Jacob Donald Gordon
Asst Professor
Procter Hall
225
CON Population Health - 0038
Professional Summary
Jacob Gordon serves as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati’s College of Nursing. Dr. Gordon is an interdisciplinary and community-engaged social work researcher dedicated to tackling mental health disparities for young adults through innovative digital interventions.
Dr. Gordon completed post-doctoral training as a NIMH-funded T32 postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University. Here, Dr. Gordon has honed a translational skill set aimed at optimizing social media usage among youth and young adults. His work focuses on improving the ability of young adults to harnessing the positive aspects of social media while mitigating the negative experiences commonly encountered online.
Education
PhD: University of Pittsburgh 2022 (Social Work)
MSW: Washington University in St. Louis 2018
BA: University of New Mexico 2016
Research and Practice Interests
Social Media Use
Digital Interventions
Human-centered Design
Post Graduate Training and Education
2022-2024 T32 Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University, ,
Keywords
Social Media, Mental Health
Contact Information
gordon93@ucmail.uc.edu