Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD, FAPA

Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD, FAPA, is an endowed Barbara Wilson Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatrist and Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine. As Principal Investigator for the Jordan Wellness Collaborative (JWC), she leads a research, education, and clinical program that partners with community members to provide optimal access to evidence-based treatments for racial and ethnic minoritized patients with mental health disorders.

Through her multi-faceted work, she provides addiction treatment in faith settings, studies health outcomes for people with opioid use disorder in the carceral system, and trains addiction specialists to provide culturally-informed treatment.

Dr. Jordan is dedicated to creating spaces and opportunities for more people of color, specifically Black women in academia who are vastly underrepresented. She has numerous peer-reviewed publications, has been featured at international conferences, and is the proud recipient of various clinical and research awards. Recently, Dr. Jordan received the prestigious Presidential Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor given by the U.S. government to early career scientists and engineers. The award recognizes innovative scientific and technological developments. The fundamental message of equity and inclusion has informed her research, clinical work, and leadership duties at NYU and beyond, and she will continue to center these principles in her scholarship.