Jennifer Beard
Cognoscenti contributor
Jennifer Beard is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Global Health at Boston University School of Public Health. She leads the Public Scholarship Shop at the BU Center for Antiracist Research and is co-director of the BUMC Narrative Writing Program. She is also the associate editor of Public Health Post and author of the book Teaching Public Health Writing.
Recently published
Families make us who we are. What remains after they’re gone?
Jennifer Beard lost four loved ones since 2020. I feel a heavy responsibility to remember, for all of us, she writes.
How To Change The Narrative On Gun Violence
The public health community needs to collaborate with journalists, write three interdisciplinary colleagues from Boston University, to increase the visibility and relevance of gun violence research.