- Ensign, J. (July 16, 2018) Soul Stories: Voices from the Margins (San Fransisco: University of California Medical Humanities Press).
- Ensign, J. (February 23, 2018) “Chaos” mixed media art published in Pulse: Voices From the Heart of Medicine.
- Ensign, J. (February 7, 2018). “Witnessing the Power of Story” in Columbia University’s Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine, Crossroads.
- Ensign, J. (Fall 2017) “Witness: On Telling“ in Columbia University’s Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine.
- Ensign, J. (June 22, 2017) “The Hospital on Profanity Hill—A History of Harborview Hospital (Seattle)” in HistoryLink.org, essay #20393.
- Ensign, J. (June 2017) “Perspective” in Journal of Medical Humanities.
- Ensign, J. (February 2017) “Degree of Latitude” in Manifest-Station.
Academic publications with a narrative focus:
- Ensign, J. and Ammerman, S.(2008). Ethical Issues in Research with Homeless Youths. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 62(3):365-372.
- Ensign, J., & Ammerman, S. (2008). Ethical issues in research with homeless youths. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 62(3), 365-372. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04599.x.
- Ensign, J. (2006). Health care for homeless youth. Washington Family Physician: The Journal of the Washington Academy of Family Physicians, 32(3), 8-11.
- Ensign, B.J. (2006). Perspectives and experiences of homeless young people. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 54(6), 647-652. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03853.x
- Ensign, J. (2004). Quality of care: The views of homeless youth. Health Services Research, 39(4), 695-708. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00253.x
- Ensign, J., & Bell, M. (2004). Illness experiences of homeless youth. Qualitative Health Research, 14(9), 1239-1254. doi: 10.1177/1049732304268795
- Ensign, J. (2003). Ethical issues in qualitative heath research with homeless youths. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 43(1), 43-50. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02671.x
- Ensign, J., & Panke, A. (2002). Barriers and bridges to care: Voices of homeless female adolescent youth in Seattle, Washington, USA. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 37(2), 166-172. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02067.x