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Jessica S West, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Duke University School of Medicine
Senior Fellow
Center for the Study of Aging & Human Development
Duke University School of Medicine
Faculty Research Scholar
Population Research Institute
Duke University Social Science Research Institute
Research Interests
I am a medical sociologist whose research focuses on hearing loss stigma and its consequences for health and well-being across the life course.
Supported by an NIDCD K01 Career Development Award, I lead a program of research aimed at understanding, measuring, and reducing hearing loss stigma to improve health outcomes and advance hearing health equity.
My work spans population-based epidemiology, mixed-methods research, and intervention development, with a particular emphasis on aging, mental health, and health disparities.
Medical Sociology
Hearing Loss
Stigma
Public Health
Life Course & Aging
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