Jessica Schwartzman
@drjessicaphd.bsky.social
Assistant Professor | Depression & suicide prevention in autistic people | CBPR | Latinx mental health | All opinions my own
My research lab: https://www.chla.org/research/lab/training-and-research-empower-neurodiversity-trend
My research lab: https://www.chla.org/research/lab/training-and-research-empower-neurodiversity-trend
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🚨 Study alert!
We are recruiting teens with confirmed or suspected #autism (14-17 yo) into a study on #mentalhealth in the Los Angeles area!
We use EEG, interviews, & surveys in our study!
For more info, text/call us at (323) 207-5910 or email us at trendlab@chla.usc.edu
RT is appreciated!
We are recruiting teens with confirmed or suspected #autism (14-17 yo) into a study on #mentalhealth in the Los Angeles area!
We use EEG, interviews, & surveys in our study!
For more info, text/call us at (323) 207-5910 or email us at trendlab@chla.usc.edu
RT is appreciated!
My lab and I will be hosting a booth this weekend at the @autismspeaks.org Empower Walk & 5K run at UCLA to connect with local families and share about our research studies! We're recruiting autistic youth with and without intellectual disability for various studies, so we hope to see you there!
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My lab and I will be hosting a booth this weekend at the @autismspeaks.org Empower Walk & 5K run at UCLA to connect with local families and share about our research studies! We're recruiting autistic youth with and without intellectual disability for various studies, so we hope to see you there!
In honor of Suicide Prevention month, colleagues and I partnered with @afspnational.bsky.social to create an Autism and Suicide webpage: afsp.org/autism-and-s...
Proud of this team and hopeful this webpage can be a helpful resource for autistic people and their families!
Proud of this team and hopeful this webpage can be a helpful resource for autistic people and their families!
Autism and Suicide
Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition. This means it relates to how a person’s brain develops and functions, influencing communication, social interaction, behavior, and sensory processing from ear...
afsp.org
September 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In honor of Suicide Prevention month, colleagues and I partnered with @afspnational.bsky.social to create an Autism and Suicide webpage: afsp.org/autism-and-s...
Proud of this team and hopeful this webpage can be a helpful resource for autistic people and their families!
Proud of this team and hopeful this webpage can be a helpful resource for autistic people and their families!
🆘 Measurement help needed
I'm looking for a parent/self-report measure to quantify behavioral crisis events (e.g., suicide, aggression, etc.) in youth. Any suggestions?
I'm looking for a parent/self-report measure to quantify behavioral crisis events (e.g., suicide, aggression, etc.) in youth. Any suggestions?
August 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🆘 Measurement help needed
I'm looking for a parent/self-report measure to quantify behavioral crisis events (e.g., suicide, aggression, etc.) in youth. Any suggestions?
I'm looking for a parent/self-report measure to quantify behavioral crisis events (e.g., suicide, aggression, etc.) in youth. Any suggestions?
🆘 'Tis the season of prepping RPPR docs, Loan Repayment renewal application, and multiple IRB submissions....
August 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
🆘 'Tis the season of prepping RPPR docs, Loan Repayment renewal application, and multiple IRB submissions....
🆘 Autistic adolescents & young adults needed for a new study!
We aim to study the experiences of autistic & gender diverse young people through online surveys and interviews. Study flyer below and link to register!
Link: udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please RT to spread the word!
We aim to study the experiences of autistic & gender diverse young people through online surveys and interviews. Study flyer below and link to register!
Link: udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please RT to spread the word!
July 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
🆘 Autistic adolescents & young adults needed for a new study!
We aim to study the experiences of autistic & gender diverse young people through online surveys and interviews. Study flyer below and link to register!
Link: udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please RT to spread the word!
We aim to study the experiences of autistic & gender diverse young people through online surveys and interviews. Study flyer below and link to register!
Link: udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please RT to spread the word!
📣 Autistic adult volunteers needed for a brief online anonymous research study!
This dissertation project is led by a new doctoral student in our lab this year, Lauren Bacchus, and she's hoping to recruit participants!
Flyer below with info and reposts appreciated!
This dissertation project is led by a new doctoral student in our lab this year, Lauren Bacchus, and she's hoping to recruit participants!
Flyer below with info and reposts appreciated!
July 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
📣 Autistic adult volunteers needed for a brief online anonymous research study!
This dissertation project is led by a new doctoral student in our lab this year, Lauren Bacchus, and she's hoping to recruit participants!
Flyer below with info and reposts appreciated!
This dissertation project is led by a new doctoral student in our lab this year, Lauren Bacchus, and she's hoping to recruit participants!
Flyer below with info and reposts appreciated!
🎉👏My NIH Loan Repayment award was renewed today! Breathing a sigh of relief.
Really grateful for this program and its incredible help in covering my loans! Highly recommend applying for this award and I’m happy to chat with anyone who has questions.
Really grateful for this program and its incredible help in covering my loans! Highly recommend applying for this award and I’m happy to chat with anyone who has questions.
July 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🎉👏My NIH Loan Repayment award was renewed today! Breathing a sigh of relief.
Really grateful for this program and its incredible help in covering my loans! Highly recommend applying for this award and I’m happy to chat with anyone who has questions.
Really grateful for this program and its incredible help in covering my loans! Highly recommend applying for this award and I’m happy to chat with anyone who has questions.
Sharing fun updates from my K23 study on mental health in autistic teens! Recently, we started one-year follow-up visits & created this infographic for our families.
We're still recruiting teens (14-17 y.o.) with confirmed or suspected autism in Los Angeles!
Call/text 323-207-5910 if interested!
We're still recruiting teens (14-17 y.o.) with confirmed or suspected autism in Los Angeles!
Call/text 323-207-5910 if interested!
June 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Sharing fun updates from my K23 study on mental health in autistic teens! Recently, we started one-year follow-up visits & created this infographic for our families.
We're still recruiting teens (14-17 y.o.) with confirmed or suspected autism in Los Angeles!
Call/text 323-207-5910 if interested!
We're still recruiting teens (14-17 y.o.) with confirmed or suspected autism in Los Angeles!
Call/text 323-207-5910 if interested!
Reposted by Jessica Schwartzman
🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
🧵(1/5)
🎉 New paper!
The protocol for my K23 study on reward responsivity, depression, & broader mental health in autistic teens is published! An ongoing 5-yr project with some talented collaborators at USC, CHLA, and Vanderbilt.
Stay tuned for more to come from this project!
Link to paper: rdcu.be/epC81
The protocol for my K23 study on reward responsivity, depression, & broader mental health in autistic teens is published! An ongoing 5-yr project with some talented collaborators at USC, CHLA, and Vanderbilt.
Stay tuned for more to come from this project!
Link to paper: rdcu.be/epC81
Study protocol for a multimethod investigation of the development of social and nonsocial reward responsivity and depression in autistic adolescents: Reward and Depression in Autism (RDA) | BMC Psycho...
rdcu.be
June 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🎉 New paper!
The protocol for my K23 study on reward responsivity, depression, & broader mental health in autistic teens is published! An ongoing 5-yr project with some talented collaborators at USC, CHLA, and Vanderbilt.
Stay tuned for more to come from this project!
Link to paper: rdcu.be/epC81
The protocol for my K23 study on reward responsivity, depression, & broader mental health in autistic teens is published! An ongoing 5-yr project with some talented collaborators at USC, CHLA, and Vanderbilt.
Stay tuned for more to come from this project!
Link to paper: rdcu.be/epC81
Question for CBT providers and/or researchers:
Do you have a brief, free, and publicly available measure of clinicians' knowledge of CBT?
I'm looking for a quick way to gauge a clinician's knowledge of standard CBT for some of our ongoing work.
Thank you!
Do you have a brief, free, and publicly available measure of clinicians' knowledge of CBT?
I'm looking for a quick way to gauge a clinician's knowledge of standard CBT for some of our ongoing work.
Thank you!
May 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Question for CBT providers and/or researchers:
Do you have a brief, free, and publicly available measure of clinicians' knowledge of CBT?
I'm looking for a quick way to gauge a clinician's knowledge of standard CBT for some of our ongoing work.
Thank you!
Do you have a brief, free, and publicly available measure of clinicians' knowledge of CBT?
I'm looking for a quick way to gauge a clinician's knowledge of standard CBT for some of our ongoing work.
Thank you!
My lab received a new grant from the Southern California Center for Latino Health! 🎉
"Community-guided depression & anxiety treatment for Latino youth with intellectual & developmental disabilities"
With our community partners, we will adapt a treatment for Latino youth with IDD. More to come!
"Community-guided depression & anxiety treatment for Latino youth with intellectual & developmental disabilities"
With our community partners, we will adapt a treatment for Latino youth with IDD. More to come!
May 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My lab received a new grant from the Southern California Center for Latino Health! 🎉
"Community-guided depression & anxiety treatment for Latino youth with intellectual & developmental disabilities"
With our community partners, we will adapt a treatment for Latino youth with IDD. More to come!
"Community-guided depression & anxiety treatment for Latino youth with intellectual & developmental disabilities"
With our community partners, we will adapt a treatment for Latino youth with IDD. More to come!
Headed to Boston in November 2025 for the International Academy for Suicide Research!
Excited for our symposium, "Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Autism: Contributors to Risk and Use of Crisis Services" & presenting with @pittreaact.bsky.social & others!
suicide-research.org/iasr-afsp-in...
Excited for our symposium, "Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Autism: Contributors to Risk and Use of Crisis Services" & presenting with @pittreaact.bsky.social & others!
suicide-research.org/iasr-afsp-in...
2023 IASR/AFSP INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT ON SUICIDE RESEARCH -
OCTOBER 15-18, 2023 • BARCELONA, SPAIN We hope you will make plans to join us for the 2023 International Summit […]
suicide-research.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Headed to Boston in November 2025 for the International Academy for Suicide Research!
Excited for our symposium, "Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Autism: Contributors to Risk and Use of Crisis Services" & presenting with @pittreaact.bsky.social & others!
suicide-research.org/iasr-afsp-in...
Excited for our symposium, "Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Autism: Contributors to Risk and Use of Crisis Services" & presenting with @pittreaact.bsky.social & others!
suicide-research.org/iasr-afsp-in...
I’m sharing some of our work
with autistic teens at #INSAR20205 today from 12:30-1:30pm!
418.047 - Disclosure of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Self-Harm in Autistic Adolescents from Adolescent and Parent Perspectives: A Mixed-Methods Investigation
Swing by and say hello! 👋
with autistic teens at #INSAR20205 today from 12:30-1:30pm!
418.047 - Disclosure of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Self-Harm in Autistic Adolescents from Adolescent and Parent Perspectives: A Mixed-Methods Investigation
Swing by and say hello! 👋
May 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I’m sharing some of our work
with autistic teens at #INSAR20205 today from 12:30-1:30pm!
418.047 - Disclosure of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Self-Harm in Autistic Adolescents from Adolescent and Parent Perspectives: A Mixed-Methods Investigation
Swing by and say hello! 👋
with autistic teens at #INSAR20205 today from 12:30-1:30pm!
418.047 - Disclosure of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Self-Harm in Autistic Adolescents from Adolescent and Parent Perspectives: A Mixed-Methods Investigation
Swing by and say hello! 👋
Looking forward to presenting tomorrow as a panelist at the INSAR 2025 Community Conference!
“Taking Care of Each Other – Creating Systems of Care” tomorrow from 12-4:30pm at the Seattle Convention Center! Open to all!
Link to event: ihdd.org/2025/03/24/i...
“Taking Care of Each Other – Creating Systems of Care” tomorrow from 12-4:30pm at the Seattle Convention Center! Open to all!
Link to event: ihdd.org/2025/03/24/i...
INSAR 2025 Community Conference | UW IHDD
The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) will be hosting a free community conference on April 30, 2025...
ihdd.org
April 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Looking forward to presenting tomorrow as a panelist at the INSAR 2025 Community Conference!
“Taking Care of Each Other – Creating Systems of Care” tomorrow from 12-4:30pm at the Seattle Convention Center! Open to all!
Link to event: ihdd.org/2025/03/24/i...
“Taking Care of Each Other – Creating Systems of Care” tomorrow from 12-4:30pm at the Seattle Convention Center! Open to all!
Link to event: ihdd.org/2025/03/24/i...
Looking forward to attending and presenting at #INSAR2025 in Seattle this week! Happy to be with fellow autism researchers amidst an incredibly challenging time in science and autism research in the U.S.
April 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Looking forward to attending and presenting at #INSAR2025 in Seattle this week! Happy to be with fellow autism researchers amidst an incredibly challenging time in science and autism research in the U.S.
Reposted by Jessica Schwartzman
Join our #SRS25 symposium tmrw 2 PM EST: "Leveraging Qualitative Methods to Advance Suicide Prevention in Under-Researched Communities" + featuring some work I'm honored to collaborate on!
@suicideresearchsym.bsky.social @kathrynfox.bsky.social @drjessicaphd.bsky.social @kirstyclarkphd.bsky.social
@suicideresearchsym.bsky.social @kathrynfox.bsky.social @drjessicaphd.bsky.social @kirstyclarkphd.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Join our #SRS25 symposium tmrw 2 PM EST: "Leveraging Qualitative Methods to Advance Suicide Prevention in Under-Researched Communities" + featuring some work I'm honored to collaborate on!
@suicideresearchsym.bsky.social @kathrynfox.bsky.social @drjessicaphd.bsky.social @kirstyclarkphd.bsky.social
@suicideresearchsym.bsky.social @kathrynfox.bsky.social @drjessicaphd.bsky.social @kirstyclarkphd.bsky.social
Autistic people are not a disease. They never have been.
Autistic people have fundamentally shaped our world...an incredibly net positive community.
To condemn the existence of any autistic person is unacceptable.
Autism is an inherent part of our culture and history, and it always will be.
Autistic people have fundamentally shaped our world...an incredibly net positive community.
To condemn the existence of any autistic person is unacceptable.
Autism is an inherent part of our culture and history, and it always will be.
April 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Autistic people are not a disease. They never have been.
Autistic people have fundamentally shaped our world...an incredibly net positive community.
To condemn the existence of any autistic person is unacceptable.
Autism is an inherent part of our culture and history, and it always will be.
Autistic people have fundamentally shaped our world...an incredibly net positive community.
To condemn the existence of any autistic person is unacceptable.
Autism is an inherent part of our culture and history, and it always will be.
At the Gatlinburg Conference all week in San Diego! ☀️
I'm excited to connect with colleagues, attend my husband's panels, and support several of my lab members in presenting their research!
I'm excited to connect with colleagues, attend my husband's panels, and support several of my lab members in presenting their research!
April 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
At the Gatlinburg Conference all week in San Diego! ☀️
I'm excited to connect with colleagues, attend my husband's panels, and support several of my lab members in presenting their research!
I'm excited to connect with colleagues, attend my husband's panels, and support several of my lab members in presenting their research!
It's autism acceptance month!
Autistic people have fundamentally improved my life both personally and professionally in countless ways. I'm so grateful to work with, have friends, and connect with family in this community!
Autistic people have fundamentally improved my life both personally and professionally in countless ways. I'm so grateful to work with, have friends, and connect with family in this community!
April 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It's autism acceptance month!
Autistic people have fundamentally improved my life both personally and professionally in countless ways. I'm so grateful to work with, have friends, and connect with family in this community!
Autistic people have fundamentally improved my life both personally and professionally in countless ways. I'm so grateful to work with, have friends, and connect with family in this community!
🚨New paper out!
"Elevated Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Autistic Youth and Adults: A Multinational Study" in the journal Autism in Adulthood
Link below to the paper and a brief 🧵of findings!
Link to paper: www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
"Elevated Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Autistic Youth and Adults: A Multinational Study" in the journal Autism in Adulthood
Link below to the paper and a brief 🧵of findings!
Link to paper: www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Elevated Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Autistic Youth and Adults: A Multinational Study | Autism in Adulthood
Background: Autistic people are at significant risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). We examined STB and NSSI in different age-groups, considering sex- an...
www.liebertpub.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🚨New paper out!
"Elevated Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Autistic Youth and Adults: A Multinational Study" in the journal Autism in Adulthood
Link below to the paper and a brief 🧵of findings!
Link to paper: www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
"Elevated Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Autistic Youth and Adults: A Multinational Study" in the journal Autism in Adulthood
Link below to the paper and a brief 🧵of findings!
Link to paper: www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
🌟Recruiting for study!
We aim to study the experiences of autistic & gender diverse teens! We hope to recruit 50 teens to take an online survey, with some participants invited to interview.
Study flyer below! Please RT to spread the word!
#Autism #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth
We aim to study the experiences of autistic & gender diverse teens! We hope to recruit 50 teens to take an online survey, with some participants invited to interview.
Study flyer below! Please RT to spread the word!
#Autism #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth
March 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🌟Recruiting for study!
We aim to study the experiences of autistic & gender diverse teens! We hope to recruit 50 teens to take an online survey, with some participants invited to interview.
Study flyer below! Please RT to spread the word!
#Autism #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth
We aim to study the experiences of autistic & gender diverse teens! We hope to recruit 50 teens to take an online survey, with some participants invited to interview.
Study flyer below! Please RT to spread the word!
#Autism #Neurodiversity #MentalHealth
March 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!?
Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!
#standupforscience2025
Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!
#standupforscience2025
March 2, 2025 at 6:26 AM
He's too humble to say anything & not on social media, BUT I'm so excited that my husband started at USC/CHLA today!
He's moving his research program on employment in neurodivergent people to CHLA & we couldn't be luckier to have him! Stay tuned for more good things from Ben Schwartzman 🎉
He's moving his research program on employment in neurodivergent people to CHLA & we couldn't be luckier to have him! Stay tuned for more good things from Ben Schwartzman 🎉
February 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
He's too humble to say anything & not on social media, BUT I'm so excited that my husband started at USC/CHLA today!
He's moving his research program on employment in neurodivergent people to CHLA & we couldn't be luckier to have him! Stay tuned for more good things from Ben Schwartzman 🎉
He's moving his research program on employment in neurodivergent people to CHLA & we couldn't be luckier to have him! Stay tuned for more good things from Ben Schwartzman 🎉