Kimberly Jinnett, PhD
Professor
Institute for Health & Aging
School of Nursing

Dr. Jinnett is an implementation scientist, systems researcher, pro-social activist and lifelong learner. She has over three decades of professional experience as executive leader, social scientist, practitioner and educator across a variety of sectors (nonprofit, commercial, philanthropic and government) and industries including health, education, housing, social services, biopharmaceutical.

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She is founder and chief executive officer of GoodWorkRegistry, a pro-social research, learning and evaluation organization focused on worker health and wellbeing. She serves on multiple advisory boards focused on leadership, access to care, worker health and wellbeing, mental health and the value of health investments. She is a Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health and professor at the UCSF Institute for Health & Aging, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the UCSF Emancipatory Sciences Lab Network. Dr. Jinnett is a graduate of University of Michigan (PhD Medical Sociology and Health Services Organization & Policy) and UCLA (BS Psychobiology, MSPH Health Planning & Policy Analysis). She resides in the San Francisco Bay Area and enjoys spending time with her adult children, husband, two cats and extended family and friends.

Education & Training

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  • Certificate Artificial Intelligence University of California 03/2024
  • Certificate Writing University of California 04/2022
  • PhD Public Health & Sociology University of Michigan 06/1997
  • MSPH Health Planning & Policy Analysis University of California 06/1990
  • BS Psychobiology University of California 06/1988

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Publications (40)

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Occupational HealthWorkers' CompensationOccupational Health ServicesSick LeaveHealth PromotionEfficiencyObesity ManagementHealth Services AccessibilityAbsenteeismPharmacyTime ManagementWork PerformanceChronic DiseaseWorkplacePharmaceutical Services

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