Practice Locations

CeDAR - Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation
1693 N. Quentin St Aurora, CO 80045

877-999-0538

Jarrod Ellingson, PhD

Psychology

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  • Provider Credentials

    • Doctor of Philosphy

  • Gender

    Male

  • Languages

    English

  • Department

    Associate Professor, Psychiatry-Substance Dependence

  • Specialty

    Psychology

  • Primary Clinic Phone

    877-999-0538

  • Hospital Affiliations

    University of Colorado Hospital
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Practice Locations

CeDAR - Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation
1693 N. Quentin St
Aurora, CO 80045

877-999-0538

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CU Medicine Psychiatry - Outpatient Clinic
Anschutz Health Sciences Building
1890 N Revere Ct, Anschutz Health Sciences Bldg, Suite 4020
Aurora, CO 80045

303-724-1000

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Provider Expertise

Clinical Interest for Patients

My clinical interests include treating substance use disorders and and applying mindfulness-based interventions to substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions (e.g., depression, anxiety).


Care Philosophy

Substance use disorders typically develop alongside other mental or physical health problems. Understanding and addressing those problems often improves treatment outcomes.


Specialties

  • Psychology

Conditions & Treatments

  • Substance Abuse

    Alcoholism, Drug Abuse

Education & Training

Undergraduate Schools

BA, University of Northern Iowa (IA) (2006)


Graduate Schools

MA, San Diego State University (2008)

PhD, University of Missouri - Columbia (2016)


Internships

Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program (2016)


Professional Memberships

American Psychological Association, Member


Behavior Genetics Association, Member


Research Society on Alcoholism, Member


Research & Grants

Grants

Investigating how bottom-up and top-down processes relate to alcohol use disorder (2014)

Common mechanisms of the microbiota-gut-brain axis in alcohol use disorder and depression: A genetically informed investigation (2018)

The Effects of Cannabis Legalization and Persistent Use: A Longitudinal Study of Two Twin Cohorts (2024)

Combining Laboratory and Ecological Momentary Assessment-based Methods to Determine Age-related Differences in the Relationship Between Alcohol Use, Pain, and Inflammation (2025)

Understanding alcohol use and co-occurring externalizing problems: A longitudinal sibling-comparison study of high-risk individuals (2026)


Research Interests for Patients

My research program consists of two broad aims addressing the causes and effects of substance use: 1) understanding the shared mechanisms of heavy substance use and co-occurring conditions; and 2) disentangling familial confounds from the causes and effects of substance use disorders.

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877-999-0538

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Clinical Interests for Referring Providers

My primary clinical focus is on substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors. I have found empirically-supported, mindfulness-based interventions to be particularly effective for addressing these behaviors as well as other co-occurring conditions.

Research Interest for Referring Providers

My research is focused on isolating the direct causes and effects of substance use from other genetic and environmental factors. I use family-study designs to rigorously control for other genetic/environmental factors. I similarly use intensive longitudinal designs to control for individual differences (e.g., personality) that may explain the co-occurrence of substance use disorders and mental/physical health problems.