- Lecturer
- Psychology
- Phone: 401.874.4904
- Email: jennika.jenkins@uri.edu
- Office Location: Chafee 311
Biography
Dr. Jenkins is a lecturer at URI, primarily teaching research and statistical methodology in the behavioral sciences. She joined URI after earning her Ph.D. in Applied Experimental Psychology from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Her research interests include the study of early family dynamics, with emphasis on developmental psychopathology, emotional coping, and transgenerational trauma. She is interested in the determinants of parenting that may be identified as key risk or protective factors to prevent patterns of stress and abuse within families.
Education
- Ph.D., Applied Experimental Psychology, 2024, Old Dominion University, Norfolk,
VA - M.S., Experimental Psychology, 2016, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
- B.S., Psychology, 2011, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA
Selected Publications
Jenkins, J. K. & Duhaime, A. R. (2023). Region 3 Priority Report 2022-2023. Norwich,
Connecticut: Southeastern Regional Action Council for the Connecticut Department of
Mental Health and Addiction Services, Prevention and Health Promotion Division.
https://portal.ct.gov/-
/media/dmhas/publications/r3_serac_2023_priority_report_final_111423.pdf
Long, M. M., Cramer, R.J., Jenkins, J. K., Bennington, L., Paulson, J. F. (2019). A systematic
review of interventions for healthcare professionals to improve screening and referral for
perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 22, 25-36.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-018-0876-4