Additional Titles & Roles
- Assistant Professor, Washington University Employee and Family Services
- Director of Wellness, Engagement, and Outreach
Education & Training
- Residency: Stanford University, 2018
- MD: Yale University School of Medicine, 2014
- MS: Anthropology: University of Pennsylvania, 2009
- BA: Anthropology, Concentration Human Biology: University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Major Awards
- Benjamin Franklin Scholar and Phi Beta Kappa, 2009
- Winner, Marguerite Rush Lerner Award for Outstanding Creative Writing, 2011
- George Ginsberg Fellowship, American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT), 2017
- Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, 2017
- American Psychiatric Association (APA) Leadership Fellowship, 2016
- Association of Academic Psychiatry (AAP) Fellowship Award, 2016
Areas of Clinical Interest
Healthcare Worker Mental Health, College Mental Health, Women’s Mental Health
Research Interests
Nationally Recognized expert in Mental health and burnout among healthcare workers, particularly during the pandemic, College mental health, Mental health advocacy using writing for the popular press and other forms of media, including social media, The overlap between pop culture and mental health, including celebrity mental health and self-disclosure.
She may be best known for her general audience original publications, in the Washington Post, New York Times, Forbes, SELF, and InStyle. She is also working on a book about healthcare worker mental health with Simon Element.
Key Publications
- Gold JA, (2020 05). Covid-19: adverse mental health outcomes for healthcare workers. BMJ. 369: m1815.
Read publication »Covid-19: adverse mental health outcomes for healthcare workers. - Saddawi-Konefka D, Brown A, Eisenhart I, Hicks K, Barrett E, Gold JA, (2021 05). Consistency Between State Medical License Applications and Recommendations Regarding Physician Mental Health. JAMA. 325(19): 2017-2018.
Read publication »Consistency Between State Medical License Applications and Recommendations Regarding Physician Mental Health. - Bernstein Simone A.,Harmon Tara G.,Cabañez Kristina,Wei Chapman,Gold Jessica A.,;Utilization of Instagram by Psychiatry Residency Programs in a Virtual Recruitment World;;
Read publication »Utilization of Instagram by Psychiatry Residency Programs in a Virtual Recruitment World - Gold JA, Bentzley JP, Franciscus AM, Forte C, De Golia SG, (2019 Apr). An Intervention in Social Connection: Medical Student Reflection Groups. Acad Psychiatry.
Read publication »An Intervention in Social Connection: Medical Student Reflection Groups. - Bernstein SA, Gold JA, (2022 01). Interns Are Increasingly Using Mental Health Services, but More Can Still Be Done. Ann Intern Med. 175(1): 131-132.
Read publication »Interns Are Increasingly Using Mental Health Services, but More Can Still Be Done. - Calhoun AJ, Gold JA, (2020 Apr). “I Feel Like I Know Them”: the Positive Effect of Celebrity Self-disclosure of Mental Illness. Acad Psychiatry. 44(2): 237-241.
Read publication »“I Feel Like I Know Them”: the Positive Effect of Celebrity Self-disclosure of Mental Illness.
Funded Research Projects
HRSA 22-110: https://neuroscienceresearch.wustl.edu/promoting-resilience-in-health-care-workers-aim-of-new-grant/