Jessica Blanchard, PhD
Research Scientist
Dr. Jessica Blanchard is a Research Scientist at the Center for Applied Social Research where she is part of an interdisciplinary team of researchers focused on the reduction of health disparities in Native American and other underrepresented communities. She is the Director of the Center for the Ethics of Indigenous Genomics Research and co-directs the Genomics and Ethics Program for Native Students. She is a cultural anthropologist by training, and her research builds upon a larger applied medical research program that focuses on community-engaged research addressing the reduction of health disparities in AI/AN and African American communities, and particularly on issues of cancer, ethical and social implications of genomics research, and community partnerships in health research.
