Faculty Member
Jesse T. Young PhD, MPH(dist), BSc(dist)
- Email Address(es)
- Jesse.Young(at)camh.ca
- Division(s)/Institute(s)
- Epidemiology Division
- Position
- Assistant Professor
- SGS Status
- Associate Member
- Appointment Status
- Status Only
- Currently Accepting Doctoral Students?
- Yes
Research Interests
- Psychiatric epidemiology
- Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder
- Genetic epidemiology
- Injury epidemiology
- Inclusion health
- Data linkage
- Health service use
Synopsis
Dr Jesse Young is an Assitant Professor in the Epidemiology Division of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and a Scientist in the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health specializing in psychiatric epidemiology with leading expertise in data linkage methodology. He holds adjunct positions as an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at The University of Melbourne, the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia, and the School of Population Health at Curtin University. Dr Young has authored over 140 scholarly works including a scientific book chapter, federal reports and 101 peer-reviewed publications, with a further 11 articles currently under review in international journals. He has attracted over $9.5M in competitive research funding: $9.3M as a Principal Applicant and $250K as a Co-investigator. He is a member of the International Scientific Advisory Committee for the Christchurch Health and Development Study, guiding one of the world’s longest running birth cohort studies. He has discussed his research on national TV and radio in Australia and internationally. He has led reports commissioned by state/national government departments; acted as Session and Panel Chair and presented his research findings at international conferences; delivered seminars by invitation to national government committees, prison/health Ministers across the Asia-Pacific region, health and correctional authorities, stakeholders, and service providers; and lectured by invitation at universities nationally and internationally. His research has been cited in and informed national and international guidelines for the treatment of substance use disorder, the prevention of overdose, access to health services for people released from prison, and pandemic management and preparedness. In recognition of the quality and impact of his work, Dr Young was conferred the 2020 Victorian Premier’s Award for Health and Medical Research in Public Health Research.