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 individual and environmental level approaches. 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. Dr. Ibrahim has presented at several national conferences and worked closely with health advocates to translate her research into practice.

As a new member of the faculty in the College of Health Professions, Dr. Ibrahim will continue her research on the impact of health policies on behavior modification, focusing primarily on tobacco use. In addition, she will be teaching courses in public health program planning and evaluation.

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

Recent Publications

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

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.

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

Halpin HA, Ibrahim J, Orleans CT, Rosenthal AC, Husten CG, Pechacek, T. 2003. “State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco-Dependence Treatments --- United States, 1994—2001.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 30, 52(21): 496-500.

Mordavsky JK, Schauffler HH, Barker DC, Orleans CT. 2002. “Coverage of Tobacco Dependence Treatments for Pregnant Women under Medicaid and for Children and Parents under EPSDT.” American Journal of Public Health, 92(12):1940-42.

Recent Grants

Co-Investigator (with Dr. Dave Zanis) Tobacco Policy Survey of Southeastern Pennsylvania Licensed Restaurants and Bars. (2006)

Principal Investigator, Emergency Preparedness in Pennsylvania’s Retail Food Industry: Assessing the Gaps (Executives Survey) (2006-2007)

Principal Investigator. Emergency Preparedness in Pennsylvania’s Retail Food Industry: Assessing the Gaps (Managers Survey) (2006-2007)

Co-Investigator (with Dr. Michael Hagen) Pennsylvania State Tobacco Plan. (2005-2007)