Jacqueline M. Kent-Marvick, PhD, RN (she/her/hers) is a doctorally-prepared nurse interested in the “pinch points” in women’s health care, including the perinatal period and perimenopause. Her current work aims to promote long-term health earlier in the lifespan by harnessing pregnancy health history as a window into future cardiometabolic health. Her mixed-methods doctoral study used social-network analysis and in-depth interviews to investigate the impact of the social environment on postpartum health behaviors and weight among a sample of racially and ethnically diverse postpartum people. She is particularly interested in addressing health equity and disparity issues within her research.
Dr. Kent-Marvick obtained her PhD in Nursing from the University of Utah College of Nursing and her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing from Southern Utah University. Her dissertation was supported by an F31 NIH/NINR Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Grant and she is a previous T32 NIH/NINR Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Research Fellow of the University of Utah College of Nursing.
