Jessica Young, PhD Candidate, MS

PhD Candidate
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Health Policy and Management
624 N Broadway
Baltimore, MD
USA 21205
Email: jlyoung@jhsph.edu

Biographical Sketch: Jessica L. Young is a third-year PhD candidate in the department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Her research focuses on health disparities, particularly the politics of health equity policies at the state level. Prior to attending the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Jessica studied political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and earned a masters degree in health promotion management at American University.

Papers:
2031.0 A firefighter in every home: Enacting and implementing mandatory residential sprinkler policies 3254.1 State legislative efforts to eliminate health disparities, 2002-2011 4041.0 Variation in state public health funding formulas 4110.0 Discretion in priority-setting at state health agencies