About Us.
The TPMH.
The TPMH was founded in 2016 by Jessica Bourdon and Beth Long. It's purpose was initially to to bring clinicians and researchers together in a judgment-free, safe environment. Eventually, it grew to encompass workshops and education on all types of translational science. Through the TPMH's activities and dissemination products, it is hoped that the dialogue of translational care can begin with ernst.
Immediate goals of the TPMH are to create an open discussion of mental health in higher education by promoting dialogue that is judgment-free. In addition, the TPMH aims to become a resource for information on how to make research and clinical care more translational in a practical setting by providing networking, dissemination, and knowledge translation opportunities to anyone in the wider higher education and research community.
Our Team.
Jessica Bourdon, founder and president of the TPMH, earned her bachelor's degrees in psychology and cognitive science in 2010 from the University of Richmond. She subsequently worked as a project coordinator for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), gaining valuable experience with aspects of translational science. Jessica recently graduated with her Ph.D. in clinical and translational science (psychiatric, behavioral, and statistical genetics [PBSG] concentration) program through the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics at VCU. She is also the former research specialist at VCU's Wellness Resource Center. Jessica is currently a postdoctoral research scholar at the Washington University in St. Louis working on Drs. Renee Williams and Kathleen Bucholz's Transdisciplinary in Addictions Research (TranSTAR) NIDA-funded T32 grant.
Rachel Davies, vice president of the TPMH, received her bachelor's of science degree in biochemistry from Middle Tennessee State University in 2010. She recently graduated with her Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry at VCU where her research focused on new psychoactive substances, specifically determining the origin of their abuse potential at the molecular level. Rachel's long-standing interests in science communication, journalism, and policy led her to join the TPMH, where she was exposed to and developed a passion for translational science. She is the 2017 VCU winner of the 3MT contest.
Beth Long, co-founder of the TPMH, earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and then her master's degree in clinical psychology at the New Mexico Highlands University. She earned her Ph.D. from the PBSG program in 2017 and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Research-to-Policy Collaboration which is housed in the Penn State Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center.
Partner Organizations.
We are proud to be partners with VCU's College Behavioral and Emotional Health Institute (COBE).
The TPMH was founded in 2016 by Jessica Bourdon and Beth Long. It's purpose was initially to to bring clinicians and researchers together in a judgment-free, safe environment. Eventually, it grew to encompass workshops and education on all types of translational science. Through the TPMH's activities and dissemination products, it is hoped that the dialogue of translational care can begin with ernst.
Immediate goals of the TPMH are to create an open discussion of mental health in higher education by promoting dialogue that is judgment-free. In addition, the TPMH aims to become a resource for information on how to make research and clinical care more translational in a practical setting by providing networking, dissemination, and knowledge translation opportunities to anyone in the wider higher education and research community.
Our Team.
Jessica Bourdon, founder and president of the TPMH, earned her bachelor's degrees in psychology and cognitive science in 2010 from the University of Richmond. She subsequently worked as a project coordinator for the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), gaining valuable experience with aspects of translational science. Jessica recently graduated with her Ph.D. in clinical and translational science (psychiatric, behavioral, and statistical genetics [PBSG] concentration) program through the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics at VCU. She is also the former research specialist at VCU's Wellness Resource Center. Jessica is currently a postdoctoral research scholar at the Washington University in St. Louis working on Drs. Renee Williams and Kathleen Bucholz's Transdisciplinary in Addictions Research (TranSTAR) NIDA-funded T32 grant.
Rachel Davies, vice president of the TPMH, received her bachelor's of science degree in biochemistry from Middle Tennessee State University in 2010. She recently graduated with her Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry at VCU where her research focused on new psychoactive substances, specifically determining the origin of their abuse potential at the molecular level. Rachel's long-standing interests in science communication, journalism, and policy led her to join the TPMH, where she was exposed to and developed a passion for translational science. She is the 2017 VCU winner of the 3MT contest.
Beth Long, co-founder of the TPMH, earned her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and then her master's degree in clinical psychology at the New Mexico Highlands University. She earned her Ph.D. from the PBSG program in 2017 and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Research-to-Policy Collaboration which is housed in the Penn State Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center.
Partner Organizations.
We are proud to be partners with VCU's College Behavioral and Emotional Health Institute (COBE).