Dr Jesse Young is a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow in the Justice Health Unit at the University of Melbourne. He holds adjunct appointments in the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, the School of Population Health at The University of Western Australia and the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University. Jesse’s research focusses on the health experiences of people with mental health problems, intellectual disability and/or other complex needs, with a particular focus on people who have come into contact with the criminal justice system.
Experience
2014–present
Adjunct Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
2013–present
Adjunct Research Associate, National Drug Research Institute
2014–present
Research Fellow and PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne
Education
2013
The University of Western Australia, MPH
2009
The University of Victoria (Canada), BSc(dist)
Publications
2017
Intellectual disability and patient activation after release from prison: a prospective cohort study, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
2016
Transition from prison for people with intellectual disability: A qualitative study of service professionals, Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
2015
Early primary care physician contact and health service utilisation in a large sample of recently released ex-prisoners in Australia: prospective cohort study., BMJ Open
2015
Inter-rater reliability of the Hayes Ability Screening Index in a sample of Australian prisoners, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
2015
Comorbid Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Substance Use Disorder Complexity and Chronicity in Treatment-Seeking Adults, Drug and Alcohol Review