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Rebecca Jones
Post Doctoral Fellow
PostDoctoral
Post Doctoral Fellow, Global Health
My long-term research goal is to incorporate psychometric method and measurement at the intersection of diabetes, obesity and migration. Using such methods to characterize obesogenic environments globally and the management of diabetes and a healthy lifestyle within and across national borders.
Areas of Interest
- Adolescent Health/Child Health
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Diabetes
- Nutrition
- Population Sciences
- Social Epidemiology
Education
- BA 2012, Centre College
- MPH 2015, Emory
- PhD 2020, Emory
Courses Taught
- BSHES 542: Socio-Behavioral Measurement
Publications
- • Jones, R., Haardörfer, R., Ramakrishnan, U., Yount, K.M., Miedema, S.S., Roach, T., Webb Girard, A. , 2020, Intrinsic and instrumental agency associated with nutritional status of East African Women, Social Science & Medicine, 247,
- Jones, R., Haardörfer, R., Ramakrishnan, U., Yount, K.M., Miedema, S., Girard, A.M. , 2019, Women’s Empowerment and Child Nutrition: The Role of Intrinsic Agency, SSM-Population Health, 9,
- Jones, R., Saksena, R., Breda, J., Jewell, J. , 2017, Overweight and Obesity in Children Under 5 Years: Surveillance Opportunities and Challenges for the WHO European Region, Frontiers in Nutrition, ,