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| Jessica De Leon, PhD |
Associate in Research and Assistant Professor
Division of Research & Graduate Programs and the
Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health
FSU College of Medicine
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Jessica De Leon, PhD, is a cultural and medical anthropologist and research faculty at the FSU College of Medicine’s Division of Research & Graduate Programs and the Department of Family Medicine and Rural Health. Dr. De Leon has over twenty-five years’ experience conducting qualitative research in a variety of community and healthcare settings that focuses on the sociocultural aspects of health and health care. Collaborating with communities in equitable, long-term sustained partnerships and community-engaged, public health and translational research is the cornerstone of Dr. Jessica De Leon’s work, where she strives to eliminate health disparities, promote health equity, increase access to quality care and improve health outcomes for underserved and vulnerable populations.
Her research portfolio includes studies on maternal and child health, rural health, cardiovascular disease, COVID-19, sickle cell disease, diet and nutrition, disaster resiliency, and panic disorder. She is a member of the UF-FSU CTSA Community Engagement Core (CEC) and is currently serving as Interim Co-Lead of the CEC. As a member of the Network for Clinical Research, Training & Community Engagement at the College of Medicine, Dr. De Leon brings her social science expertise and research skills to facilitate and support research and community engagement for FSU, faculty, and students.
Dr. De Leon has published in both anthropology and health journals, including Family Medicine, Family Practice, Clinical and Translational Science, Maternal and Child Health Journal, Practicing Anthropology and Ethnicity & Health, and has presented her research at numerous state, national and international conferences. She has been a co-investigator on project funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
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