Jennifer S Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 3592334 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer S Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer S |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH J S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1256-0422 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Integrating Generative AI into public health education: A mixed methods evaluation of student experiences
As Generative AI (GenAI) continues to influence pedagogical practices in higher education, prevailing discourse has largely centred on preserving assessment integrity, often overlooking student perspectives. Yet, understanding student voices is essential to ensure that AI-enhanced teaching and assessment remain relevant, equitable, and aligned with intended learning outcomes. This study investigated postgraduate health students’ experiences with …
Intersectional stigma and resilience in the uptake of cervical cancer prevention services in Nigeria: A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women in Africa, but stigma often delays cervical cancer prevention. We explore the perceptions, enablers and nurturers through the lens of intersectional stigma in the uptake of cervical cancer prevention services in Nigeria. METHOD: Indepth interviews and focus group discussions were conducted among women aged 30-65 years and girls aged 9-26 years in Lagos, Nigeria. Data we…
Acceptability, feasibility and appropriateness of integrating HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening into voluntary family planning services in Malawi
Despite being preventable, the cervical cancer burden remains high in Malawi and other low-income countries. The World Health Organization recommends cervical cancer screening (CCS) using human papillomavirus (HPV) testing. The coverage of HPV-based CCS is low but may increase with self-sampling of vaginal fluid. We assessed the acceptability, feasibility and appropriateness of two models for integrating HPV self-sampling for CCS into family plan…
Client perspectives and satisfaction with integrating facility and community-based HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening with family planning: A mixed method study
Our findings highlight that women were satisfied with HPV self-sampling, valuing its convenience, privacy, and cost-effectiveness, which enhanced their willingness to undergo CCS. These findings suggest that integrating CCS self-sampling into FP services could potentially improve CCS uptake in Malawi
Between now and later: A mixed methods study of HPV vaccination delay among Chinese caregivers in urban Chengdu, China
In urban areas, Chinese caregivers' intent to delay vaccination in favour of 9vHPV vaccine over receiving the more accessible options was influenced by a mix of individual and contextual factors. Focussed health communication strategies are needed to accelerate HPV vaccination among adolescents
Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening by Sexual Orientation Among Low-Income Women in North Carolina
We sought to examine cervical cancer screening barriers by sexual orientation among low-income women in North Carolina. The MyBodyMyTest-3 Trial recruited low-income women ( n = 70) to straight/heterosexual women ( n = 683). For both LGBQ and straight respondents, the greatest barriers to screening were lack of health insurance (63% and 66%) and cost (49% and 50%). LGBQ respondents were more likely than straight respondents to report forgetting t…
Evaluation of a virtual, simulated international public health peer-to-peer exchange learning experience
Introduction: Public Health's (PH) global rise is accompanied by an increasing focus on training the new generation of PH graduates in interdisciplinary skills for multisectoral and cross-cultural engagement to develop an understanding of commonalities in health system issues and challenges in multi-cultural settings. Online teaching modalities provide an opportunity to enhance global health skill development through virtual engagement and peer e…
Tracking linguistic change in childhood: Transmission, incrementation, and vernacular reorganization
The mechanisms underlying linguistic change are well documented for adolescent and adult speech, but much less is known about how such change emerges in the childhood years. In this article we address this gap by conducting a real-time analysis of the acquisition of a rapidly expanding variable in young speakers, first in preschool and later in preadolescence. By tracking a variable undergoing change at two key stages of sociolinguistic developme…
Effectiveness of a national mass distribution campaign of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying on clinical malaria in Malawi, 2018–2020
INTRODUCTION: Malawi's malaria burden is primarily assessed via cross-sectional national household surveys. However, malaria is spatially and temporally heterogenous and no analyses have been performed at a subdistrict level throughout the course of a year. The WHO recommends mass distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) every 3 years, but a national longitudinal evaluation has never been conducted in Malawi to determine …
Medication for opioid use disorder in rural America: A review of the literature
Syntactic variation and auxiliary contraction: The surprising case of Scots
This article is concerned with the distribution of contracted auxiliaries in English, in particular the restriction against their occurrence in the immediate context of a gap created by movement or ellipsis. We document apparent exceptions to this restriction in varieties of Scots, all occurring in what we call the locative discovery expression. We analyze these as mirative constructions, and using new data from the Scots Syntax Atlas, we describ…
Health perceptions and symptom burden in primary care: Measuring health using audio computer-assisted self-interviews
Effect of an educational intervention on HPV knowledge and vaccine attitudes among urban employed women and female undergraduate students in China: A cross-sectional study
Incorporation of our lecture-based education initiative into a government-sponsored or school-based program may improve HPV-related knowledge and HPV vaccine acceptability. Further studies are needed to evaluate and standardize HPV education programs in China
Gay and Bisexual Men's Willingness to Receive Anal Papanicolaou Testing
Objectives. We assessed the willingness of gay and bisexual men, who have high rates of anal cancer that might be prevented through regular screening, to receive anal Papanicolaou tests. Methods. We surveyed a national sample of men aged 18 to 59 years who self-identified as gay (n = 236) or bisexual (n = 70). Results. Most respondents were willing to accept free screening (83%), but fewer would pay for the test (31%; McNemar's χ 2 = 158.02; P Co…
Palefsky Et Al. Respond
We agree with Katz et al. that “no prospective studies have demonstrated that performance of anal screening reduces the incidence of invasive anal cancer or of death due to cancer.” We also strongly agree that such a study is needed. However, we stand by our statement that anal cancer screening by anal Papanicolau test has potential benefits for gay and bisexual men. Anal cancer and its precursors are very similar to cervical cancer and its precu…
Racial Differences in HPV Knowledge, HPV Vaccine Acceptability, and Related Beliefs Among Rural, Southern Women
Context: Because cervical cancer mortality in the United States is twice as high among black women as white women and higher in rural areas, providing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to rural black adolescents is a high priority. Purpose: To identify racial differences in knowledge and attitudes about HPV, cervical cancer, and the HPV vaccine that may influence uptake of the vaccine. Methods: We interviewed women (91 black and 47 white) living…
Parents' health beliefs and HPV vaccination of their adolescent daughters
Deepwater Archaeology of the Black Sea: The 2000 Season at Sinop, Turkey
In 2000, a major expedition for deepwater archaeology was conducted by the Institute for Exploration in the Black Sea along the northwestern coast of Turkey from the Bosporus to the Turkish seaport of Sinop. A complementary land-based expedition will be reported upon elsewhere. The 2000 underwater expedition had three research objectives: to search for evidence of human habitation prior to major flooding of the Black Sea that researchers predicte…
The Strange History of the Decade: Modernity, Nostalgia, and the Perils of Periodization
Journal Article The Strange History of the Decade: Modernity, Nostalgia, and the Perils of Periodization Get access Jason Scott Smith Jason Scott Smith University of California, Berkeley, Department of HistoryBerkeley, CA 94720-2550 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 32, Issue 2, Winter 1998, Pages 263–285, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/32.2.263 Published: 01 December 1998
Parents' health beliefs and HPV vaccination of their adolescent daughters
Deepwater Archaeology of the Black Sea: The 2000 Season at Sinop, Turkey
In 2000, a major expedition for deepwater archaeology was conducted by the Institute for Exploration in the Black Sea along the northwestern coast of Turkey from the Bosporus to the Turkish seaport of Sinop. A complementary land-based expedition will be reported upon elsewhere. The 2000 underwater expedition had three research objectives: to search for evidence of human habitation prior to major flooding of the Black Sea that researchers predicte…
Gay and Bisexual Men's Willingness to Receive Anal Papanicolaou Testing
Objectives. We assessed the willingness of gay and bisexual men, who have high rates of anal cancer that might be prevented through regular screening, to receive anal Papanicolaou tests. Methods. We surveyed a national sample of men aged 18 to 59 years who self-identified as gay (n = 236) or bisexual (n = 70). Results. Most respondents were willing to accept free screening (83%), but fewer would pay for the test (31%; McNemar's χ 2 = 158.02; P Co…
Tracking linguistic change in childhood: Transmission, incrementation, and vernacular reorganization
The mechanisms underlying linguistic change are well documented for adolescent and adult speech, but much less is known about how such change emerges in the childhood years. In this article we address this gap by conducting a real-time analysis of the acquisition of a rapidly expanding variable in young speakers, first in preschool and later in preadolescence. By tracking a variable undergoing change at two key stages of sociolinguistic developme…
Syntactic variation and auxiliary contraction: The surprising case of Scots
This article is concerned with the distribution of contracted auxiliaries in English, in particular the restriction against their occurrence in the immediate context of a gap created by movement or ellipsis. We document apparent exceptions to this restriction in varieties of Scots, all occurring in what we call the locative discovery expression. We analyze these as mirative constructions, and using new data from the Scots Syntax Atlas, we describ…
The Strange History of the Decade: Modernity, Nostalgia, and the Perils of Periodization
Journal Article The Strange History of the Decade: Modernity, Nostalgia, and the Perils of Periodization Get access Jason Scott Smith Jason Scott Smith University of California, Berkeley, Department of HistoryBerkeley, CA 94720-2550 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 32, Issue 2, Winter 1998, Pages 263–285, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/32.2.263 Published: 01 December 1998
The Strange History of the Decade: Modernity, Nostalgia, and the Perils of Periodization
Journal Article The Strange History of the Decade: Modernity, Nostalgia, and the Perils of Periodization Get access Jason Scott Smith Jason Scott Smith University of California, Berkeley, Department of HistoryBerkeley, CA 94720-2550 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 32, Issue 2, Winter 1998, Pages 263–285, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/32.2.263 Published: 01 December 1998
Deepwater Archaeology of the Black Sea: The 2000 Season at Sinop, Turkey
In 2000, a major expedition for deepwater archaeology was conducted by the Institute for Exploration in the Black Sea along the northwestern coast of Turkey from the Bosporus to the Turkish seaport of Sinop. A complementary land-based expedition will be reported upon elsewhere. The 2000 underwater expedition had three research objectives: to search for evidence of human habitation prior to major flooding of the Black Sea that researchers predicte…
Racial Differences in HPV Knowledge, HPV Vaccine Acceptability, and Related Beliefs Among Rural, Southern Women
Context: Because cervical cancer mortality in the United States is twice as high among black women as white women and higher in rural areas, providing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to rural black adolescents is a high priority. Purpose: To identify racial differences in knowledge and attitudes about HPV, cervical cancer, and the HPV vaccine that may influence uptake of the vaccine. Methods: We interviewed women (91 black and 47 white) living…
Parents' health beliefs and HPV vaccination of their adolescent daughters
Gay and Bisexual Men's Willingness to Receive Anal Papanicolaou Testing
Objectives. We assessed the willingness of gay and bisexual men, who have high rates of anal cancer that might be prevented through regular screening, to receive anal Papanicolaou tests. Methods. We surveyed a national sample of men aged 18 to 59 years who self-identified as gay (n = 236) or bisexual (n = 70). Results. Most respondents were willing to accept free screening (83%), but fewer would pay for the test (31%; McNemar's χ 2 = 158.02; P Co…
Palefsky Et Al. Respond
We agree with Katz et al. that “no prospective studies have demonstrated that performance of anal screening reduces the incidence of invasive anal cancer or of death due to cancer.” We also strongly agree that such a study is needed. However, we stand by our statement that anal cancer screening by anal Papanicolau test has potential benefits for gay and bisexual men. Anal cancer and its precursors are very similar to cervical cancer and its precu…
Effect of an educational intervention on HPV knowledge and vaccine attitudes among urban employed women and female undergraduate students in China: A cross-sectional study
Incorporation of our lecture-based education initiative into a government-sponsored or school-based program may improve HPV-related knowledge and HPV vaccine acceptability. Further studies are needed to evaluate and standardize HPV education programs in China
Health perceptions and symptom burden in primary care: Measuring health using audio computer-assisted self-interviews
Syntactic variation and auxiliary contraction: The surprising case of Scots
This article is concerned with the distribution of contracted auxiliaries in English, in particular the restriction against their occurrence in the immediate context of a gap created by movement or ellipsis. We document apparent exceptions to this restriction in varieties of Scots, all occurring in what we call the locative discovery expression. We analyze these as mirative constructions, and using new data from the Scots Syntax Atlas, we describ…
Effectiveness of a national mass distribution campaign of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying on clinical malaria in Malawi, 2018–2020
INTRODUCTION: Malawi's malaria burden is primarily assessed via cross-sectional national household surveys. However, malaria is spatially and temporally heterogenous and no analyses have been performed at a subdistrict level throughout the course of a year. The WHO recommends mass distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) every 3 years, but a national longitudinal evaluation has never been conducted in Malawi to determine …
Medication for opioid use disorder in rural America: A review of the literature
Tracking linguistic change in childhood: Transmission, incrementation, and vernacular reorganization
The mechanisms underlying linguistic change are well documented for adolescent and adult speech, but much less is known about how such change emerges in the childhood years. In this article we address this gap by conducting a real-time analysis of the acquisition of a rapidly expanding variable in young speakers, first in preschool and later in preadolescence. By tracking a variable undergoing change at two key stages of sociolinguistic developme…
Evaluation of a virtual, simulated international public health peer-to-peer exchange learning experience
Introduction: Public Health's (PH) global rise is accompanied by an increasing focus on training the new generation of PH graduates in interdisciplinary skills for multisectoral and cross-cultural engagement to develop an understanding of commonalities in health system issues and challenges in multi-cultural settings. Online teaching modalities provide an opportunity to enhance global health skill development through virtual engagement and peer e…
Between now and later: A mixed methods study of HPV vaccination delay among Chinese caregivers in urban Chengdu, China
In urban areas, Chinese caregivers' intent to delay vaccination in favour of 9vHPV vaccine over receiving the more accessible options was influenced by a mix of individual and contextual factors. Focussed health communication strategies are needed to accelerate HPV vaccination among adolescents
Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening by Sexual Orientation Among Low-Income Women in North Carolina
We sought to examine cervical cancer screening barriers by sexual orientation among low-income women in North Carolina. The MyBodyMyTest-3 Trial recruited low-income women ( n = 70) to straight/heterosexual women ( n = 683). For both LGBQ and straight respondents, the greatest barriers to screening were lack of health insurance (63% and 66%) and cost (49% and 50%). LGBQ respondents were more likely than straight respondents to report forgetting t…
Intersectional stigma and resilience in the uptake of cervical cancer prevention services in Nigeria: A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women in Africa, but stigma often delays cervical cancer prevention. We explore the perceptions, enablers and nurturers through the lens of intersectional stigma in the uptake of cervical cancer prevention services in Nigeria. METHOD: Indepth interviews and focus group discussions were conducted among women aged 30-65 years and girls aged 9-26 years in Lagos, Nigeria. Data we…
Acceptability, feasibility and appropriateness of integrating HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening into voluntary family planning services in Malawi
Despite being preventable, the cervical cancer burden remains high in Malawi and other low-income countries. The World Health Organization recommends cervical cancer screening (CCS) using human papillomavirus (HPV) testing. The coverage of HPV-based CCS is low but may increase with self-sampling of vaginal fluid. We assessed the acceptability, feasibility and appropriateness of two models for integrating HPV self-sampling for CCS into family plan…
Client perspectives and satisfaction with integrating facility and community-based HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening with family planning: A mixed method study
Our findings highlight that women were satisfied with HPV self-sampling, valuing its convenience, privacy, and cost-effectiveness, which enhanced their willingness to undergo CCS. These findings suggest that integrating CCS self-sampling into FP services could potentially improve CCS uptake in Malawi
Integrating Generative AI into public health education: A mixed methods evaluation of student experiences
As Generative AI (GenAI) continues to influence pedagogical practices in higher education, prevailing discourse has largely centred on preserving assessment integrity, often overlooking student perspectives. Yet, understanding student voices is essential to ensure that AI-enhanced teaching and assessment remain relevant, equitable, and aligned with intended learning outcomes. This study investigated postgraduate health students’ experiences with …
Medicine (13 works) · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (10 works) · Cervical cancer (9 works) · Public health (9 works) · Cancer (8 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Internal Medicine (8 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Demography (6 works) · Family medicine (6 works)