Staff: Jennifer A. Zink, PhD

Jennifer A. Zink

Jennifer A. Zink, PhD

(she/her/hers)
Former Fellow, Transitioned Outside of the Program

Cancer Prevention Fellow
Former Organization:

Jennifer (Jen) Zink, PhD, was a Cancer Prevention Fellow in the Behavioral Research Program from June 2021 to July 2024. Jen's research focuses on the emotional and physical health implications of engagement in sedentary behavior and physical activity among youth.

Jen earned her PhD in Preventive Medicine (Health Behavior Research) from the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine. Her doctoral research was supported by a T32 Cancer Control and Epidemiology training fellowship and was primarily focused on the emotional antecedents and consequences of sedentary behavior among adolescents. During this time, she also served as a project manager on a randomized crossover trial that tested the acute metabolic, affective, and cognitive effects of interrupting sedentary time.

Jen earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Miami. Immediately following, she worked as a research coordinator on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Community Transformation Grant to implement and evaluate a novel school-based physical activity program throughout Miami-Dade County Public Schools.



Current and/or past BRP mentors include David Berrigan.


Selected Publications and Presentations

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