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Jenni Owen is a Professor of the Practice at the Duke Sanford School of Public Policy and a faculty affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy. She has extensive experience in state government and has served as the policy director for North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, leading initiatives to increase the capacity of government agencies to utilize evidence for improving policy. Owen has held several prominent roles in academia and policy engagement, including directing the North Carolina Family Impact Seminar and the University-Based Child Family Policy Consortium. She has been involved in various multi-sector projects focused on children’s mental health and nonprofit capacity building and has served as a senior advisor to numerous public and nonprofit boards. Owen has published various articles on policy partnerships and evidence-based strategies for improving child welfare and education. She has been recognized with the Eisenhower Fellowship and has contributed to significant community engagement programs both in the U.S. and abroad, including the DukeEngage initiative in South Africa.
Duke University • Durham, NC
Teaches and advises undergraduate and graduate students in public policy.
North Carolina Governor's Office • Raleigh, NC
Appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to lead strategic partnerships between state government, universities, and philanthropic entities.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)