Kathryn H. Jacobsen, PhD (epidemiologic science), MPH (international health), is Professor of Health Studies and holds the William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair at the University of Richmond (USA). The author of more 200 scientific articles, her global health epidemiology research focuses on the ways that globalization, socioeconomic development, and planetary health challenges (such as climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss) affect the health of human populations.
