Research Interests
Dr. Derek Jennings is the Associate Dean for Indigenous Affairs and a Bezruchka Family Endowed Professor within the UW School of Public Health. As a tribal nations member, he works primarily with Indigenous communities as a health educator, addressing the social determinants of health related to food, diet and improving diet.
Bio
Derek Jennings (Quapaw/Sac & Fox) is the Bezruchka Family Endowed Professor in the Department of Health Systems and Population. As a tribal nations member, he works primarily with Indigenous communities as a health educator, addressing the social determinants of health related to food, diet and improving diet. He uses imaged-based and community-based participatory research methods to engage Indigenous communities throughout the research processes. Jennings earned his doctorate in curriculum and instruction health research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Education
PhD Curriculum and Instruction Health Research, University of Wisconsin (Madison), 2011
MEd Philosophical, Historical and Social Foundations of Education, University of Oklahoma, 1997
BA Sociology, Dartmouth College, 1993
Academic Programs and Affiliations
Recent Publications (PubMed)
Increasing Prevalence and Stable Incidence Rates of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among First Nations: Population-Based Evidence From a Western Canadian Province.
Peña-Sánchez JN, Osei JA, Marques Santos JD, Jennings D, Andkhoie M, Brass C, Bukassa-Kazadi G, Lu X, Johnson-Jennings M, Porter L, Porter R, Quintin CL, Sanderson R, Teucher U, Fowler S. Increasing Prevalence and Stable Incidence Rates of Inflammatory Bo
Little Earth Strong: A Community-Level, Culturally Appropriate Diabetes Prevention Pilot Targeting Urban American Indians.
Johnson-Jennings M, Punjabi A, Paul K, Jones J, Jennings D. Little Earth Strong: A Community-Level, Culturally Appropriate Diabetes Prevention Pilot Targeting Urban American Indians. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2021;15(1):3-14. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2021.
Identifying Perspectives About Health to Orient Obesity Intervention Among Urban, Transitionally Housed Indigenous Children.
Jennings DR, Paul K, Little MM, Olson D, Johnson-Jennings MD. Identifying Perspectives About Health to Orient Obesity Intervention Among Urban, Transitionally Housed Indigenous Children. Qual Health Res. 2020 May;30(6):894-905. doi: 10.1177/10497323199001
Ode’imin Giizis: Proposing and Piloting Gardening as an Indigenous Childhood Health Intervention.
Johnson-Jennings M, Paul K, Olson D, LaBeau M, Jennings D. Ode’imin Giizis: Proposing and Piloting Gardening as an Indigenous Childhood Health Intervention. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2020;31(2):871-888. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0066.
Developing a Tribal Health Sovereignty Model for Obesity Prevention.
Jennings D, Little MM, Johnson-Jennings M. Developing a Tribal Health Sovereignty Model for Obesity Prevention. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2018;12(3):353-362. doi: 10.1353/cpr.2018.0059.
Applying indigenous community-based participatory research principles to partnership development in health disparities research.
Christopher S, Saha R, Lachapelle P, Jennings D, Colclough Y, Cooper C, Cummins C, Eggers MJ, Fourstar K, Harris K, Kuntz SW, Lafromboise V, Laveaux D, McDonald T, Bird JR, Rink E, Webster L. Applying indigenous community-based participatory research prin
