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Jennifer Leeman, MPH, DrPh, MDiv, is a UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center member and Associate Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing.

MPH, DrPh, MDiv
Associate Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Prevention and Control

Area of Interest

I am an implementation scientist with expertise in designing and testing multi-level strategies to implement and scale-up evidence-based interventions, with a focus on interventions to prevent chronic illness and reduce health disparities.

Positions and Employment

  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, School of Nursing, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2004-2006
  • Project Director, Center for Innovation in Health Disparities Research, 2002-2004
  • Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1998-present
  • Project Director, Center for Research in Chronic Illness, UNC-SON, Chapel Hill, NC Research, 1998-2004
  • Health Systems Specialist, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1991-96
  • Case-Mix Coordinator, Brooklyn Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 1990-91
  • Administrator, Ambulatory Care, Brooklyn Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 1988-90
  • Center Director, Wakefield Senior Center, Queens, NY, 1985-87
  • Chaplain, Goldwater Memorial Hospital, NYC, NY, 1984-85
  • Pastor, New Portland United Methodist Church, New Portland, ME, 1983

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

  • Contributing Editor, American Journal of Nursing Research, 2002-2006
  • Member, Haverford College Corporation, 1998-present
  • Member, American Public Health Association, 1998-present
  • Member, North Carolina Health Access Coalition, 1996-present

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