Jesse Koskey, MD


Education

BA, Hope College, 1998

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2015

Psychiatry residency, New York University, 2019


Current Employment

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UC Davis


Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions

2025 Intimate Scale, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael CA

2010 Flashbacks, Columbia University, NYC

2010 Human Graffiti, Columbia University, NYC

2008 6D, IM Gallery, Highland Park, NJ

2006 Treasures From Our Past, Hope College, Holland, MI

2005 The Vision Glorious, General Theological Seminary, NYC

2005 Mindspring, Bottomfeeders Gallery, NYC

2005 Figure Sketches, New York Public Library, NYC

2003 Yuletide, Bottomfeeders Gallery, NYC

2002 Thanksgiving, Bottomfeeders Gallery, NYC

2001 Merit Awards Exhibition, Lincoln Center, NYC

2001 Paintings and Portrait Sculptures, Burrups Printing, NYC

2001 Works on Paper, Center for the Healing Arts, Novi, MI


Selected Presentations

Koskey J. Sketching out the Visual Arts in Education and Practice. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Central California Psychiatric Society, 2025. 

 

Koskey J, Karlin J, Jovanovic V, Ferguson L, Bauer T, Cuevas B, Scott Lopez C. Drawing and Observation in Medicine. Panel discussion I moderated at the annual Health Humanities Consortium, regarding the 120-hour medical student drawing course that I designed and lead, 2025. 

 

Ferrer D, Veligati S, Koskey J, Lee C, Scher S. The ERAS Tour: A Novel School-Wide Career Advising Survey. Poster Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry 2025. 

 

Koskey J. Drawing and Observation in Medicine. Poster presentation at the meeting of the International Society for Art in Medicine, 2024. 

 

Koskey J, Lee C, Veligati S, Ekeh B, Scher L. Breadth and Depth: Recruiting Psychiatrists. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Directors of Medical Student Education in Psychiatry 2024. 

 

Koskey J, Abstract Portrait Workshop, delivered at the Gold Humanism Honor Society Annual Summit, 2024 

 

Cooper M, Greenwald F, Heins B, Koskey J, Solomon B. Personalized Psychiatry: Pipe Dream Or Paradigm Shift? Presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association 

 

Koskey, J, Bernd, P. Drawing Lessons May Benefit First-Year Medical Students Studying Anatomy or Practicing Surgical Tasks. Lecture presenting my original research at the 2015 annual meeting of the Northeast Group on Educational Affairs 


Selected Publications


Koskey, Jesse. Side Effects of Lithium: A Review. The Carlat Psychiatry Report, 2025 (in press). 


Koskey, Jesse. Treatment-emergent bipolar symptoms. The Carlat Psychiatry Report, 2024 May; 22 (5): 6. 

 

Koskey, Jesse. Powering up the Brain: tDCS for ADHD? The Carlat Psychiatry Report, 2024 April; 22 (4): 6. 


Koskey J, ed. Practice Boosters, 4th Edition. Newburyport, MA: Carlat Publishing, 2023. 

 

Koskey, Jesse. Controlled Substances: Handling Red Flags. The Carlat Psychiatry Report, 2023 Oct; 21 (10): 1-3. 

 

Koskey, Jesse. Music for Sleep. The Carlat Psychiatry Report, 2023 Apr; 21 (4-5): 6-12, 2023 

 

Koskey, Jesse. A Prescription App for Insomnia. The Carlat Psychiatry Report, 2022 Mar; 20 (3): 5. 

 

Koskey, Jesse. A Timely Look at Community Reinforcement for Seniors With Unhealthy Alcohol Use. The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report, 2020 Sept; 8 (6): 7-8. 

 

Koskey, Jesse. Faith and Addiction. The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report, 2020 Sept; 8 (6): 4-5. 

 

Koskey, Jesse. Guanfacine ER for Adults with ADHD? The Carlat Psychiatry Report, 2020 Oct; 18 (10): 6-7. 


Allen E, Koskey J. MOCA. In: Bernstein C, Ahn C, Lewis R, eds. On-Call Psychiatry. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2019: 1-5. 

 

Koskey J, Gill K. Substance Withdrawal. In: Bernstein C, Ahn C, Lewis R, eds. On-Call Psychiatry. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2019: 185-201. 

 

Paige Harris A, Koskey J. Mental Status Exam. In: Bernstein C, Ahn C, Lewis R, eds. On-Call Psychiatry. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2019: 280-283. 

 

Zhu J, Koskey J. Approach to Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation. In: Bernstein C, Ahn C, Lewis R, eds., On-Call Psychiatry. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2019: 278-279. 


Koskey J. Anatomical drawings of cadaver head and hands. In: Ferguson L, Grogan K, eds. Art & Anatomy: Drawings. California: University of California Medical Humanities Press; 2017.

 

Slattery, E., Koskey, J., Aylward A., Rabinowitz, L., Seres, D. Starved for Attention: the Prevalence and Quality of Nutrition-Related Research in Gastroenterology. Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2015 Apr;30(2):313.


Koskey J. Anonymous. The Intima, 2013.  


Selected Awards

2025 UC Davis Commendation for Excellence in Advancing Wellness

2024 UC Davis Commendation for Excellence in Advancing Wellness

2023 Gold Humanism Honor Society Spring Wellness Workshop Grant to design and teach 6 figure drawing workshops for medical professionals at UC Davis

2015 Palatucci Prize, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

1998 Purchase Award, Hope College

1998 Stanley Harrington Art Award, Hope College