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Jennifer JordanAssociate Professor

MA(1st Class Hons) Dip Clin Psych(Cant) PhD(Otago) FNZCCP

Tel +64 3 372 6700
Email jenny.jordan@otago.ac.nz

Jenny has been an investigator and therapist in a series of randomised clinical trials, evaluating different psychotherapies for serious mental disorders including eating disorders, depression and latterly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to the Christchurch earthquakes.

These therapies include cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, schema therapy, and metacognitive therapy.

She was part of the research team who developed specialist supportive clinical management for anorexia nervosa.

Jenny is currently Co-lead Investigator of the New Zealand arm of the Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI), the largest genetic investigation of eating disorders ever performed. For more information, visit edgi.nz

Current research interests

Psychotherapies for mental disorders

  • Mood, anxiety and eating disorders research
    • Diagnostic issues and comorbidity
    • Transdiagnostic processes and approaches
    • Cultural responsiveness
  • Christchurch Earthquakes
    • Psychiatric and psychosocial impacts
  • Comparative psychotherapy trials
    • Predictors of outcome and psychotherapy response
    • Mechanisms of change
    • Therapy process factors
    • Patient perspectives
    • Language of psychotherapy

Publications

Kennedy-Smith, H., Pettie, M., Cleland, L., Miller, A., Hitchman, L., Thornton, L., Bulik, C., Kennedy, M., & Jordan, J. (2024). New Zealand's contribution to an international eating disorders GWAS: Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI). Proceedings of the 17th GeneMappers Conference. Retrieved from https://www.genemappersconference.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Mathieson, F., Stubbe, M., & Jordan, J. (2024). Meaning through metaphors in CBT. Proceedings of the 44th National Conference of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT). (pp. 170-171). AACBT. Retrieved from https://www.aacbt.org.au/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Rajezi, S., Ansari, P., Yaghubi, H., Fata, L., Hassanabadi, H., Noorbakhsh, S. S., Jordan, J., … Ahmadi, H. (2024). Metacognitive therapy versus cognitive behavioral therapy for OCD: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of High Risk Behaviors & Addiction, 13(2), e145235. doi: 10.5812/ijhrba-145235 Journal - Research Article

Groves, S. J., Douglas, K. M., Crowe, M. T., Inder, M., Jordan, J., Carlyle, D., Beaglehole, B., Mulder, R., Lacey, C., Luty, S., Eggleston, K., Frampton, C., … Porter, R. J. (2024). Cognitive predictors of response to interpersonal and social rhythm therapy in mood disorders. Bipolar Disorders. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/bdi.13469 Journal - Research Article

Jemberie, D., Quinn, N., Wakeman, C., Joyce, L., Jordan, J., Frampton, C., Eglinton, T., Mulder, R., Krause, D., & McCombie, A. (2024). Prevalence and predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder following major trauma in New Zealand. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 94(Suppl. 1), TS005. doi: 10.1111/ans.18951 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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