Jessica Kenny, PhD

Professional Titles

• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
• Licensed Clinical Psychologist
• Director of Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Training

Publications

• Kenny, J., Kassabian, S., Hemeida, S., & Gissen, M. (2024). Back to the basics: Addressing our individual and societal despair. Families, Systems & Health, 42(2), 280-283. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000897
• Gissen, M., Odman, S., Guillory-Williams, D’J., Gilchrist, E., Wong, S. & Kenny, J. (2024). Addressing equity and workforce upstream: Creation of trauma-informed, mental health curriculum for a high school internship. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 49(1): 19-20 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsae010
• Bontemps, A., Kenny, J., Xiong, S., Almeida, H., Millar, A. & Talmi, A. (2024). HEADSS held high: Examining substance use and mood screening of adolescents in primary care. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 49(1): 162 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsae010
• Pitts, B. (organizer), De Jesus Ayala, S., Cafferty, R., Wood, L. & Kenny, J.J., (May, 2024). Fundamentals of Assessing and Managing Suicidal Youths in Outpatient Medical Settings: A PCMH Workshop. Workshop presented at the 2024 Pediatric Academic Societies Conference. Toronto, Canada.
• Jimenez Munoz, M., Kenny, J., Angulo, A. & Talmi, A. (2024, May). Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Neurodiverse Affirming Care in Pediatric Primary Care settings. Poster presented at the 2024 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Conference. Melbourne, Australia.
• Buchanan, C., Judd-Glossy, L., & Kenny, J. (2024, April). Incorporating feedback to support bilingual and bicultural trainees. In N. Dempster (Chair), Building the future one trainee at a time: How to give constructive and meaningful feedback. Symposium accepted for presentation at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Gissen, M., Odman, S., Gillory-Williams, D., Gilchrist, E., Wong, S. & Kenny, J. (2024, March). Addressing equity and workforce upstream: Creation of trauma-informed, mental health curriculum for a high school internship. Poster presented at the 2024 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.
• Bontemps, A., Kenny, J., Xiong, S., Almeida, H., Millar, A. & Talmi, A. (2024, March). HEADSS held high: Examining substance use and mood screening of adolescents in primary care. Poster presented at the 2024 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. *Received the Integrated Primary Care Special Interest Group Poster Award
• Rakeen, B., Kenny, J., Gilchrist, E., & Wong, S. (August, 2024). Remedying Restrictive Policies on Insurance Access and Mental Health Disparities of Immigrants in the United States. Poster presented at the 2024 Annual American Psychological Association. Seattle, WA.
• Kassabian, S., Gilchrist. E., Rakeen, B., Gold, S., Wong, S., & Kenny, J. (August, 2024). Maternal Mental Health: Policy Opportunities and Recommendations to Advance Behavioral Health Equity. Poster presented at the 2024 Annual American Psychological Association. Seattle, WA.
• Gissen, M., Kassabian, S., Rakeen, B., Odman, S.,Guillory-Williams, D., Gilchrist, E., Wong, S., Kenny, J. (2024, October). Upstream equity within the pediatric workforce: Creation and implementation of a trauma-informed, mental health curriculum for a high school internship. Poster presented at the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice biennial interdisciplinary symposium, Chicago, IL.
• Lamberton, K., Millar, A., Xiong, S., Kenny, J. & Talmi, A. (2024, August). Silent Struggles: Examining Trauma & Adversity in the Context of Adolescent Depression. Oral presentation at the 2024 Psychiatry Undergraduate Research Program and Learning Experience (PURPLE) Oral Presentations. Aurora, CO. *Received Best Oral Presentation Award.
• Rakeen, B., Gilchrist, E., Wong, S., Kassabian, S., Gissen, M., & Kenny, J. (March, 2024). Remedying Restrictive Public Policies on Health Insurance Access and Mental Health Disparities of Immigrants in the United States. Poster presented at the Department of Psychiatry Annual Conference at the University of Colorado, School of Medicine. Denver, CO.
• Gissen, M., Kassabian, S., Rakeen, B., Odman, S., Guillory-Williams, D., Gilchrist, E., Wong, S., Kenny, J., (2024, March). Centering Equity and Addressing Youth to Workforce Pipeline: Creating and implementation of a trauma-informed, mental health curriculum for a high school internship. Poster presented at the University of Colorado, Anschutz, Department of Psychiatry Poster Session, Aurora, CO.
• Lamberton, K., Millar, A., Xiong, S., Kenny, J. & Talmi, A. (2024, August). Silent Struggles: Examining Trauma & Adversity in the Context of Adolescent Depression. Poster presented at the 2024 Psychiatry Undergraduate Research Program and Learning Experience (PURPLE) Poster Symposium. Aurora, CO.
• Kenny, J., Kassabian, S., Hemeida, S., & Gissen*, M. (2024). Back to the basics: Addressing our individual and societal despair. Families, Systems & Health, 42(2), 280-283. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000897
• Kassabian, S., Gissen, M. & Kenny, J. (2024). Reducing death by suicide by addressing well-being and firearm access: A both/and policy approach. Families, Systems, & Health, 42(4), 651-655. https://doi.org/10.1037/fsh0000943
• Bontemps, A., Kenny, J., Xiong, S., Almeida, H., Millar, A. & Talmi, A. (2024). HEADSS held high: Examining substance use and mood screening of adolescents in primary care. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 49(1): 162 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsae010
• Gissen, M., Odam, S., Guillory-Williams, D’J., Gilchrist, E., Wong, S. & Kenny, J. (2024). Addressing equity and workforce upstream: Creation of trauma-informed, mental health curriculum for a high school internship. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 49(1): 19-20 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsae010
• Pitts, B. (organizer), De Jesus Ayala, S., Cafferty, R., Wood, L. & Kenny, J.J., (May, 2024). Fundamentals of Assessing and Managing Suicidal Youths in Outpatient Medical Settings: A PCMH Workshop. Workshop presented at the 2024 Pediatric Academic Societies Conference. Toronto, Canada.
• Jimenez Munoz, M., Kenny, J., Angulo, A. & Talmi, A. (2024, May). Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Neurodiverse Affirming Care in Pediatric Primary Care settings. Poster presented at the 2024 International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Conference. Melbourne, Australia.
• Buchanan, C., Judd-Glossy, L., & Kenny, J. (2024, April). Incorporating feedback to support bilingual and bicultural trainees. In N. Dempster (Chair), Building the future one trainee at a time: How to give constructive and meaningful feedback. Symposium accepted for presentation at the Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Gissen, M., Odam, S., Gillory-Williams, D., Gilchrist, E., Wong, S. & Kenny, J. (2024, March). Addressing equity and workforce upstream: Creation of trauma-informed, mental health curriculum for a high school internship. Poster presented at the 2024 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.
• Bontemps, A., Kenny, J., Xiong, S., Almeida, H., Millar, A. & Talmi, A. (2024, March). HEADSS held high: Examining substance use and mood screening of adolescents in primary care. Poster presented at the 2024 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.
• Rakeen, B., Kenny, J., Gilchrist, E., & Wong, S. (August, 2024). Remedying Restrictive Policies on Insurance Access and Mental Health Disparities of Immigrants in the United States. Poster presented at the 2024 Annual American Psychological Association. Seattle, WA.
• Kassabian, S., Gilchrist. E., Rakeen, B., Gold, S., Wong, S., & Kenny, J. (August, 2024). Maternal Mental Health: Policy Opportunities and Recommendations to Advance Behavioral Health Equity. Poster presented at the 2024 Annual American Psychological Association. Seattle, WA.
• Gissen, M., Kassabian, S., Rakeen, B., Odam, S.,Guillory-Williams, D., Gilchrist, E., Wong, S., Kenny, J. (2024, October). Upstream equity within the pediatric workforce: Creation and implementation of a trauma-informed, mental health curriculum for a high school internship. Poster presented at the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice biennial interdisciplinary symposium, Chicago, IL.
• Lamberton, K., Millar, A., Xiong, S., Kenny, J. & Talmi, A. (2024, August). Silent Struggles: Examining Trauma & Adversity in the Context of Adolescent Depression. Oral presentation at the 2024 Psychiatry Undergraduate Research Program and Learning Experience (PURPLE) Oral Presentations. Aurora, CO.
• Rakeen, B., Gilchrist, E., Wong, S., Kassabian, S., Gissen, M., & Kenny, J. (March, 2024). Remedying Restrictive Public Policies on Health Insurance Access and Mental Health Disparities of Immigrants in the United States. Poster presented at the Department of Psychiatry Annual Conference at the University of Colorado, School of Medicine. Denver, CO.
• Gissen, M., Kassabian, S., Rakeen, B., Odam*, S., Guillory-Williams, D., Gilchrist, E., Wong, S., Kenny, J., (2024, March). Centering Equity and Addressing Youth to Workforce Pipeline: Creating and implementation of a trauma-informed, mental health curriculum for a high school internship. Poster presented at the University of Colorado, Anschutz, Department of Psychiatry Poster Session, Aurora, CO.
• Lamberton, K., Millar, A., Xiong, S., Kenny, J. & Talmi, A. (2024, August). Silent Struggles: Examining Trauma & Adversity in the Context of Adolescent Depression. Poster presented at the 2024 Psychiatry Undergraduate Research Program and Learning Experience (PURPLE) Poster Symposium. Aurora, CO.
• Kenny, J., Gilmartin, B., (2023). Kids in Care Settings (KICS) Clinic. Video prepared for the Kempe Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuYVQOiWZRs
• Kenny, J., Gilchrist, E., Rakeen, B., Gold, S. & Wong, S. (2023, March). Beyond the clinical work: Policy and advocacy levers to promote behavioral health equity for youth and families. Poster presented at the 2023 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.
• Garcia-Rocha, E., Kenny, J., Xiong, S. & Talmi A. (2023, March). The impact of Latinx family support on depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation reporting in Latinx adolescents in primary care. Poster presented at the 2023 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.
• Gilmartin, A. B., Chiesa, A., Bunik, M., Talmi, A. & Kenny, J. (2023, April). Creation of a medical home for youth involved with child welfare: Key stakeholder perspectives on optimal care. Poster presented at the 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Conference. Washington, DC.
• Kudron, E., Smith, H., Lickly, M., Tillema, S. & Kenny, J. (2023, April). Improving Adolescent-Centered Care through a Targeted Faculty Educational Program. Poster presented at the 2023 Academic Pediatric Societies Annual Conference. Washington, DC.
• Kenny, J., Gilchrist, E., Rakeen, B., Gold, S. & Wong, S. (2023, May). Advancing behavioral health equity through policy and advocacy levers to promote integrated pediatric primary care. Poster presented at the 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Conference. Washington, DC.
• Manalo, J., Talmi, A. & Kenny, J. (2023, April). Behavioral health involvement to address adolescent depression in primary care: Are our consults equitable? Poster presented at the 2023 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Conference. Washington, DC.
• Almeida, H., Kenny, J. & Talmi, A. (2023, September). Express yourself: Demographic differences among physical and emotional manifestations of depression and healthcare provider interventions in pediatric primary care. Poster to be presented at the 2023 Developing and Researching Advanced Models of Integrated Primary Care (DREAM IPC) Conference. Wilmington, DE.
• Kenny, J., Gilmartin, B., Bunik, M. & Talmi, A. (2023, July). Relationships and Resilience: Creating a Health Home for Young Children in Out of Home Placement. In Buchholz, M. (Chair), Welcome (to your Health) Home: Addressing the well-being of young children in primary care. Symposium at the 18th World Association of Infant Mental Health (WAIMH) World Congress. Dublin, Ireland.
• Manalo, J., Talmi, A. & Kenny, J. (2023, March). Behavioral health involvement to address adolescent depression in primary care: Are our consults equitable? Poster presented at the 2023 University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry Poster Session, Aurora, CO.
• Gilmartin, A. B., Chiesa, A., Bunik, M., Talmi, A. & Kenny, J. (2023, May). Creation of a medical home for youth involved with child welfare: Key stakeholder perspectives on optimal care. Poster presented at the 2023 CCTSI Pediatric Research Poster Session, Aurora, CO.
• Almeida, H., Kenny, J. & Talmi, A. (2023, September). Express yourself: Demographic differences among physical and emotional manifestations of depression and healthcare provider interventions in pediatric primary care. Poster presented at the 2023 Psychiatry Undergraduate Research Program and Learning Experience (PURPLE) Poster Symposium. Aurora, CO.
• Kenny, J., Kelsay, K., Buink, M., Xiong, S., Millar, A & Talmi, A. (2023). Addressing Adolescent Suicide in Pediatric Primary Care. Journal of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics, 44(8): e527-e535. DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001217
• Kenny, J., Kelsay, K., Bunik, M., Xiong, S., Millar, A & Talmi, A. (2023). Addressing Adolescent Suicide in Pediatric Primary Care. Video abstract prepared for the Journal of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttzs28PMZek
• Kenny, J., Gilchrist, E., Rakeen, B., Gold, S. & Wong, S. (2023). Beyond the clinical work: Policy and advocacy levers to promote behavioral health equity for youth and families. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 48(1): 21 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsad020
• Buchholz, M., Ashby, B., Ehmer, A., Fried, E., Gleason, E., Kenny, J., Sandoval, C., Serrano, V., & Yuen, J. (2023). Exceptional care for diverse populations. Zero to Three, 43:4; 5-12. https://www.zerotothree.org/resource/journal/exceptional-care-for-diverse-populations/
• Simpson, T.S., Grande, L., Kenny, J.J., Wilson, P.E. & Peterson, R. L. (2022). Child, Parent, and Family Adjustment for Patients Followed in a Multidisciplinary Spina Bifida Clinic. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 28(3): 41-58.
• Dawes, D., Amador, C. Jha, M., Dunlap, N., Valle, M., Lakhani, A., Konde, A., Berhanu, E., Rachel, S., Holden, K., Standifer, M., Ahmed, R., Balgobin, J., Davis, M., Wong, S., Gilchrist, E., Gold, S, Kenny, J., Rakeen, B., Hileman, B., Westfall, J., & Jetty, A. (2022). The Economic Burden of Mental Health Inequities in the United States. Prepared in partnership with Satcher Health Leadership Institute and the Morehouse School of Medicine. https://satcherinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/The-Economic-Burden-of-Mental-Health-Inequities-in-the-US-Report-Final-single-pages.V6.pdf
• Kenny, J. J., Kelsay, K., Bunik, M., Xiong, S, Millar, A. & Talmi, A. (2022, April). PCPs on the frontlines: Actions and recommendations to address adolescent depression and suicidality. Oral abstract presented at the 2022 Pediatric Academic Societies conference. Denver, CO.
• Pitts, B. (organizer), Kenny, J.J., De Jesus Ayala, S., Sharma, T., Glover, J. Sigel, E. (2022, April). Patients in Crisis: Assessing and Managing Suicidal Youth in Outpatient Medical Settings. Workshop presented at the 2022 Pediatric Academic Societies conference. Denver, CO.
• Gilchrist, E., Gold (organizer), S, Rakeen, B, Kenny, J., Wong, S. (November, 2022). Policies to advance behavioral health equity. In Novel Approaches to Public Mental Health Policy and Practice. Symposium presented at the 2022 American Public Health Association annual convention. Boston, MA.
• Kenny, J.J., Kelsay, K., Bunik, M., Xiong, S., Millar, A. & Talmi, A. (2022, April). Context Matters: Understanding the interplay between social determinants of health and adolescent depression in pediatric primary care. Poster presented at the 2022 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference. Phoenix, AZ
• Garcia-Rocha, E., Kenny, J., Xiong, S. & Talmi A. (2022, August). What’s the difference? Examining elevated PHQ-9A scores among Latino/a and non-Latino/a adolescents. Poster presented at the 2022 American Psychological Association Annual Conference. Minneapolis, MN.
• Gilchrist, E., Rakeen, B., Wong, S., Gold, S. & Kenny, J. (2022, October). Policies for primary care to advance behavioral health equity. Poster presented at North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) 50th Annual Conference. Phoenix, AZ.
• Nguyen, J., Talmi, A. & Kenny, J. (2022, August). Social Determinants of Health and Adolescent Depression in Pediatric Primary Care. Oral presentation at the 2022 Psychiatry Undergraduate Research Program and Learning Experience (PURPLE) Oral Presentations. Aurora, CO (virtual).
• Nguyen, J., Talmi, A. & Kenny, J. (2022, August). Social Determinants of Health and Adolescent Depression in Pediatric Primary Care. Poster presented at the 2022 Psychiatry Undergraduate Research Program and Learning Experience (PURPLE) Poster Symposium. Aurora, CO (virtual).
• Gilchrist, E., Gold, S., Rakeen, B., Kenny, J. & Wong, S. (2022, September). Policies for Primary Care to Advance Behavioral Health Equity. Poster presented at the 10th annual Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) CU-CSU Summit. Aurora, CO.
• Kenny, J., Costello, L., Kelsay, K., Bunik, M., Xiong, S., Chiaravalloti, L., Millar, A. & Talmi, A. (2021). All hands on deck: Addressing adolescent depression in pediatric primary care. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 46(8): 903-911. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsab033
• Kenny, J., Allen, E., Renshaw, K., Bhalla, A. & Fredman, S. (2021). Two Perspectives on Accommodation of PTSD Symptoms: Partners versus Service Members. Couple and Family Psychology. Online Advance Publication. doi: 10.1037/cfp0000184
• Kenny, J.J., Kelsay, K., Bunik, M., Xiong, S., Millar, A. & Talmi, A. (2021, April). Risky business: Addressing adolescent suicidality in pediatric primary care. Poster presented at the virtual 2021 Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference. Received the Pediatric Primary Care Special Interest Group Poster Award.
• Kenny, J.J., Kelsay, K., Bunik, M., Xiong, S., Chiaravalloti, L., Millar, A. & Talmi, A. (2021, March). Addressing adolescent suicidal ideation in pediatric primary care. Poster presented at the virtual 2021 University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry Poster Session, Aurora, CO.
• Simpson, T. S., Kenny, J. J., Wilson, P. E., Clayton, G. H., & Peterson, R. L. (2020). Parent stress for patients followed in a multidisciplinary spinal defects clinic. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 8(4), 326–337. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000305
• Kenny, J.J, Herr, H.R., Landa, A.K., Miller, B.F. (2018). Menu of Solutions to Advance Mental Health and Well-Being: Evidence Based Interventions on the Clinical to Community Continuum. Prepared for Well Being Trust. Available at: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/docs/librariesprovider231/pdfs/wbt_menu-of-solutions-final.pdf?sfvrsn=c18185b9_2
• Kenny, J.J., Gilchrist, E.C., Muther, J.P., Miller, B.F., & Wong, S.L. State Strategies to Optimize Medicaid: The Role of Integrated Behavioral Health. Farley Health Policy Center Issue Brief 1: March 2018. Available at: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/docs/librariesprovider231/default-document-library/state-strategies-to-optimize-medicaid-march-2018.pdf?sfvrsn=d51684b9_2

Practice Locations

• Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

• Psychology

• Mental Health and Behavior
• Child and Teen Health
• Primary Care
• Wellness and Prevention
• Surgery
• Child Abuse and Neglect