Jessica Riggs
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Psychiatry
4250 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Jessica Riggs
Clinical Assistant Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • About

    Primary interests in prevention/intervention for children ages birth – 6 years and their families, to promote early relational health and positive development; perinatal psychotherapy; interventions targeting complex, relational trauma; developmental and psychoeducational assessment

    Qualifications
    • Postdoctoral Fellow
      Michigan Medicine, Psychiatry, 2021
    • Intern
      University Center for the Child and Family, Ann Arbor, 2019
    • PhD
      Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, 2019
    • MS
      Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, 2013
    • BA
      University of Michigan–Dearborn, Dearborn, 2011
    Research Overview

    Promoting resilience among families who experience trauma and stress; infant/toddler psychosocial and emotional development; health equity; examining prevention and intervention programs that improve parenting stress, mental health, and parenting behaviors; evaluation of statewide mental health services and other community-based preventive interventions.

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Improving Infant Mental Health Home Visiting Training to Strengthen Cultural Responsiveness and Increase Equity.
      Torres C, Walsh T, Tamkin VL, Quince H, Riggs J, Muzik M, Rosenblum KL, Michigan Collaborative for Infant Mental Health Research . Matern Child Health J, 2024 Nov; 28 (11): 1841 - 1851. DOI:10.1007/s10995-024-04004-3
      PMID: 39347872
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      8.2 The Evaluation and Treatment of Traumatized Young Children and Caregivers: Paths to Resilience
      Marcus SM, Rosenblum KL, Shah PE, Riggs J, Muzik M. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2024 Oct; 63 (10): s156 DOI:10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.630
    • Journal Article
      Longitudinal DNA methylation in parent-infant pairs impacted by intergenerational social adversity: An RCT of the Michigan Model of Infant Mental Health Home Visiting.
      Petroff RL, Jester J, Riggs J, Alfafara E, Springer K, Kerr N, Issa M, Hall A, Rosenblum K, Goodrich JM, Muzik M, Michigan Collaborative for Infant Mental Health Research . Brain Behav, 2024 Sep; 14 (9): e70035 DOI:10.1002/brb3.70035
      PMID: 39295112
    • Journal Article
      Profiles of Early Childhood Adversity in an Urban Pediatric Clinic: Implications for Pediatric Primary Care.
      Ronis S, Guyon-Harris KL, Burkhart K, Gabriel M, Cipolla K, Riggs JL, Huth-Bocks A. Children (Basel), 2023 Jun 7; 10 (6): DOI:10.3390/children10061023
      PMID: 37371255
    • Journal Article
      Longitudinal associations between parental reflective functioning and maternal mind-mindedness.
      Brophy-Herb HE, Lawler JM, Stacks AM, Freeman SE, Pitzen J, Riggs J, Dalimonte-Merckling D, Wong K, Ribaudo J, Huth-Bocks A, Muzik M, Rosenblum KL, Michigan Collaborative for Infant Mental Health Research . J Fam Psychol, 2023 Sep; 37 (6): 830 - 840. DOI:10.1037/fam0001106
      PMID: 37166902
    • Journal Article
      Relationships reduce risks for child maltreatment: Results of an experimental trial of Infant Mental Health Home Visiting
      Julian M, Riggs J, Wong K, Lawler JM, Brophy-Herb H, Ribaudo J, Stacks A, Jester J, Pitzen J, Rosenblum K, Muzik M. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14: DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.979740
    • Journal Article
      Advancing early relational health: a collaborative exploration of a research agenda.
      Dumitriu D, Lavallée A, Riggs JL, Frosch CA, Barker TV, Best DL, Blasingame B, Bushar J, Charlot-Swilley D, Erickson E, Finkel MA, Fortune B, Gillen L, Martinez M, Ramachandran U, Sanders LM, Willis DW, Shearman N. Front Pediatr, 2023 11: 1259022 DOI:10.3389/fped.2023.1259022
      PMID: 38143537
    • Journal Article
      Demographic and psychological factors that predict retention in infant mental health home visiting
      Jester JM, Rosenblum KL, Muzik M, Stringer MK, Handelzalts JE, Julian MM, Niec LN, Brophy-Herb HE, Stacks AM, Weatherston DJ, Torres C, Lawler JM, Barron C, Erickson NL, Fitzgerald HE, Huth-Bocks AC, Menke RA, Meuwissen AS, Miller AL, Niec LN, Ribaudo J, Riggs J, Shea SE, Spicer P, Van Egeren L, Watson CL. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2023 Jan 1; 62: 64 - 75. DOI:10.1016/j.ecresq.2022.07.010