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Joelle C. Ferron, MSW, PhD

Title(s)
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Assistant Professor/Research Scientist

Department(s)
Psychiatry
Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Education
BA - 1996 Boston University - Psychology
MSW - 1999 Boston University - Social Work
PhD - 2007 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Social Work

Programs
New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Other

Contact Information

70 Commercial Street, Suite 203
Concord NH 03301

Email: Joelle.Ferron@Dartmouth.edu


Professional Interests

• Tobacco/nicotine addiction in adults with serious mental illness
• Technology-delivered interventions
• Psychometrics and advanced methods
• Evidenced-based practices
• Motivational interventions
• Positive psychology

Courses Taught

Advanced Research Methods Seminar (TDI)
Introduction to Study Design and Data Analytics (MIS)

Biography

Dr. Ferron’s research focuses on the study of tobacco and nicotine addiction in people with severe mental illness. She also specializes in the development of treatments (technology-based and in-person) for this vulnerable population.


Selected Publications

 

Relationship Between Early Product Substitution and Harm Reduction in an ENDS Switching Trial for Adults who Smoke.
Stoolmiller M, Sargent JD, Brunette MF, Ferron JC, Santos M, Pratt SI
Nicotine Tob Res. 2026 May 15; pii: ntag107. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntag107. Epub 2026 May 15.
PMID: 42139066

Comparing perspectives on community mental health center-based integrated care for serious mental illness across age groups.
Bourassa JG, Sowden GL, Williams GE, Pratt SI, Ferron JC, Santos MM, Almeida MAE, Christenson-Collins J, Considine-Sweeney S, Elliott JLF, Swenson KR, Brunette MF
Fam Syst Health. 2026 Apr 30; doi: 10.1037/fsh0001046. Epub 2026 Apr 30.
PMID: 42060412

Health Characteristics of Emerging and Young Adults with SMI.
Brunette MF, Bourassa JG, Wallin DJ, Ferron JC, Williams GE, Santos MM, Pratt SI
Community Ment Health J. 2026 Apr 17; doi: 10.1007/s10597-026-01627-4. Epub 2026 Apr 17.
PMID: 41998278

Impact of Community Mental Health-Based Integrated Care on Service Use Among Young Adults With Serious Mental Illness.
Brunette MF, Sowden GL, Martinez-Camblor P, Erickson AC, Bourassa JG, Burdick TE, Chalsma AH, Ferron JC, Lord SE, Pratt SI, Sagona JA
Psychiatr Serv. 2025 Nov 1;76(11):988-996. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20250042.
PMID: 41174946

Program Evaluation for a Novel Multicomponent Smoking Cessation Intervention for Smokers With Serious Mental Illness.
Brunette MF, Bourassa JG, Ferron JC, Aschbrenner KA, Santos MM, Gowarty MA, Pratt SI
Health Promot Pract. 2026 Mar;27(2):315-323. doi: 10.1177/15248399251348169. Epub 2025 Jun 27.
PMID: 40575927

Carcinogen reduction in a randomized controlled study comparing e-cigarette provision to assessment only among people with serious mental illness who smoke.
Pratt SI, Ferron JC, Santos M, Brunette MF, Bianco C, Sargent J, Xie H
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Sep 1;274:112740. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112740. Epub 2025 Jun 1.
PMID: 40505215

Integrated primary and community mental health care for young adults with serious mental illness: A program evaluation.
Sowden GL, Ferron JC, Pratt SI, Swenson KR, Carbin J, Gowarty MA, Tvorun Dunn AG, MacKenzie TA, Brunette MF
Early Interv Psychiatry. 2024 Nov;18(11):968-974. doi: 10.1111/eip.13601. Epub 2024 Jul 30.
PMID: 39080989

Level and timing of product substitution in a trial of e-cigarettes for smokers not interested in quitting.
Sargent JD, Pratt SI, Brunette MF, Ferron JC, Santos MM, Stoolmiller M
Tob Induc Dis. 2024;22 doi: 10.18332/tid/189220. Epub 2024 Jun 13.
PMID: 38873183

Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drug Use Among Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness.
Ferron JC, Brunette MF, Aschbrenner KA, ElSayed MW, Pratt SI
Community Ment Health J. 2024 Jul;60(5):945-954. doi: 10.1007/s10597-024-01246-x. Epub 2024 Mar 1.
PMID: 38427276

Lived Experience-Led Research Agenda to Address Early Death in People With a Diagnosis of a Serious Mental Illness: A Consensus Statement.
Fortuna KL, Lebby S, Geiger P, Johnson D, MacDonald S, Chefetz I, Ferron JC, St George L, Rossom R, Kalisa J, Mestrovic T, Nicholson J, Pringle W, Rotondi AJ, Sippel LM, Sica A, Solesio ME, Wright M, Zisman-Ilani Y, Gambee D, Hill J, Brundrett A, Cather C, Rhee TG, Daumit GL, Angel J, Manion I, Deegan PE, Butler JA, Pitts N, Brodey DE, Williams AM, Parks J, Reimann B, Wahrenberger JT, Morgan O, Bradford DW, Bright N, Stafford E, Bohm AR, Carney T, Haragirimana C, Gold A, Storm M, Walker R
JAMA Netw Open. 2023 May 1;6(5):e2315479. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.15479. Epub 2023 May 1.
PMID: 37234010

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