Dr. Jessica L. Schleider – Speaker Bio

Dr. Jessica L. Schleider (she/her) is the Founding Director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health and Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences, Pediatrics, and Psychology at Northwestern University. She also serves as Director of Digital Services at Northwestern's Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies.

Dr. Schleider's professional mission is to build, test, and disseminate scalable mental health solutions that bridge gaps in mental health ecosystems, with a focus on single-session interventions (SSIs) for underserved youth. In support of her research, she has secured >$13.6 million in federal, foundation, and industry funding as PI, MPI, or Project Lead. She has been recognized via numerous naIonal awards for research excellence and innovaIon, including the NIH Director's Early Independence Award. Her work has been featured in media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and she was previously chosen as one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Healthcare.

To support SSI scale-up efforts, Dr. Schleider regularly consults for national and state-level health care organizations, digital health and social media companies, and providers across the globe.

Dr. Schleider completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Harvard University in 2018, along with her Doctoral Internship in Clinical and Community Psychology at Yale School of Medicine.