Dr. Jessica Jones Smith

Associate Professor

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Biography

Jessica C Jones-Smith is an Affiliate Professor in the Health Systems and Population Health at the University of Washington. She specializes in nutritional epidemiology, focusing on the social and environmental economic causes that correlate with obesity risk. Her research addresses the distal drivers of nutrition-related health inequities and examines community and individual economic resources as causal factors affecting obesity-related health status. Jones-Smith studies the impacts of health and non-health-related policies on disparities in nutrition-related diseases, particularly as they relate to socioeconomic factors and race/ethnicity. She has contributed significantly to understanding the obesity epidemic and obesity epidemiology through her prolific research and publications.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.