Jessica Acolin
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
University of Washington
CSDE Research Areas:
- Environments and Populations
- Health of People and Populations
In the News:
- Acolin Publishes Cross-Disciplinary Framework for Addressing Adolescent and Young Adult Climate Distress (06/10/2026)
- CSDE Welcomes 3 New Research Affiliates (07/10/2025)
Jessica Acolin's work centers on understanding how systemic, social, and environmental factors shape mental and behavioral health outcomes, with a particular interest in climate change impacts on youth and young adults. Dr. Acolin holds a PhD in Public Health (Health Services), postdoctoral training in psychiatry, and has over a decade of professional experience in mental health research and practice. She holds advanced expertise in quantitative epidemiologic methods appropriate for population health research (e.g., geospatial data analysis, multilevel models) and is developing skills in qualitative and mixed methods. Further, she strongly values interdisciplinary collaborations and is actively engaged with social scientists, clinicians, and climate scientists, among others. Her practice-oriented partnerships with local health jurisdictions are motivated by her commitment to ensuring her research results in real-world impact.