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Dr. Jessica Bourdon

She/Her
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
  • Profile

    Dr. Jessica L. Bourdon obtained her Ph.D. in Clinical and Translational Sciences with a concentration in Psychiatric, Behavioral, and Statistical Genetics from Virginia Commonwealth University. She subsequently completed a TranSTAR postdoctoral fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis before working at Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research as their Director of Research Administration. Accordingly, her work lies at the intersection of translational science, psychiatric genetics, and disorders of addiction. She focuses on socio-ecological (i.e., collaborative) translational frameworks and genetic epidemiological information to enhance the care of individuals struggling with disorders of addiction and those in recovery. Dr. Bourdon’s overarching research agenda is to improve science communication and translational pathways across stakeholders (e.g., researchers, clinicians, patients) as well as to investigate the incorporation of psychiatric genetic information into the care of mental health disorders, specifically disorders of addiction. She is a proud Spider alum who is happy to be back teaching in the Department of Psychology. Outside of UR, she enjoys long walks through the Fan, lunch at Palani Drive, and various fandoms.

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    • Professional Experience

      Postdoctoral Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis (2019-2020 )

      Director of Research Administration, Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research, Center for Addiction Science (2019-2020 )

  • Publications
    Journal Articles

    Bourdon, J. L., & Kirane, K. (2024). Using implementation methods to study a combined dance/movement therapy (DMT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) protocol at an inpatient substance use setting. Journal of Arts in Psychotherapy. doi:10.1016/j.aip.2024.102148.

    Bourdon, J. L., Fields, T., Judson, S., Vadhan, N. P., & Morgenstern, J. (2024). Using assessments to create a translational pipeline at a science-based inpatient addiction treatment facility. INQUIRY. doi:10.1177/00469580241237117. PMCID: PMC10938602.

    Bourdon, J. L., Judson, S., Caporaso, G., Wright, M. F., Fields, T., Vadhan, N. P., & Morgenstern, J. (2023). Adapting, implementing, and maintaining a group cognitive behavioral therapy program at an inpatient addiction treatment facility. Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation. doi:10.2147/SAR.S433523. PMCID: PMC10637231.

    Tomlinson, M., Thomas, M. P., Goldman, B., Bourdon, J. L., & Vadhan, N. P. (2022). A pilot study comparing in-person and remote outpatient substance use treatment services on quality-of-life outcomes. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 5. doi:10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100108.

    Francis, M. W., Bourdon, J. L., Chan, G., Dick, D. M., Edenberg, H. J. … McCutcheon, V. V. (2022). Deriving a measure of Social Recovery Capital from the Important People and Activities instrument in young adults: Construction and psychometric properties. Alcohol and Alcoholism.  doi:10.1093/alcalc/agac014. PMCID:PMC9086804.

    Bourdon, J. L., Dorsey, A., Zalik, M., Pietka, A., Salyer, P., Bray, M., Bierut, L., & Ramsey, A. (2021). Perceived utility and in-vivo design feedback on a genetically-informed smoking risk tool among current smokers in the community. BMC Medical Genomics, 14. doi: 10.1186/s12920-021-00976-1.

    Bourdon, J. L.*, Francis, M. W.*, Robinson, H., Jia, L., Liang, T., Price, R., & Grucza, R. (2021). The effect of marijuana decriminalization and legalization policies on treatment for cannabis use in adults. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 131. (*co first-authors) doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021/108535.

    Kinreich, S., McCutcheon, V., Aliev, F., Meyers, J., Kamarajan, C., Pandey, A., Chorlian, D., Zhang, J., Kuang, W., Pandey, G., Subbie, S., Francis, M. W., Chan, G., Bourdon, J. L., Dick, D. M., Anokhin, A. P., Bauer, L., Hesselbrock, V., Schuckit, M. A., Salvatore, J. E., Bucholz, K. K., & Porjesz, B. (2021). Predicting alcohol use disorder resilience and readiness to recovery: A multimodal multi-featured machine learning approach. Translational Psychiatry, 11: 166. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01281-2.

    Bourdon, J. L., Davies, R., & Long, E. C. (2020). Four actionable bottlenecks and potential solutions to translating psychiatric genetics research: An expert review. Public Health Genomics. doi: 10.1159/000510832.

    Ramsey, A. T., Bourdon, J. L., Bray, M. Dorsey, A., Zalik, M., Pietka, A., Waters, E. A., Sayler, P., Chen, L.-S., Munafo, M., & Bierut, L. J. (2021). Proof of concept of a personalized genetic risk tool to promote smoking cessation: High acceptability and reduced cigarette smoking. Cancer Prevention Research. doi:10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-20-0328.

    Bourdon, J. L., Hettema, J. M., Prom-Wormley, E. C., & Southam-Gerow, M. A. (2020). Assessing stakeholder perceptions of the utility of genetic information for the clinical care of mental health disorders: We have a will but need to see the way. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. doi:10.1007/s10488-020-01058-7.

    Hettema, J. M., Bourdon, J. L., Sawyers, C., Verhulst, B., Brotman, M. A., Leibenluft, E., Pine, D. S., & Roberson-Nay, R. R. (2020). Genetic and environmental risk structure of internalizing psychopathology in youth. Depression and Anxiety, 37, 540-548. doi:10.1002/da.23024.

    Ramsey, A. T., Bray, M., Acayo Laker, P., Bourdon, J. L., Dorsey, A., Zalik, M., Pietka, A., Sayler, P., Chen, L.-S., & Bierut, L. J. (2020). Participatory design of a personalized genetic risk tool to promote behavioral health. Cancer Prevention Research, 13, 1-10. doi:10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-20-0029.

    Bourdon, J. L., Tillman, R., Francis, M. W., Dick, D. M., Stephenson, M., Edenberg, H. J., Kramer, J., Kuperman, S., Bucholz, K. K., & McCutcheon, V. V. (2020). Characterization of service use for alcohol problems across generations and sex in adults with alcohol use disorder. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 44, 746-757. doi:10.111/acer.14290. PMCID: PMC7969784.

    Bourdon, J. L., Liadis, A., Tingle, K., & Saunders, T. R. (2020). Trends in mental health service utilization among LGB+ college students. Journal of American College Health. doi:10.1080/07448481.2019.1706537. PMCID: PMC7363541.

    Cusak, S. E., Bourdon, J. L., Bountress, K., Saunders, T. R., Kendler, K. S., Dick, D. M., & Amstadter, A. B. (2019). Prospective predictors of sexual revictimization among college students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi:10.1177/0886260519849680. PMCID: PMC7251549.

    Bourdon, J. L., & Hancock, L. C. (2019). Using electronic audience response technology to track e-cigarette habits among college freshmen. Addictive Behaviors, 95, 24-27. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.02.019. PMCID: PMC6545149.

    Prom-Wormley, E. C., Clifford, J., Bourdon, J. L., Barr, P., Blondino, C., Ball, J. … Wilson, D. (2019). Developing community-based strategies with family health history: Assessing the association between community resident family history and interest in health education. Social Science & Medicine. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.02.011.

    Bourdon, J. L., Savage, J. E., Verhulst, B., Carney, D. M., Moroney, E., Machlin, L. … Hettema, J. M. (2019). The genetic and environmental relationship between childhood behavioral inhibition and pre-adolescent anxiety. Twin Research Human Genetics, 22(1), 48-55. doi:10.1017/thg.2018.73. PMCID: PMC6449201.

    Savage, J. E., Moore, A. A., Sawyers, C. K., Bourdon, J. L., Verhulst, B., Carney, D. M., Moroney, E., Machlin, L., Kaabi, O., Vrana, S., Grillon, C., Brotman, M. A., Leibenluft, E., Pine, D. S., Roberson-Nay, R., & Hettema, J. M. (2019). Fear-potentiated startle response as an endophenotype: Evaluating metrics and methods for genetic applications. Psychophysiology, 56(5), e13325. doi:10.1111/psyp.13325. PMCID: PMC6454577.

    Bourdon, J. L., Moore, A. A., Eastman, M., Savage, J. E., Hazlett, L., Vrana, S. R., Hettema, J. M., & Roberson-Nay, R. (2018). The heritability of resting heart rate variability (HRV) in adolescents and young adults. Behavior Genetics, 48, 386-396. doi:10.1007/s10519-018-9915-1. PMCID: PMC6345603.  

    Bourdon, J. L., Moore, A. A., Long, E. C., Kendler, K. S., & Dick, D. M. (2018). The relationship between on-campus service utilization and common mental health symptoms in undergraduate college students. Psychological Services, 17(1), 118-126. doi:10.1037/ser0000296. PMCID: PMC6453740.

    Cusak, S., Hicks, T., Bourdon, J. L., Sheerin, C., Overstreet, C., Dick, D., Kendler, K. S., & Amstadter, A. B. (2018). Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of PTSD symptomology in a college undergraduate sample. Journal of American College Health, 67, 123-131. doi:10.1080/07448481.2018.1462824. PMCID: PMC6186195.

    Bourdon, J. L., Saunders, T. R., & Hancock, L. C. (2018). Acknowledgement and support matter: A brief report on gender identity and sexual orientation at a large, urban university. Journal of American College Health, 66(8). doi:10.1080/07448481.2018.1432627. PMCID: PMC6148396.

    Graham, C. W., West, M. D., Bourdon, J. L., & Inge, K. J. (2016). Employment interventions for return to work in working aged adults following traumatic brain injury (TBI): A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 12(1), 1-33. doi:10.4073/csr.2016.6.

    Bukach, C. M., Cottle, J., Ubiwa, J., & Miller, J. (2012). Individuation experience predicts other-race effects in holistic processing for both Caucasian and Black participants. Cognition, 123, 319-324. doi:10.1016j/j.cognition.2012.02.007.