Faculty & Staff

Jennifer K. Ibrahim, PhD, MPH, MA
Assistant Professor

Dr. Ibrahim’s area of expertise is in health policy making, including development and implementation. Dr. Ibrahim’s research focuses on health behavior modification through group and environmental level approaches, especially policy. Most recently, she has been investigating means to address tobacco use through cessation treatments and through tobacco control policies at the local, state, and federal levels. In addition, Dr. Ibrahim is also beginning new projects exploring the infrastructure, communications and policies regarding domestic food safety.

While at Temple University, Dr. Ibrahim has taught Program Evaluation, History and Bioethics of Public Health, Political and Economic Aspects of Health and Theoretical Foundations of Public Health at the Graduate level and Power, Politics and Payments in Health Care at the Undergraduate level. She is currently working to develop additional courses in health policy, including a theories class on the development of health policy.

Education:
2002 University of California, Berkeley, PhD in Health Services & Policy Analysis
2002 University of California, Berkeley, MA in Political Science
1999 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MPH in Health Policy & Administration

Research Interests:
Health policy – development and implementation
Tobacco control – policy and behavior modification
Food Safety – policy and administration

Recent Journal Publications

1. Waterman  F and Ibrahim JK. 2008. Hepatitis A and Agricultural Practices: Should Public Health Prevention Start in the Field? Journal of Environmental Health.

1. Pierce JP, León ME, Bettcher D, Chaloupka F, Couto E, Daynard R,  Fernández E, Giannandrea F, Gilpin E, Haw S, Hyland A, Ibrahim J, Invernizzi G, Lund K, Peruga A, Przewozniak K, Samet J, Scollo M, Wilson N, Woodward A and Boffetta P. 2008. The Effectiveness of Smoke-free Policies – An IARC Review of Actions to reduce exposure to carcinogens in Secondhand Smoke. Lancet Oncology, 9(7): 614-615.

1. Zanis DA, Derr D, Hollm R, and Ibrahim J. 2008. Variability in Healthcare Professional Intervention with 18 to 24 year old Tobacco Users. Journal of Adolescent Health, 42(6): 634-36.

1. Ibrahim JK and Glantz S. 2007. The Rise and Fall of Tobacco Control Media Campaigns, 1967-2006. American Journal of Public Health, 87(8): 1383-1396.

1. Ibrahim JK and Glantz SA. 2006. Tobacco Industry Litigation Strategies to Oppose Tobacco Control Media Campaigns. Tobacco Control, (15):50-58.

1. Ibrahim JK, Tsoukalas TH, Glantz SA. 2004. Public Health Foundations and the Tobacco Industry: Lessons from Minnesota. Tobacco Control, (13):228-236.

1. McMenamin S, Halpin HA, Ibrahim J, Orleans CT. 2004. Physician and Enrollee Knowledge of Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Dependence Treatments. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26(2):99-104.

1. Ibrahim, JK. 2003. “Tobacco Cessation in Primary Care: Beyond Just Quitting.” (Editorial) Clinical Medicine and Research, 1(3): 175-176.

Recent Grants
Translating Science into Policy: A Survey of State Tobacco Control Plans
National Cancer Institute, June 1, 2008 – May 31, 2010

Tobacco Control: An Analysis of State Tobacco Settlement Allocations and Expenditures
College of Health Professions, Dean’s Incentive Grant, February 1, 2008 –May 31, 2008

HeadStart Project (Co-Investigator with Dr. Dave Zanis)
American Legacy Foundation, August 1, 2007 – July 31, 2008

Tobacco Policy Survey of Southeastern Pennsylvania Licensed Restaurants and Bars
(Co-Investigator with Dr. Dave Zanis)
Pennsylvania Department of Health, July 1, 2006 – September 30, 2006

Emergency Preparedness in Pennsylvania’s Retail Food Industry: Executives
PA Department of Health, February 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007

Emergency Preparedness in Pennsylvania’s Retail Food Industry: Managers
PA Department of Health, February 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007

Pennsylvania State Tobacco Plan  (Co-Investigator with Dr. Michael Hagen) Pennsylvania Department of Health, June 1, 2005 – June 30, 2007