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About Dr. Atasha Jordan

A fuller picture of care.

Psychiatrist. Educator. Community-centered researcher. Speaker. Nonprofit founder. Every part of my work grows from a commitment to service and accessible mental health support.

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Where it began

Rooted in faith and service.

I was born into a strong Christian, Caribbean family, which has greatly impacted how I see the world. My parents taught me to live a life of service to others. Over the years, I came to understand my calling as serving Christian communities by helping increase mental health literacy.

My training in psychiatry taught me how powerful good care can be—and how many barriers still stand between people and support. That upbringing shapes how I listen, teach, and partner with communities today. I want people to have language and support to protect or mend their mental health, without leaving faith or culture out of the conversation.

Education & training

A clinical foundation with a wider lens.

2009–2013

Harvard College

AB in Neurobiology, with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy.

2014–2019

University of Pennsylvania

MD, Perelman School of Medicine. MBA in Healthcare Management, the Wharton School (2017–2019).

2019–2023

Psychiatry residency

Clinical training across the University of Pennsylvania Health System in inpatient, emergency, crisis, and consultation settings.

Career & community

Care, teaching, and research in practice.

Clinical care

Cooper University Health Care

Attending psychiatrist from 2023 to 2026, working across clinical services and mentoring trainees; named 3 Cooper Plaza site leader in 2025.

Education

Cooper Medical School

Served as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, teaching medical students and residents, and as assistant director of the psychiatry clerkship in 2023–2024.

Community research

Camden and beyond

Founded and directed the Camden Faith and Mental Health Work Group, bringing together students, clinicians, faith leaders, and residents.

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Selected honors

Recognition along the way.

2025

Golden Apple Award

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University faculty award for excellence in medical student teaching.

2023 / 2022

Early career recognition

Jack Greenspan Resident Award, Philadelphia Psychiatric Society; World Association of Social Psychiatry Early Career Psychiatry Fellowship.

2021–2023

APA/SAMHSA Minority Fellow

Fellowship supporting work on mental health inequities. Earlier merit scholarships included the Twenty-First Century Scholar and Howard E. Mitchell Fellow awards.

Across disciplines

Rooted in faith. Guided by evidence. Built with community.

As founder of the Christian Mental Health Initiative, I work to advance mental health literacy and resource use in Christian communities. Clinical practice, medical education, community research, and nonprofit leadership inform one another in that work.

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What brought me here

Connect across disciplines and communities.

I bring patient care, teaching, faith-community partnerships, and nonprofit experience to conversations about more accessible mental health support.

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A way of working

Listen

Begin with people’s experiences and the language they use for them.

Translate

Make clinical knowledge clear, practical, and usable.

Partner

Build work with communities and honor their wisdom.