UT Southwestern · Parkland Hospital · McLean Hospital (MGH)
Portrait of Jack Ryan Kaufman
Doctoral Candidate · Clinical Psychology

Jack Ryan Kaufman

Doctoral candidate at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, currently on the Consult-Liaison (CL) Psychiatry Service at Parkland Hospital 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 →

Recent Work

Publication · June 2026
Journal of Affective Disorders cover

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 logo
    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 Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Service Parkland Hospital
  • Therapy Southwestern Psychotherapy Clinic UT Southwestern
  • Practicum Population Health / Community Oriented Primary Care Parkland Hospital