Jason I. Chen, Ph.D.

  • Associate Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine
  • Associate Faculty, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program, School of Medicine

Biography

Jason I. Chen, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Faculty in the Clinical Psychology PhD Program at OHSU. Dr. Chen also serves as a Core Investigator at the VA HSR Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC). Dr. Chen’s research lab, the Connecting Communities for Suicide Prevention Lab (CCSP), studies suicide prevention for high-risk populations with a focus on military veterans, community-based approaches, and help-seeking processes. Clinically, Dr. Chen provides supervision on suicide-specific interventions and adapting evidence-based psychotherapies to acute care and non-traditional settings.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 2007, Vassar College
    • M.A., 2013, University of South Florida
    • Ph.D., 2016, University of South Florida
  • Internship

    • Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver VA Medical Center
  • Fellowship

    • VA Health Systems Research Advanced Research Fellowship, VA HSR Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care (CIVIC), VA Portland Health Care System

Areas of interest

  • Suicide Risk Assessment and Management
  • Intervention and Prevention Programming Development
  • Treatment-Seeking Behaviors and Mental Health Promotion

Publications

Publications