Jacky Jennings, PhD, MPH

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Bayview Medical Center, Pediatrics
5200 Eastern Avenue, Mason Lord Bldg Center 4th floor
Baltimore, MD
USA 21224
jjennin1@jhmi.edu

Biographical Sketch:
Assistant Professor in Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Assistant Professor in General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Associate Director of the Center for Child and Community Health Research (CCHR) Jacky Jennings, MPH ’98, PhD ‘03, has a primary appointment in the Department of Pediatrics and a secondary appointment in the Infectious Disease Epidemiology program in the Department of Epidemiology. Her research interests include the behavioral and social epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Her methods include using geographic information systems and infectious disease surveillance systems information to contribute to a growing body of research on how adolescents’ and young adults’ sex partner selection and behavioral patterns within and between neighborhoods influence the transmission of STIs. Currently, Jacky is the Co-Investigator on a four year longitudinal NIAID RO1 examining individual and neighborhood level risks and assets important for STI prevention and control in Baltimore City. Her long term goal is to conduct controlled intervention studies based on modifiable environmental features in order to prevent and control STI and HIV transmission among inner city, disadvantaged youth. 2000-2002 Recipient of the NIH Fellowship for Underrepresented Minorities, NIAID 1991-1992 Recipient of Academic/Athlete Scholarship 1988-1992 Recipient of the Jibenez/Gomez Scholarship