About

Jaquelyn (Jackie) Jahn, PhD, MPH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and The Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements, and Population Health Equity.

She is a social epidemiologist whose research investigates how structural racism shapes maternal and child health and population health equity. Much of her work focuses on the health of individuals, families, and communities that are affected by the U.S. criminal legal system. She applies a multilevel, intersectional lens to evaluate the health consequences of policing and incarceration, as well as the role of policies and social movements advancing community health, safety, and wellbeing.

She received her PhD in Population Health Sciences from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she also received her MPH.

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Organizational Affiliations

Affiliate Faculty, Urban Health Collaborative, Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University

Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University

Past Affiliations

Harvard University (United States, Cambridge)

Research Assistant, Columbia University (United States, New York) - CU

Research Staff, Brigham and Women's Hospital (United States, Boston) - BWH

Post Doctoral Researcher, Research Foundation of The City University of New York (United States, New York) - RFCUNY

Education

Psychology/Neuroscience
Bachelor of Science (BS), Barnard College (United States, New York)
Social and Behavioral Science
Master of Science (MSc, MSc, MSci, MSi, ScM, MS, MSHS, MS, Mag, Mg, Mgr, SM, or SM), Harvard University (United States, Cambridge)
Social Epidemiology
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University (United States, Cambridge)