Jarrod Ellingson, PhD
Psychology
Locations
Practice Locations
CeDAR - Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation
877-999-0538
CU Medicine Psychiatry - Outpatient Clinic
Anschutz Health Sciences Building
303-724-1000
Provider Expertise
Clinical Interest for Patients
My clinical work focuses on substance use disorders, as well as mindfulness-based interventions for substance use and a wide range of other conditions (e.g., depression, anxiety).
Care Philosophy
Substance use disorders often develop along with psychiatric or other health problems (e.g., pain). Successful treatment needs to address not only substance use but also those co-occurring problems.
Specialties
- Psychology
Conditions & Treatments
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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)
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.
information for referring providers
Referral Contact Phone
Referring Patients Link
Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
My primary clinical focus is on substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors, as well as co-occurring conditions. I have found empirically-supported, mindfulness-based interventions to be particularly effective in this work.
Research Interest for Referring Providers
Broadly, my research is focused on isolating the causes and effects of substance use from other important risk factors. Specifically, substance use has many genetic and environmental confounds that are typically overlooked. I use family-study designs to rigorously control for these confounds to better inform and develop treatments for substance use disorders. I similarly use intensive longitudinal designs to control for individual differences (e.g., personality) that may explain the co-occurrence of substance use and psychiatric or other health problems.
