Speaker
Dr. Jessica Schleider
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Founder & Director, Lab for Scalable Mental Health
Biography
Dr. Jessica L. Schleider is the Founding Director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health and an Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University. Her professional mission is to build, test, and disseminate scalable, evidence-based mental health solutions that bridge previously-unfillable gaps in mental health ecosystems, with a focus on single-session interventions (SSIs) for underserved youth. In support of her work, she has secured >$6 million in competitive research funding as PI or Project Lead. Dr. Schleider has been recognized via numerous national awards for research excellence and innovation, including the NIH Director's Early Independence Award and selection as one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Healthcare. Dr. Schleider has published >100 articles and book chapters and created or co-created eight open-access, single-session mental health programs, which have reached >40,000 people to date. Based on these programs, Dr. Schleider wrote a self-help workbook, The Growth Mindset Workbook for Teens. She also co-edited the Oxford Guide to Brief and Low-Intensity Interventions for Children and Young People and wrote a nonfiction book, LITTLE TREATMENTS, BIG EFFECTS, on how single-session interventions can transform mental health. Dr. Schleider completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Harvard University in 2018.