Jenessa Price

Jenessa Price, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) affiliated with Froedtert Hospital. She specializes in Behavioral Health, Neuropsychology, and Transplant Surgery, with a focus on integrating mental health care into medical treatments like liver transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. Her work bridges clinical neuropsychology with substance use disorders and chronic illness management.

Dr. Price holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Cincinnati (2014). She completed a clinical internship at The Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology (2013) and a T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School (2013–2015). Her research emphasizes neuropsychological assessments, addiction recovery outcomes, and brain structural changes in substance users.

Her research interests include liver transplantation mental health programs, cannabis effects on adolescent brain structure, and psychosocial interventions for chronic illnesses. Notable contributions include studies on alcohol relapse prevention in transplant recipients and the impact of cannabis use on prefrontal cortex development.

Publications highlight her focus on translational research linking neuroimaging findings to clinical practice. She has explored opioid dependence treatment outcomes, frontolimbic white matter integrity in cannabis users, and biopsychosocial models for nutrition support in chronic illness.

Dr. Price is a licensed psychologist and contributes to multidisciplinary teams evaluating transplant candidates. Her work emphasizes culturally responsive mentorship in clinical neuropsychology, reflecting her commitment to advancing equitable healthcare practices.