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Jill A Star

Jill A Star, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, UF Department of Psychiatry

Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY
Business Phone: (352) 265-9623
Business Email: jaholloway@ufl.edu

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About Jill A Star

Dr. Star is a licensed clinical psychologist. Her training includes the completion of a Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology, an Internship in Clinical and Health Psychology, and a Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship. Over the course of her training, Dr. Star received an array of clinical experiences in a variety of settings, such as counseling centers, community-based mental health centers, psychiatric outpatient facilities, hospitals, and substance-abuse treatment centers. She has worked with patients ranging in age from 19 months to 81 years old and presenting with various psychiatric diagnoses and life stressors. Dr. Star has received specialty training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure-Response Therapy (ERT). Dr. Star currently provides personality assessment and psychological treatment for dual-diagnoses at the UF Health Florida Recovery Center. She is qualified to teach Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), therapeutic treatment of anxiety disorder, therapeutic treatment of depression, psychotherapy, and supervision.

Accomplishments

  1. Gold Star of the Month Employee

    UF Health Florida Recovery Center

  2. NNDC Travel Award

    National Network of Depression Centers

  3. Educational Development Series Certificate

    University of Florida

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. GMS6783 – Addiction: Counseling and Treatment Methods

    College of Medicine

  2. GMS6784 – Addiction: Referral

    College of Medicine

  3. GMS6785 – Addiction:Pro Ethical

    College of Medicine

  4. BMS6812 – Intro Clin Med 2

    College of Medicine

  5. MDU4070 – Physician Perspectives on Glocal Topics in Healthcare

    College of Medicine

  6. GMS6782 – Addiction: Clin Eval

    College of Medicine

  7. BMS6813 – Introduction to Clinical Medicine 2A

    College of Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Licensed Psychologist
    State of Florida, Department of Health

Clinical Profile

Specialties

  • Psychology

Areas of Interest

  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Depression
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Major Depression
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Panic Disorder
  • Personality Disorders
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Social Anxiety Disorder

Research Profile

Dr. Star’s primary research focuses in on psychosocial factors related to substance use disorders. She is particularly interested in psychosocial factors and personality factors that impact the treatment of substance use disorders. She is also interested in examining the impact and treatment of dual-diagnoses within the substance abuse populations.

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Suicide risk after abrupt discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy: an observational cohort study.

    Journal
    Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.).
    Volume/Issue
    26(10):631-642
    [DOI]
    10.1093/pm/pnaf044.
    [PMID]
    40209076.
    1 citation PubMed Publisher’s Site

  2. Delay Discounting, Nucleus Accumbens Activation, and Alcohol Use Trajectories in Young Adults with a Family History of Alcohol Use Disorder.

    Journal
    medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences.
    [DOI]
    10.1101/2025.09.02.25334926.
    [PMID]
    40950482.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Predictive Modeling for Suicide-Related Outcomes and Risk Factors among Patients with Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review.

    Journal
    Journal of clinical medicine.
    Volume/Issue
    11(16)
    [DOI]
    10.3390/jcm11164813.
    [PMID]
    36013053.
    6 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Essential components of physician health program monitoring for substance use disorder: A survey of participants 5 years post successful program completion.

    Journal
    The American journal on addictions.
    Volume/Issue
    31(2):115-122
    [DOI]
    10.1111/ajad.13257.
    [PMID]
    35037334.
    6 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. Disordered Eating and Body Esteem Among Individuals with Glycogen Storage Disease.

    Journal
    JIMD reports.
    Volume/Issue
    19:23-9
    [DOI]
    10.1007/8904_2014_359.
    [PMID]
    25665833.
    5 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  6. Brief educational intervention to improve medical student competence in managing patients exposed to secondhand smoke.

    Journal
    Substance abuse.
    Volume/Issue
    35(2):163-7
    [DOI]
    10.1080/08897077.2013.821438.
    [PMID]
    24821353.
    2 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  7. Psychiatric conditions affecting physicians with disruptive behavior

    Journal
    .
    Volume/Issue
    31:56-58

Education

  1. Ph.D. Clinical Psychology

    Central Michigan University

  2. Masters in Psychology

    Central Michigan University

  3. Bachelor’s of Psychology

    Auburn University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 265-9623
Emails:
Business:
jaholloway@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
4305 NW 90TH BLVD
 GAINESVILLE FL 32606
Business Street:
4305 NW 90TH BLVD
 GAINESVILLE FL 32606