Jeffrey Swanson

Jeffrey Swanson is an Assistant Professor at the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, affiliated with the Department of Anesthesiology at UMass Chan Medical School. He also works at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, MA. His academic journey includes a BS in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford University and an MD from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

• Fields of Interest: Mental health policy, firearm violence prevention, psychiatric advance directives, substance abuse, legal epidemiology, and racial disparities in mental health and gun violence.
• Research Trends: His recent work focuses on extreme risk protection orders, mental illness and firearm access, and policy impacts on community treatment. Earlier studies examine violence risk in schizophrenia, substance use, and advance directives.

Grants & Collaborations: Collaborated on NIH-funded studies about mental health and criminal justice intersections. Involved in longitudinal research (e.g., CATIE study) on antipsychotic efficacy and substance use in schizophrenia.