Departmental Affiliations
School of Medicine
Primary
Center & Institute Affiliations
Contact Info
5200 Eastern Avenue, Suite 4200
Baltimore
Maryland
21224
US
410-550-4153
Research Interests
epidemiology; social epidemiology, STIs; behavior; surveillance; adolescents; GIS; transmission dynamics; spatial analyses
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Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2003
MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
1998
Overview
Jacky Jennings, MPH ’98, PhD ‘03. Dr. Jennings is an infectious disease, social epidemiologist and a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She holds joint appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology, Health, Behavior and Society, and Population, Family and Reproductive Health in the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Jennings is a leading expert on infectious disease transmission dynamics and the overarching goal of her work is to reduce extreme racial, sexual minority and youth disparities in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV.
She is the Director of the Center for Child and Community Health Research (CCHR), a center which focuses on the translation of evidence on disparities to public health practice. Since 2012, she has been the Director of the Biostatistics, Epidemiology And Data management (BEAD) Core which provides research support services to investigators across the school of medicine. She is a CDC and NIH funded investigator including an ongoing prospective cohort study among sexual minority men to study the transmission dynamics of syphilis and HIV.
Dr. Jennings served as a Board Member for the International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR) from 2011 to 2018, and has been the Chair or Co-Chair of numerous scientific tracks at national and international STI conferences. Dr. Jennings serves on the editorial boards of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Journal of Urban Health.
She is an active mentor with mentees ranging from STEM high school students to junior faculty. She is the mother of two and daughter of an immigrant.
She is the Director of the Center for Child and Community Health Research (CCHR), a center which focuses on the translation of evidence on disparities to public health practice. Since 2012, she has been the Director of the Biostatistics, Epidemiology And Data management (BEAD) Core which provides research support services to investigators across the school of medicine. She is a CDC and NIH funded investigator including an ongoing prospective cohort study among sexual minority men to study the transmission dynamics of syphilis and HIV.
Dr. Jennings served as a Board Member for the International Society for STD Research (ISSTDR) from 2011 to 2018, and has been the Chair or Co-Chair of numerous scientific tracks at national and international STI conferences. Dr. Jennings serves on the editorial boards of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Journal of Urban Health.
She is an active mentor with mentees ranging from STEM high school students to junior faculty. She is the mother of two and daughter of an immigrant.
Honors & Awards
Current Appointments
2009-present Associate, Hopkins Population Center (HPC), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2012-present Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Data Management (BEAD) Core,
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2012-present Director, Center for Child and Community Health Research, School of Medicine,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2013-present Associate Director, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of
Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2013-present Vice Chair, Bayview Scientific Advisory Board (BSAB), Johns Hopkins Bayview
Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2020-present Professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of
Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2020-present Professor, Departments of Epidemiology, Health, Behavior and Society and Population,
Family and Reproductive Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD
2009-present Associate, Hopkins Population Center (HPC), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2012-present Director, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Data Management (BEAD) Core,
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2012-present Director, Center for Child and Community Health Research, School of Medicine,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2013-present Associate Director, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of
Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2013-present Vice Chair, Bayview Scientific Advisory Board (BSAB), Johns Hopkins Bayview
Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2020-present Professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of
Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2020-present Professor, Departments of Epidemiology, Health, Behavior and Society and Population,
Family and Reproductive Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD
Select Publications
Most recent publications with mentees.
- Tilchin C, Schumacher CM, Ghanem KG, Hamill MM, Rompalo A, Fields EL, Latkin C, Greenbaum A, Jennings JM. Serodiscordance and sex partner concurrency: evidence for racial disparities in HIV among gay and bisexual men (MSM). JAIDS. 2021. In Press.
- Fields EL, Long A, Silvestri F, Bademosi K, Benton Denny J, Grandrson R, Schumacher CM, Chandran A, Greenbaum A, Jennings JM. #ProjectPresence: Highlighting Black LGBTQ Persons and Communities to Reduce Stigma: A Program Evaluation. Evaluation and Program Planning. In Press.
- Schumacher CM, Tao X, Chandran A, Fields E, Price A, Greenbaum A, Jennings JM and the IMPACT Partner Collaborative. Reaching Those Most at Risk for HIV Acquisition: Evaluating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the PrEP Care Continuum in Baltimore City, Maryland. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Aug 15;87(5):1145-1153.
- Jennings JM, Wagner J, Tilchin C, Schumacher CM, Thornton N, Hamill MM, Rompalo A, Ruhs S, Rives S, Ghanem KG, Latkin C. Methamphetamine use, Syphilis and Specific Online Sex Partner Meeting Venues Are Associated with HIV Among Urban Black Gay and Bisexual Men Who have Sex Men. Sex Transm Dis. 2021. In Press
- Leifheit KM, Schwartz GL, Pollack CE,Edin KJ,Black MM, Jennings JM, Althoff KN. Severe Housing Insecurity During Pregnancy: Association with Adverse Birth and Infant Outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020 Nov;17(22):8659. PMCID: PMC7700461 Editor’s Choice Article
Projects
Category C: Identifying High HIV Transmission Areas in Baltimore City
Evaluation of the New Jersey Personal Responsibility Education Programs (NJ-PREP)
Drug Affected Urban Environments and STIs Among Youth
Understanding SypHilis In Network Study (USHINE)
Gender Study: Examining the effects of gender norms on HIV/STI risks among adolescents in Batlimore, MD