Dr. Jerskey graduated from Boston University with a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She completed her clinical internship at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and a postdoctoral fellowship through the Alpert Medical School of Brown University’s Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Clinical Psychology Training Consortium, where she continues to maintain a faculty position in research. She has published in over 30 peer-reviewed journals including JAMA Neurology, Brain and Behavior, and The Journal of Neuroscience.

A licensed psychologist in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Dr. Jerskey currently sits on the Massachusetts Autism Commissions subcommittee for children ages 3-14 and is Chair of the Massachusetts Psychological Association’s Ethics Committee. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association Division 40 (Neuropsychology), the International Neuropsychological Society, and Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research. Trained in both pediatric and adult neuropsychology, Dr. Jerskey has clinical interests primarily with school-aged children.