Jack Ryan Kaufman

Doctoral candidate at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, currently at the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Metrocare for his American Psychological Association accredited internship.

Dissertation:

Informing Functional and Health Outcomes of Carepartners in Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Interventional Psychiatry Research Program (IPRP)

Advisor: Dr. Shawn McClintock, PhD, MSCS

Funded · Jerry Lewis Foundation →

Curriculum Vitae Download CV → Contact Email Me → Department of Psychiatry →

Recent Work

Publication · June 2026

Smartphone-based cognitive assessment in older adults with depression: Feasibility and task performance using ecological momentary assessment

Kaufman JR et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders

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Talk · June 2025

"The Development of a Consultation-Liaison Psychologist: From Trainee to Building a Service"

Panelist · Society for Health Psychology, C-L Psychology Special Interest Group

Slides available upon request

Primary Interests

Trauma & Veteran Health ›

Post traumatic growth & PTSD

Transition to civilian life after discharge

Lifestyle & complementary interventions

(e.g., Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)

CL Psychology & Inpatient Behavioural Health ›

SFHP Interest Group

Ultra abbreviated interventions

Focused ACT (acceptance & commitment therapy)

Brief action planning (BAP) & motivational interviewing

BAP Professional Network

Collaborators

MACA Lab McLean Hospital Mood and Cognition in Aging Sara Weisenbach, PhD
ASPIRE Lab Stony Brook Medicine Alleviating Symptoms through Psychiatric Imaging Research & Engineering Jodi Weinstein, MD
We Defy Foundation A 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides combat veterans coping with military connected disabilities scholarships to learn and train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy · In progress
UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX
2027
Master of Arts Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel
2019
Bachelor of Arts University of Florida Gainesville, FL
2017

Clinical Training

Internship · UT Southwestern Medical Center

Current · Placement II Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic Metrocare, Dallas

Completed · Placement I Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service Parkland Hospital
Therapy Southwestern Psychotherapy Clinic UT Southwestern
Practicum Population Health / Community Oriented Primary Care Parkland Hospital