Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science
Associate Professor
Email: jfelner@sdsu.edu
View CV (google doc)
Education
- PhD, Public Health (Community Health Sciences), University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL (2017)
- MPH, Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (2009)
- BS Economics, BA French, Auburn University, Auburn, AL (2006)
Scholarly Areas
- Adolescent and youth/young adult health
- Community-based participatory research (CBPR) / Youth participatory action research (YPAR)
- Housing and health
- Tobacco and substance use inequities
- HIV prevention and treatment
Biography
Jennifer Felner (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science in the School of Public Health at SDSU. She is trained as a health educator and community health scientist, and received postdoctoral training in social epidemiology and substance use research. Dr. Felner’s program of research involves the application of multiple methods (especially qualitative methods), community-based participatory research approaches, and strengths/assets-based frameworks to examine and intervene on the upstream determinants of community health inequities, particularly among youth experiencing homelessness and LGBTQ+ youth. Specific areas of focus include substance use and mental health inequities, housing and sanitation justice, and implementation and dissemination science in community-based organizational settings. Dr. Felner’s primary aim as a researcher and public health professional is to build community power to develop and implement sustainable community health programs that will mitigate and prevent health inequities. Dr. Felner teaches graduate and undergraduate courses at SDSU on research methods for applied public health research and practice (qualitative methods; participatory research approaches) and on the social and structural determinants of “emerging” and persistent public health issues. Prior to beginning a research and teaching career, Dr. Felner developed and implemented child maltreatment prevention programs in community-based and clinical settings.
For an up-to-date list of publications see Google Scholar.
