Dr. Jasen Christensen earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Western University of Health Sciences’ College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) in Pomona, California, in 2006. He completed dual undergraduate degrees in Cellular and Molecular Biology (BS) and German (BA) at Cal Poly Humboldt in Arcata, California. Dr. Christensen completed his Psychiatry internship and residency at the University of New Mexico (2006–2010) and holds active medical licensure in New Mexico and California. is board-certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and holds a subspecialty certification in Addiction Medicine from the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
Dr. Christensen maintains a longstanding commitment to integrated behavioral health, combining clinical practice, education, research, and health system leadership. He currently serves as Outpatient Psychiatrist at Presbyterian Healthcare Services—Behavioral Health in Albuquerque and as a Psychiatric Qualified Medical Evaluator for MDPanel. Previously, he was Faculty Psychiatrist at the UNM School of Medicine (2019–2026) and has held clinical roles across inpatient and outpatient settings including the U.S. Public Health Service (Zuni IHS), Humboldt County DHHS, and Open-Door Community Health Centers. At UNM he has served in multiple leadership roles—Medical Director for Behavioral Health Integration and Expansion (2019–present), Executive Medical Director of Adult Psychiatric Services (2022–2023), and, most recently, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (appointed June 2025). He is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Dr. Christensen’s awards and scholarly work reflect his focus on improving access to and quality of integrated psychiatric and addiction care. He received the Robert A. Senescu Memorial Scholarship from the UNM Department of Psychiatry (2010) and multiple UNM iCare awards recognizing clinical excellence and collaboration. His research and programmatic interests center on collaborative care models, teleECHO education to extend specialty support into primary care, culturally tailored interventions for opioid use disorder, and implementation projects funded by NIMH and NIDA. He has co-authored core competencies for using the Collaborative Care model in substance use disorder treatment and continues to teach and mentor trainees and primary care teams in integrated behavioral health practices.