable rateCircumference
2012
Correction to Barber et al. (2011)
Barber J, Frantsve L, Capelli S, Sanders K. Correction to Barber et al. (2011). Psychological Services 2012, 9: 162-162. DOI: 10.1037/a0027645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2011
Implementation and Evaluation of an Integrated Care Program in a VA Medical Center
Barber J, Frantsve L, Capelli S, Sanders K. Implementation and Evaluation of an Integrated Care Program in a VA Medical Center. Psychological Services 2011, 8: 282-293. DOI: 10.1037/a0026158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsImplications of Weight-Based Stigma and Self-Bias on Quality of Life Among Individuals With Schizophrenia
Barber JA, Palmese L, Reutenauer EL, Grilo CM, Tek C. Implications of Weight-Based Stigma and Self-Bias on Quality of Life Among Individuals With Schizophrenia. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2011, 199: 431-435. PMID: 21716053, PMCID: PMC3135000, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0b013e318221403d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsQuality of lifeWeight-based stigmatizationNonpsychiatric samplesMedication complianceUnderwent assessmentConsecutive seriesObese individualsClinical studiesLife measuresSchizoaffective disorderObese sampleSignificant stigmaSchizophreniaWeight stigmaWeight biasWeight measuresNegative affectPoor qualitySame extentStigmaAssessment of Rates of Overweight and Obesity and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in a Sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans
Barber J, Bayer L, Pietrzak RH, Sanders KA. Assessment of Rates of Overweight and Obesity and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in a Sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans. Military Medicine 2011, 176: 151-155. PMID: 21366076, DOI: 10.7205/milmed-d-09-00275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransIraqi Freedom veteransRates of overweightMeasures of symptomsMean body mass indexVeterans Affairs Medical CenterStress disorderRetrospective chart reviewSymptoms of PTSDBody mass indexActive duty populationSame age groupGroup of veteransChart reviewRoutine careMass indexOverweight rangeMedical CenterOverweightAge groupsSymptomsObesityPsychological distress
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
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Professional OrganizationsAmerican Psychological AssociationDetails2007 - Presentactivity Member
Professional OrganizationsDivision 38 - Health PsychologyDetails2008 - Presentactivity Member
Professional OrganizationsDivision 12 & Association for Psychologists in Academic Health CentersDetails2010 - Present