Jennifer Ly, PhD
Working Title
Associate Professor
Preferred Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Dr. Jennifer Ly is an Associate Clinical Professor and Attending Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DPBS). In the Hyperactivity, Attention, and Learning Problems (HALP) Clinic, she assesses children, adolescents, and young adults for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, and depression. She consults with schools and provides behavioral treatments, including individual parent management training, group skills training, and family therapy. In the Muses Program for Minoritized Youth, Dr. Ly provides cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), trauma-focused cognitive behavioral (TF-CBT), and supportive therapy to youth (ages 6-23), parenting support, and school consultation.
As the DPBS Health Equity Champion, Dr. Ly developed a five-part Interpreter Services Training series to strengthen provider skills in partnering effectively with interpreters and to improve access to care for patients with limited English proficiency. She was elected to the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators in 2025 and received its Excellence in Teaching Award in 2023. In 2025, she also received the UCSF Patient Experience Award for her contributions to clinical education, patient care, and program development.
As the DPBS Health Equity Champion, Dr. Ly developed a five-part Interpreter Services Training series to strengthen provider skills in partnering effectively with interpreters and to improve access to care for patients with limited English proficiency. She was elected to the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators in 2025 and received its Excellence in Teaching Award in 2023. In 2025, she also received the UCSF Patient Experience Award for her contributions to clinical education, patient care, and program development.
- 11/2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California, San Francisco
- Fellowship, 09/2015 - Clinical Child Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
- Internship, 06/2014 - Clinical Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
- Ph.D., 05/2014 - Clinical Science, University of California, Berkeley
- M.A., 12/2010 - Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
- B.A., 06/2006 - Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
Faculty
Parent-Child Relations
Social Adjustment
Child Behavior
Problem Behavior
Interpersonal Relations
School Teachers
Students
Culture
Child Behavior Disorders
Achievement
Parents
Orientation
Emigrants And Immigrants
Mathematics