Current CAP Fellows
Jacqueline Tasarz, M.D.
1st Year Child and Adolescent Community Psychiatry Fellow
Jacqueline grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area to Polish immigrant parents. She graduated from Santa Clara University with a bachelor’s degree in Biology and a minor in Public Health. She completed a post-baccalaureate at the University of California, Berkeley while conducting research at the University of California, San Francisco on the subjects of cardiology and autism spectrum disorders. Jacqueline obtained her medical degree from the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. During medical school, she was involved in community collaboration, research, and education regarding human trafficking. She completed her psychiatry residency training at the University of California, San Diego, in the community psychiatry track. Jacqueline is passionate about community engagement and patient advocacy, and her psychiatry interests include severe mental illness, psychosis, and neurodevelopmental disorders in both adults and children. She enjoys hiking, longboarding, reading and collecting antique books, going to live music shows, snowboarding, and being a cat lady.
Dahlin Jackson, M.D.
1st Year Child and Adolescent Community Psychiatry Fellow
Dr. Dahlin Jackson is a first-year Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow on the community track. He has a strong commitment to community-centered mental health care and education. During medical school at the Georgia Campus of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Jackson was selected for the highly competitive Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Scholar Fellowship, where they not only developed advanced diagnostic and treatment skills but also contributed as an educator and mentor for medical students. Dr. Jackson held leadership roles such as Treasurer of PCOM Med Alliance, the campus’s inaugural LGBTQ+ organization, and helped organize volunteer events and talks on campus.
In residency at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Jackson served as Residency Class Representative and participated in the Program Evaluation and Didactics Curriculum Committees, working to enhance resident education and support. He was named Resident Teacher of the Year for their work in medical student education, including spearheading curricula for psychiatry clerkship rotations. Dr. Jackson is also an APA Foundations Fellow, reflecting a passion for mentorship, advocacy, and advancing the field of child and adolescent psychiatry.
Jessica Kuo, M.D.
2nd Year Child and Adolescent Community Psychiatry Fellow
Dr. Jessica Kuo was the recipient of three TOUCH Awards in medical for her extraordinary volunteer efforts. She spent over 200 hours volunteering at a crisis text line and participated in the Health Outreach Through Medicine and Education program as an organizer for student run healthcare clinics at a transitional homeless shelter (Central Arizona Shelter Service). She also tutored underserved children, volunteered at a food pantry, served as Coordinator of her Residency Wellness Committee, and served as President of her Asian Pacific Medical Student Association Chapter. Dr. Kuo is a member of the Sigma Sigma Phi honorary organization for academically gifted medical students, and as Academic Senior for her residency program she coordinates lectures, a PRITE Review Course, journal club, a simulation lab, and grand rounds presentations. Like many of her classmates, Dr. Kuo has a creative side, and when she isn’t teaching her cat new tricks, she can be found crocheting amigurumis and running marathons.
Heather Miura, M.D.
2nd Year Child and Adolescent Community Psychiatry Fellow
Dr. Heather Miura is a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She gained valuable experience as a psychiatric technician at the Hawaii State Psychiatric Hospital for over a year prior to transitioning to medical school. She served as both the manager and junior attending at a free clinic for the Hawaii Houseless Outreach and Medical Education (HOME) Project. This experience also included organizing school supply donations for houseless youth and supporting them through holidays. Dr. Miura has also served as a PBL Tutor for medical students and as Treasurer and Secretary of the Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association, and also as a Co-President and mentor for her department’s mentorship program. Lastly, Dr. Miura served as Health and Wellness Co-Chair for her residency program, and organized a number of activities and initiatives to appreciate her peers and colleagues, including organized efforts in qi-gong.