Jacquetta Blacker
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Credentials
BM, BCh, MA

Child and Adolescent Fellowship Program Director, Assistant Professor
Biography

Bio

Jacquetta Blacker, MD, MA, joined UMN following several years working for the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System. A native of the United Kingdom, she earned her BMBCh (the equivalent of an MD) in medicine and surgery, and her Master of Arts and undergraduate degree in Physiological Sciences at Oxford University. Dr. Blacker completed her general psychiatric residency and a child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP) Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, and she is board certified in both adult and child and adolescent psychiatry.  

Being at the University enables Dr Blacker to teach and she is currently the program director of UMN’s CAP fellowship. She also works with the neuromodulation team and consults with adults and children at the UMMC campus. She has a long-standing enjoyment of public speaking, and lectures and holds teaching seminars on a huge range of topics. She enjoys collaborating with colleagues on research projects, especially those related to bipolar and anxiety disorders, and her passion is medical history.

Expertise

  • PTSD

Administrative Assistant

(for academic support only)
Molly Jokimaki
jokim004@umn.edu

In the Media

Research Summary

Dr. Blacker's research interests include mood and anxiety disorders in medical-surgical populations, and suicide among medical professionals. Being part of a much larger institution that has many disciplines – and the opportunities that creates for doing cross-disciplinary work – is exciting to Blacker. "A lot of what I do is historical, looking at trends over time, how concepts have changed, how treatment has changed," she said. "Having access to specialists in history and statistics will really help move my research along." Dr. Blacker was co-investigator for three research grants, one looking at developing biomarkers that would lead to individualized treatments in bipolar patients with and without comorbid addiction; another used EEG to identify potential markers of suicidal behaviors in children between age 13-18; another examined biochemical and genetic differences in mood disorders.

Education

MA, Oxford University
Major: Physiological Sciences
BA, Oxford University
Major: Physiological Sciences
BMBCh, Oxford University
Major: Medicine and Surgery
ALAM, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts
Major: Dramatic Arts

Fellowships, Residencies, and Visiting Engagements

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Fellowship
Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Residency
Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education

Licensures and Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Professional Memberships

American Association of Directors of Residency Training
Association for Academic Psychiatry
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Blacker, C. J., 2021. What's Wrong With You?. JAMA Neurology, 78 (3): 269-270.
Sonmez, A. I., Lewis, C. P., Port, J. D., Cabello-Arreola, A., Blacker, C. J., Seewoo, B. J., McKean, A. J., Leffler, J. M., Frye, M. A., Croarkin, P. E., 2020. Glutamatergic Correlates of Bipolar Symptoms in Adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 30 (10): 599-605.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2020.0082 PubMed ID: 33179961.
Lewis, C. P., Port, J. D., Blacker, C. J., Sonmez, A. I., Seewoo, B. J., Leffler, J. M., Frye, M. A., Croarkin, P. E., 2020. Altered anterior cingulate glutamatergic metabolism in depressed adolescents with current suicidal ideation. Translational Psychiatry, 10 (1): 119.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-0792-z PubMed ID: 32327639.
Shekunov, J., Blacker, C. J., Vande Voort, J. L., Tillema, J. M., Croarkin, P. E., Romanowicz, M., 2020. Immune mediated pediatric encephalitis - need for comprehensive evaluation and consensus guidelines. BMC Neurology, 20 (1): 44.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-020-1605-y PubMed ID: 32013931.
Webb, L. M., Phillips, K. E., Ho, M. C., Veldic, M., Blacker, C. J., 2020. The Relationship between DNA Methylation and Antidepressant Medications: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21 (3): 826.
doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21030826 PubMed ID: 32012861.
Blacker, C. J., 2020. Clinical Issues to Consider for Clozapine Patients Who Vape: A Case Illustration. Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing), 18 (1): 55-57.
Blacker, C. J., Millischer, V., Webb, L. M., Ho AMC, Schalling, M., Frye, M. A., Veldic, M., 2019. EAAT2 as a Research Target in Bipolar Disorder and Unipolar Depression: A Systematic Review. Molecular Neuropsychiatry, 5 (Suppl 1): 44-59.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1159/000501885 PubMed ID: 32399469.
Ho, A. M., Winham, S. J., Armasu, S. M., Blacker, C. J., Millischer, V., Lavebratt, C., Overholser, J. C., Jurjus, G. J., Dieter, L., Mahajan, G., Rajkowska, G., Vallender, E. J., Stockmeier, C. A., Robertson, K. D., Frye, M. A., Choi, D. S., Veldic, M., 2019. Genome- wide DNA methylomic differences between dorsolateral prefrontal and temporal pole cortices of bipolar disorder.. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 117 45-54.
Veldic, M., Ahmed, A. T., Blacker, C. J., Geske, J. R., Biernacka, J. M., Borreggine, K. L., Moore, K. M., Prieto, M. L., Vande Voort, J. L., Croarkin, P. E., Hoberg, A. A., Kung, S., Alarcon, R. D., Keeth, N., Singh, B., Bobo, W. V., Frye, M. A., 2019. Cytochrome P450 2C19 Poor Metabolizer Phenotype in Treatment Resistant Depression: Treatment and Diagnostic Implications. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 10 83.
doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2019.00083 PubMed ID: 30837869.
Blacker, C. J., Frye, M. A., Morava, E., Kozicz, T., Veldic, M., 2019. A Review of Epigenetics of PTSD in Comorbid Psychiatric Conditions. Genes, 10 (2):
doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10020140 PubMed ID: 30781890.
Selected Presentations

Selected Presentations

Blacker, C. J., (Author & Presenter) "Psychotherapy use in real-world clinical practice", Residency Program, Department of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, August 31, 2022.
Blacker, C. J., (Author & Presenter) "Psychopharmacology as an adjunct to psychotherapy", Residency Program, Department of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, August 31, 2022.
Blacker, C. J., (Author & Presenter) "Psychotherapy use in real-world clinical practice", Residency Program, Department of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, August 31, 2021.
Blacker, C. J., (Author & Presenter) "Psychopharmacology as an adjunct to psychotherapy", Residency Program, Department of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, August 31, 2021.
Blacker, C. J. "ECT", CAP Fellowship didactics, University of Minnesota, July 01, 2021.
Blacker, C. J. "Bipolar Disorder", CAP Fellowship didactics, University of Minnesota, July 01, 2021.
Blacker, C. J. "Basics of public speaking", CAP Fellowship didactics, University of Minnesota, July 01, 2021.
Blacker, C. J. "Anxiety Disorders", CAP Fellowship didactics, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, University of Minnesota, July 01, 2021.
Blacker, C. J. "Transition to Practice", CAP Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, July 01, 2021.
Blacker, C. J., (Author & Presenter) "Utilizing boundaries in inpatient pediatric psychiatry units", Department of Nursing/CAP inpatient unit, M Health Fairview, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 01, 2021.
Contact

Contact

Address

Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, F282/2A West Building, 2450 Riverside Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55454