Jennifer King, PhD

Dr. Jennifer King is a practitioner-researcher at the Hope Center for Community, College, and Justice, Temple University. Before joining the Hope Center, she progressively developed her skills to build and maintain relationships, provide face-to-face and remote technical assistance and training, and facilitate strategic planning at the Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health. She has spearheaded community health needs assessment in the largest neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, and aided in the launch of KSU’s institution-wide health initiative. King continues her service to the field of higher education as an adjunct professor at KSU. She received both her B.S. and master’s degrees in nutrition at Kent State University and Bowling Green State University, respectively. She returned to KSU to earn her Ph.D. in public health with an investigational emphasis on food insecurity experiences among college students.