JASPR HEALTH - Key Persons


Cara Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Associate Investigator / Kaiser Permanente

Craig Bryan

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, National Center for Veterans Studies / University of Utah

David Jobes

Job Titles:
  • Professor, Suicidology Expert / the CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
Dr. Jobes' research and writing in suicide has produced well over 100 peer reviewed publications (including six books on clinical suicidology). As an internationally recognized suicidologist, Dr. Jobes is a past President of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and was a recipient of that organization's 1995 "Shneidman Award" in recognition of early career contribution to suicide research. Dr. Jobes is the creator and developer of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), an evidenced based treatment for suicide backed by over 30 years of research and multiple randomized controlled trials.

Diana Cortez-Yanez

Job Titles:
  • Lived Experience Consultant / Zero Suicide Institute

Edwin Boudreaux

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chair, Emergency Medicine Research / UMass Memorial Medical Center

Gabrielle Melin

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director, Emergency Psychiatric Medicine

Gregg Miller

Job Titles:
  • Chief Medical Officer

Gunjan Siroya

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Security Officer
Business executive with experience in business, technology, operations, partnerships, marketing and product management strategies to create multiples in economic value in US and global settings. Successfully managed P&L with collaborative relationships, building organizational capability, optimizing processes and serves the business mission with changing needs of the markets. Agile, flexible and responsive to organizational and market conditions and experienced in leading multi-cultural teams. Deep knowledge of technology business leveraging innovation in business models. Entrepreneurial experience in product development and management of web based business applications and digital strategies. Blog and technology writer for healthcare technology markets.

James Bourgeois

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Dept of Psychiatry

James Leaming

Job Titles:
  • Director, Emergency Medicine

Jeff Sung

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Instructor / University of Washington

Jim Vollendroff

Job Titles:
  • Director, Behavioral Health Institute / Harborview Medical Center

Julie Goldstein Grumet

Job Titles:
  • Director / Zero Suicide Institute

Karin Neufeld

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Director, Dept of Psychiatry

Katherine Comtois

Job Titles:
  • Professor, Dept of Psychology / University of Washington

Katherine Switz

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Kelly Koerner - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Member of the Board
  • Member of the Leadership Team
An expert clinician and trainer in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Kelly has spent her career developing innovative ways to close the gap between scientific research and how clinicians practice. Since co-founding her first behavioral health training company in 1997, she has given life to multiple behavioral technology ventures, including BTECH Research, Practice Ground, and Evidence-Based Practice Institute, LLC. Kelly is also adjunct clinical faculty at the University of Washington and the author of Doing Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Practical Guide.

Linda Dimeff - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Scientific Officer
  • Founder
  • Member of the Leadership Team
With more than 30 federal grant and over 50 peer-reviewed publications, Linda is recognized as one of the world's most preeminent DBT and Substance Use Disorder experts. She has partnered with Dr. Koerner on multiple ventures, including BTECH Research and Evidence-Based Practice Institute, LLC. and serves as adjunct faculty at the University of Washington. She is also principal owner of Portland DBT Institute, which employs 30 clinicians in two Oregon locations and Heal, Thrive, Grow Behavioral Health, Inc., a private practice group serving adults and adolescents.

Lisa Lovejoy

Job Titles:
  • Peer Support Coordinator / Harborview Medical Center

Paul Goering

Job Titles:
  • Fellow

Paul Nestadt

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Sean Mooney

Job Titles:
  • Chief Research Information Officer / University of Washington

Suzanne Witterholt

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director, Consultation & Complex Care

Topher Jerome

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • Lived Experience Advisory Board Chair
Topher brings a lifetime of relevant experience to our team. He spent 12 years developing and managing peer support programs in intensive psychiatric settings in addition to a background in information technology, including EMRs. As a suicide attempt survivor himself, Topher has a personal commitment to the work at Jaspr Health.

Ursula Whiteside - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Clinical Psychologist