Rhonda Jones-Webb
Office Address:
300 West Bank Office Building
Mailing Address:

1300 S 2nd St
Room 300 West Bank Office Building
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Rhonda Jones-Webb, PhD

Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health

Titles

Member, Masonic Cancer Center (MCC)
Associate Director of Engagement and Equity, Cannabis Research Center, School of Public Health

Education

DrPH, Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Berkeley, 1989
MA, African Studies, University of California-Los Angeles, 1976
MSPH, Behavioral Sciences & Health Education, University of California, Los Angeles, 1984
BA, English, University of California-Los Angeles, 1974

Summary

My research focuses on alcohol epidemiology and policy with a special focus on race, class, and neighborhood influences. As a leading scholar on alcohol use and alcohol-related problems among African Americans, my research focuses on three primary areas: 

  1. alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among African Americans;
  2. environmental factors associated with alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among African Americans and low income populations; and
  3. environmental policies to prevent alcohol-related problems. 

My research also includes studies of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems among youth, young adults, and gay men. 

I am co-director of SPH's Health Equity Work Group and a member of the Alcohol Epidemiology Program, located within SPH's Epidemiology & Community Health Division. 

Expertise

Equity, injuries, alcohol use and problems, policy, neighborhood influences.

Awards and Recognition

  • Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health

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