Biography
Dr. Severe has several years of experience in healthcare, academia, leadership, and advocacy nationally and internationally. Her work focuses on health equity and early access to evidence-based care through collaboration, innovation, and technology. Dr. Severe’s clinical interests encompass Mood disorders (Depressive and Bipolar illnesses). She provides consultation and support to several Michigan Medicine primary care clinics providing mental health care to their patients.
Dr. Severe informs policy through research, action papers and communications with legislators. She is an expert member at the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI). She is also an active member of several professional organizations and has served as a consultant for the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Council of International Psychiatry and co-developed the International Poster Engagement Program for the APA annual meetings.
Featured News:
When Psychiatric Care Is Far Away, Telehealth Fills the Gap – By HealthDay News | Feb. 11, 2022
Most patients access telepsychiatry via video, but age affects preferences – Healio - Jan 11, 2021
Areas of Interest
- Bipolar Disorders
- Depressive Disorders – Treatment Resistant Depression
- Mental Health Access through Primary Care Collaborative Care and Health Technology
- Education and Health Services Research
Featured News
Where mental health help is scarce, telehealth makes a big difference
Large randomized study of two approaches to support rural primary care providers in caring for people with PTSD or bipolar disorder shows both work.
COVID Forced Psychiatric Care Online, and Many Patients Want It to Stay There, Study Finds
Most opted for video, but the future of virtual mental health visits is less certain due to reimbursement.
Now That Psychiatric Care Has Gone Online, Many Patients Want It to Stay There
Dr. Jennifer Severe is quoted on her research
Consequences of Recurrent Depression: Is Stopping Effective Antidepressant Medications Ever Safe
Drs. Severe, Greden and Reddy recently published an article in FOCUS – APA.
U-M Department of Psychiatry Experts Descend Upon San Francisco for American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Meeting
Experts available to comment on a wide range of topics
Credentials
- Public Psychiatry Fellowship, Columbia University
- Visiting Research Fellow in Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Baystate Medical Center Psychiatry Residency, University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Baystate Medical Center Psychiatry Residency, Tufts University School of Medicine
- Dr. Mario Pagenel Fellowship in Global Mental Health, Partners in Health - Harvard Medical School
- State University of Haiti, MD
