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Jessica Olson, PhD, MPH

Jessica Olson, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor, Community Health

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Education

PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
MPH, Medical College of Wisconsin

Biography

Jessica Olson, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Community Health within the Institute for Health & Equity at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She received her Doctorate of Philosophy and Master of Public Health at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2015 and 2017, respectively. Her research is dedicated towards leveraging and integrating the strengths of basic, clinical, and community research to reduce cancer and maternal health disparities.

Dr. Olson is Co-PI of the ASCEND WI Initiative, an NIH-funded proposal that seeks to eliminate maternal health disparities by: 1) Building trust between community-based doulas and clinical healthcare workers, 2) Determining the impact of housing instability in birthing populations, 3) Identifying areas for policy-level change in maternal health, and 4) Training the next generation of clinicians and researchers in maternal health disparities research. She serves as Director of Evaluation and Innovation in the Office of the President under Dr. Greer Jordan, Co-Directs the CTSI’s Basic and Translational Science Program with Dr. Jasmine Dowell, and teaches in the DrPH Program within the Institute for Health & Equity.

Research Experience

  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • MicroRNAs
  • Women's Health

Methodologies and Techniques

  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Community-Institutional Relations
  • Public Health
  • Public Health Practice
  • Social Justice
  • Translational Medical Research

Leadership Positions

  • Co-Chair, State-Based Initiatives Task Group, National Lung Cancer Roundtable
  • Co-Director, Basic and Translational Science Program, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
  • Director, Evaluation and Innovation, Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Research Interests

Reducing disparities in breast and lung cancer in the state of Wisconsin

Publications

Publications of Jessica Olson PhD from the Faculty Collaboration Database

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