Jessica Kersey
Biographic Data
| ID | 6903859 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Kersey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Kersey |
| SIGNATURE | KERSEY J |
| AFFILIATIONS | A.P. Giannini Foundation |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8812-4523 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A geospatial perspective on electrification strategy in urbanizing Africa
Efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, to ensure modern energy for all, have largely followed models of rural electrification premised on extending the provision of electricity to remote, low-income populations. Yet, urbanization in Africa has produced complex and densifying human settlement patterns with diverse economic and energetic needs. Much of the body of work supporting SDG 7 relies on a binary rural-urban categorization…
Then electricity theft would end, nobody loves stealing”
Despite generally high rates of grid connectivity in African cities, electricity access among users in informal settlements remains heavily constrained. This study explores the challenges that restrict electricity access and use across 25 informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda using a mixed-methods participatory action research (PAR) approach conducted by an inter- and transdisciplinary team. We find that the high cost of electricity, a complex …
Social Determinants of Health Affect Psychological Distress among People with Disabilities
People with disabilities experience inequitable exposure to social determinants of health (SDOH) that contribute to disparate health outcomes, including psychological distress. There is little research examining which SDOH have the strongest effect on psychological distress among people with disabilities. This leaves healthcare providers and policy makers with insufficient information to make well-informed treatment decisions or allocate resource…
Then electricity theft would end, nobody loves stealing”
Despite generally high rates of grid connectivity in African cities, electricity access among users in informal settlements remains heavily constrained. This study explores the challenges that restrict electricity access and use across 25 informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda using a mixed-methods participatory action research (PAR) approach conducted by an inter- and transdisciplinary team. We find that the high cost of electricity, a complex …
Social Determinants of Health Affect Psychological Distress among People with Disabilities
People with disabilities experience inequitable exposure to social determinants of health (SDOH) that contribute to disparate health outcomes, including psychological distress. There is little research examining which SDOH have the strongest effect on psychological distress among people with disabilities. This leaves healthcare providers and policy makers with insufficient information to make well-informed treatment decisions or allocate resource…
A geospatial perspective on electrification strategy in urbanizing Africa
Efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7, to ensure modern energy for all, have largely followed models of rural electrification premised on extending the provision of electricity to remote, low-income populations. Yet, urbanization in Africa has produced complex and densifying human settlement patterns with diverse economic and energetic needs. Much of the body of work supporting SDG 7 relies on a binary rural-urban categorization…
Then electricity theft would end, nobody loves stealing”
Despite generally high rates of grid connectivity in African cities, electricity access among users in informal settlements remains heavily constrained. This study explores the challenges that restrict electricity access and use across 25 informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda using a mixed-methods participatory action research (PAR) approach conducted by an inter- and transdisciplinary team. We find that the high cost of electricity, a complex …
Computer Science (2 works) · Energy and Environment Impacts (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (2 works) · Affect (linguistics (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Cartography (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Computer security (1 work)