Jennifer King, Ph.D.

Health Policy and Management

Assistant Professor

Campus:

Kent

Office Location:

321 Lowry Hall

Contact Information

Email:

jbryan24@kent.edu

Biography

Dr. King's work in public health has involved community nutrition policy, systems, and environmental intervention development and evaluation. In the classroom, she encourages critical thought around the foundational context of public health in daily life. Her current research focuses on exploring barriers that impact the awareness and use of basic needs resources where she is passionate in centering the community's voice through participatory practices that dismantle the stigmas of vulnerability.

In the Center for Public Policy & Health, Dr. King is primarily responsible for coordinating its $3 million Strategic Prevention Framework grant and building upon existing Center research to grow its reputation nationally and internationally.

Research-Focused Publications

King, J. A., Anderson, A., Parker, Q., & Lambert, M. M. (2026). Exploring barriers to food security resource access and use at a Midwestern university: A mixed methods study. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. Advance online publication.
Anderson, A., King, J., Parker, Q., & Johnson, C. (2026). Food insecurity in college students: A qualitative exploration of the multiple domains. Frontiers in Public Health, 14, Article 1872467.
Harville, C., II, & King, J. (2026). Food insecurity, stress, and depression: a longitudinal study of midwestern college students from 2020-2022. Journal of American College Health, 74(3), 656–663.
Anderson, A., & King, J. (2025). Exploring food insecurity in post-traditional students at a Midwest multi-campus university. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 20(5), 818–826.
King, J. & Lambert, M. (2024, June 5). Changing the needs conversation: taking the shame out of getting something to eat. Inside Higher Ed. Available online at

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 �Ը�� 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.

Education

B.S., Nutrition & Dietetics - �Ը�� University
M.S., Food & Nutrition - Bowling Green State University
Ph.D., Public Health - �Ը�� University

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