Voluntary Faculty
Voluntary faculty are typically clinicians or others who are employed outside of the School but make significant contributions to department programs at the medical center or at affiliate institutions.
Voluntary rank detailsJessica Isom, MD, MPH
Assistant Clinical ProfessorAbout
Research
Publications
2024
Social Justice and Health Equity
Black C, Isom J, Cerdeña I. Social Justice and Health Equity. 2024, 127-138. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-52589-6_11.Chapters
2023
Antiracist Documentation Practices — Shaping Clinical Encounters and Decision Making
Andreou A, Neff J, Goldenberg M, Rohrbaugh R, Isom J, Castillo E, Williams J, Lee C, Aysola J. Antiracist Documentation Practices — Shaping Clinical Encounters and Decision Making. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2023, 389: 1238-1244. PMID: 37754291, PMCID: PMC10617745, DOI: 10.1056/nejmms2303340.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Reporting on and Reviewing for Race/Racialization, Ethnicity, and Culture
Dixon LB, Lewis-Fernández R, Isom J, Bellamy C, Gaba A, Rossom RC, Adams L, Legha RK, Carlo AD, Sokol Y, Norquist GS, Roy M, Jackson D. Reporting on and Reviewing for Race/Racialization, Ethnicity, and Culture. Psychiatric Services 2022, 73: 482-483. PMID: 35392661, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220099.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersBuilding Bridges Between Evidence and Policy in Mental Health Services Research: Introducing the Policy Review Article Type
Goldman ML, Swartz MS, Norquist GS, Horvitz-Lennon M, Balasuriya L, Jorgensen S, Greiner M, Brinkley A, Hayes H, Isom J, Dixon LB, Druss BG. Building Bridges Between Evidence and Policy in Mental Health Services Research: Introducing the Policy Review Article Type. Psychiatric Services 2022, 73: 1165-1168. PMID: 35378994, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100428.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsEvidence-based policy makingPolicy makingMental health policyHealth policyPolicy-relevant issuesSocial policyPolicy reviewPolicy implicationsBehavioral health systemPolicyResearch approachMental health services researchHealth care practicesEvidence-based health care practicesHigh-quality evidenceMakingBroad guidelinesSubstance use disordersHealth services researchHealth systemServices researchPositive outcomesPsychiatric servicesPracticeUse disordersChapter 8 The words we use
Isom J, Williams J, Mathis M. Chapter 8 The words we use. 2022, 291-310. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818954-2.00011-0.ChaptersSocial group membershipTrauma-related disordersDisruptive behavior disordersMental health professionalsPatterns of thinkingSet of behaviorsGroup membershipRacial minority statusHuman behaviorBehavior disorderWordsMinority statusAdolescentsHealth professionalsClass biasHelpful theoryChildrenDiagnostic categoriesDisordersProfessionalsBehaviorSocial sciencesBiasesParticular groupThinking
2021
A Potential Case of Acute Ketamine Withdrawal: Clinical Implications for the Treatment of Refractory Depression
Roxas N, Ahuja C, Isom J, Wilkinson ST, Capurso N. A Potential Case of Acute Ketamine Withdrawal: Clinical Implications for the Treatment of Refractory Depression. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 178: 588-591. PMID: 34270337, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20101480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn evidence-based path forward for diversity training in medicine
Portnoy GA, Doran JM, Isom JE, Wilkins KM, DeViva JC, Stacy MA. An evidence-based path forward for diversity training in medicine. The Lancet Psychiatry 2021, 8: 181-182. PMID: 33610221, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(21)00024-9.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersThe Time Is Now: Teaching Psychiatry Residents to Understand and Respond to Oppression through the Development of the Human Experience Track
Balasuriya L, Isom J, Cyrus K, Ali H, Sloan A, Arnaout B, Steinfeld M, DeSouza F, Jordan A, Encandela J, Rohrbaugh R. The Time Is Now: Teaching Psychiatry Residents to Understand and Respond to Oppression through the Development of the Human Experience Track. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 45: 78-83. PMID: 33512693, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01399-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNothing About Us Without Us in Policy Creation and Implementation
Isom J, Balasuriya L. Nothing About Us Without Us in Policy Creation and Implementation. Psychiatric Services 2021, 72: 121-121. PMID: 33517690, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.72202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEquity in Progress: Development of Health Equity Curricula in Three Psychiatry Residency Programs
Isom J, Jordan A, Goodsmith N, Medlock MM, DeSouza F, Shadravan SM, Halbert E, Hairston D, Castillo E, Rohrbaugh R. Equity in Progress: Development of Health Equity Curricula in Three Psychiatry Residency Programs. Academic Psychiatry 2021, 45: 54-60. PMID: 33452664, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-020-01390-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research