Jennifer Felder, PhD

Assistant Professor

Psychiatry

+1 415 476-7014

Jennifer Felder, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist dedicated to promoting mental health during pregnancy and early parenting. In her research, Dr. Felder evaluates treatments to improve sleep and prevent depression. She is committed to increasing access to evidence-based interventions, particularly among populations disproportionately affected by poor health outcomes. To this end, she investigates innovative formats for disseminating interventions, such as digital, co-located, and integrated services. In her clinical work, Dr. Felder provides cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia for adults with chronic insomnia.

Publications:

Viewpoint: Challenges and strategies for engaging participants in videoconferencing appointments.

Contemporary clinical trials

McClelland B, Ponting C, Levy C, Mah R, Moran P, Sobhani NC, Felder J

Preventing Depression Relapse: A Qualitative Study on the Need for Additional Structured Support Following Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.

Global advances in integrative medicine and health

Chelsea J. Siwik, Shelley R. Adler, Patricia J. Moran, Willem Kuyken, Zindel Segal, Jennifer Felder, Stuart Eisendrath, Frederick M. Hecht

Letter to the Editor on racial disparities in engagement with digital CBT-I among pregnant women.

Sleep health

Felder JN, Gutierrez G

Preventing Depression Relapse: A Qualitative Study on the Need for Additional Structured Support Following Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.

Global advances in integrative medicine and health

Siwik CJ, Adler SR, Moran PJ, Kuyken W, Segal Z, Felder J, Eisendrath S, Hecht FM

Endorsement of a single-item measure of sleep disturbance during pregnancy and risk for postpartum depression: a retrospective cohort study.

Archives of women's mental health

Felder JN, Roubinov D, Zhang L, Gray M, Beck A

Pregnancy-related COVID worry, depressive symptom severity, and mediation through sleep disturbance in a low-income, primarily Latinx population in California's Central valley.

Journal of psychiatric research

Felder JN, Afulani PA, Coleman-Phox K, Omowale SS, McCulloch CE, Lessard L, Kuppermann M

Adverse infant outcomes among women with sleep apnea or insomnia during pregnancy: A retrospective cohort study.

Sleep health

Felder JN, Baer RJ, Rand L, Ryckman KK, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Prather AA

Uptake of USPSTF recommendation to refer pregnant individuals for therapy or counseling to prevent perinatal depression.

Archives of women's mental health

Felder JN, Mirchandaney R, Dimidjian S

Trajectories of depressive symptoms among mothers of preterm and full-term infants in a national sample.

Archives of women's mental health

Roubinov D, Musci RJ, Hipwell AE, Wu G, Santos H, Felder JN, Faleschini S, Conradt E, McEvoy CT, Lester BM, Buss C, Elliott AJ, Cordero JF, Stroustrup A, Bush NR

Lessons Learned Recruiting and Retaining Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals in Digital Trials: Viewpoint.

JMIR pediatrics and parenting

Parks AM, Duffecy J, McCabe JE, Blankstein Breman R, Milgrom J, Hirshler Y, Gemmill AW, Segre LS, Felder JN, Uscher-Pines L

Examining Experiences of Poor Sleep During Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study to Inform the Development of a Prenatal Sleep Intervention.

Global advances in health and medicine

Felder JN, Mirchandaney R, Harrison J, Manber R, Cuneo J, Krystal A, Epel E, Hecht F

Randomized controlled trial of digital cognitive behavior therapy for prenatal insomnia symptoms: Effects on postpartum insomnia and mental health.

Sleep

Felder JN, Epel ES, Neuhaus J, Krystal AD, Prather AA

The association of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy with preterm birth: A retrospective cohort study in California.

Lancet Regional Health. Americas

Karasek D, Baer RJ, McLemore MR, Bell AJ, Blebu BE, Casey JA, Coleman-Phox K, Costello JM, Felder JN, Flowers E, Fuchs JD, Gomez AM, Karvonen K, Kuppermann M, Liang L, McKenzie-Sampson S, McCulloch CE, Oltman SP, Pantell MS, Piao X, Prather AA, Schmidt RJ, Scott KA, Spellen S, Stookey JD, Tesfalul M, Rand L, Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL

Cannabis-related diagnosis in pregnancy and adverse maternal and infant outcomes.

Drug and alcohol dependence

Bandoli G, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Schumacher B, Baer RJ, Felder JN, Fuchs JD, Oltman SP, Steurer MA, Marienfeld C

Outcomes of Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Patients With Residual Depressive Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA psychiatry

Segal ZV, Dimidjian S, Beck A, Boggs JM, Vanderkruik R, Metcalf CA, Gallop R, Felder JN, Levy J

Prenatal Maternal Objective and Subjective Stress Exposures and Rapid Infant Weight Gain.

The Journal of pediatrics

Felder JN, Epel E, Coccia M, Cordeiro A, Laraia B, Adler N, Coleman-Phox K, Bush NR

Efficacy of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Insomnia Symptoms Among Pregnant Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA psychiatry

Felder JN, Epel ES, Neuhaus J, Krystal AD, Prather AA

855: Risk of adverse birth outcome among Black women with post-traumatic stress disorder.

American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Brittany D. Chambers, Rebecca J. Baer, Gretchen Bandoli, Jennifer Felder, Sky K. Feuer, Elena Flowers, Linda Franck, Anu Manchikanti Gomez, Deborah Karasek, Nichole L. Nidey, Scott P. Oltman, Elizabeth Rogers, Karen Scott, Larry Rand, Kelli K. Ryckman, Laura L. Jelliffe-Pawlowski