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Jennifer JordanAssociate Professor

MA(1st Class Hons) Dip Clin Psych(Cant) PhD(Otago) FNZCCP

Tel +64 3 372 6700
Email jenny.jordan@otago.ac.nz

Jenny has been an investigator and therapist in a series of randomised clinical trials, evaluating different psychotherapies for serious mental disorders including eating disorders, depression and latterly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related to the Christchurch earthquakes.

These therapies include cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy, schema therapy, and metacognitive therapy.

She was part of the research team who developed specialist supportive clinical management for anorexia nervosa.

Jenny is currently Co-lead Investigator of the New Zealand arm of the Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI), the largest genetic investigation of eating disorders ever performed. For more information, visit edgi.nz

Current research interests

Psychotherapies for mental disorders

  • Mood, anxiety and eating disorders research
    • Diagnostic issues and comorbidity
    • Transdiagnostic processes and approaches
    • Cultural responsiveness
  • Christchurch Earthquakes
    • Psychiatric and psychosocial impacts
  • Comparative psychotherapy trials
    • Predictors of outcome and psychotherapy response
    • Mechanisms of change
    • Therapy process factors
    • Patient perspectives
    • Language of psychotherapy

Publications

Schaumberg, K., Watson, H. J., Thornton, L. M., Kennedy, H. L., Ong, S. H., Roche, P., … Pettie, M. A., … Jordan, J., Kennedy, M. A., … Bulik, C. M. (2026). Assessment of maladaptive exercise history among individuals with eating disorders: Validation of a brief, self-report measure. European Eating Disorders Review. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/erv.70084 Journal - Research Article

Quinn, N., McCombie, A., Jemberie, D., Logan, S., Finlayson, D., Joyce, L. R., Mulder, R., Jordan, J., & Wakeman, C. (2026). Under-diagnosis and under-treatment of post traumatic stress disorder amongst major trauma patients. Injury, 57(5), 113077. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2026.113077 Journal - Research Article

Grotzinger, A. D., Werme, J., Peyrot, W. J., Frei, O., de Leeuw, C., Bicks, L. K., … Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, including Jordan, J., Kennedy, M. A., … Substance Use Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, including Pearson, J. F., … Smoller, J. W. (2026). Mapping the genetic landscape across 14 psychiatric disorders. Nature, 649(8096), 406-415. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09820-3 Journal - Research Article

Pettie, M. A., Simcock, W., Whiskin, A., Clark, M. T. R., Kennedy, H., Kennedy, M., & Jordan, J. (2026). Māori experiences of eating disorders: A scoping review of how little we know. European Eating Disorders Review. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/erv.70076 Journal - Research Article

Odering, Z. A., Jordan, J., Lacey, C. J., Frampton, C. M., Porter, R. J., & Douglas, K. M. (2026). Predicting cognitive change during treatment for inpatient depression: Secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 153(5), 563-572. doi: 10.1111/acps.70030 Journal - Research Article

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