After decades of working to implement evidence-based practices in real-world settings, Kelly Koerner, PhD and Linda Dimeff, PhD turned their attention to behavioral health’s most dire problem: the rising rates of suicide. In other ventures, they have used technology to provide real-time training and decision support to clinicians. That success gave rise to the question:
About Us
Can a virtual guide help emergency departments assess and treat suicidal patients?
With funding from NIMH, they set out to answer this question, ultimately launching Jaspr Health to bring innovative solutions to crisis-care settings.
Leadership Team
Drs. Kelly Koerner and Linda Dimeff are internationally-recognized leaders in bringing evidence-based practices to real-world settings through new technologies. For more than two decades, they have designed, built, and deployed innovative solutions to improve care and outcomes for people with behavioral health disorders. View the 30+ National Institutes of Health grants awarded to Drs. Dimeff and Koerner.
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.
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.
Todd is a serial technology entrepreneur with experience building startup teams (both product and engineering) across 4 continents. He previously founded ThoughtLeadr, a native advertising company, which built one of the fastest ad servers on the planet. Before ThoughtLeadr, Todd built a mobile design and development firm called ReignDesign based in Shanghai, China. ReignDesign developed the very first iOS app for the enterprise in partnership with Frog Design & Standard Charter back in 2008. Over the course of his career, Todd has been a technical problem solver for companies including IBM, Nortel, Deutsche Telekom, Reddit, Salon, and Conde Nast. Todd holds a degree in Biology from Wake Forest University, with a concentration in computation biology.
Chris is a sales and marketing professional with experience building internal frameworks to grow early stage companies in the health and financial services industries. He is a Humana Innovation Center alum and a published co-author studying the benefits of technology use to increase mental health patient engagement. Chris was also the co-founder of an award-winning mobile health application that was later acquired. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, a former Air Force Acquisition Officer, and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran.
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.
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.
Principal Investigators
Linda Dimeff, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer
JASPR HEALTH
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.
David Jobes, PhD, ABPP
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 also received the 2012 AAS “Dublin Award” in recognition of career contributions in suicidology and the 2015 AAS “Linehan Award” in recognition for his ground breaking clinical research.
Advisors
We are guided by the collaborative input of leading experts in mental health, suicide prevention, technology, and most important, those who have lived experience with suicide.
Lorilei Snyder *
Suicide Prevention Advocate
* Person with lived experience
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