Jennifer Horney
Professor and Director, Epidemiology University of Delaware
- Newark DE
Epidemiologist specializing in disaster health impacts, outbreak response and public health preparedness.
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Areas of Expertise
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PhD
Epidemiology
2009
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Media Appearances
Hurricane Helene death toll tops 200 as survivors face health risks
Axios online
2024-10-03
Quoted as a University of Delaware disaster epidemiologist on contaminated floodwater, infectious disease risks and long-term recovery needs after Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene's emotional toll
Axios Tampa Bay online
2024-10-02
Quoted on common mental-health effects after disasters, including anxiety, sleep problems, PTSD, depression and suicidal ideation.
Travel has COVID-19 risks, but Philadelphians are doing it anyway
The Philadelphia Inquirer online
2022-07-30
Interviewed for guidance on personal COVID-19 risk calculation, masking, vaccination and safer travel practices.
Taiwan reports second-most COVID-19 weekly cases, deaths behind U.S.
UPI online
2022-06-12
Horney provides expert commentary in coverage of COVID-19 trends and the resurgence of other infectious diseases.
COVID-19 cases up in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware, hospitalizations rising
The Philadelphia Inquirer online
2022-05-19
Quoted on rising COVID-19 cases, undercounting, indoor masking and individual versus community mitigation decisions.
Moderna vaccine had lowest rate of COVID-19 breakthrough cases in Delaware
The Philadelphia Inquirer online
2021-09-15
Quoted on interpreting Delaware breakthrough-case data and communicating that vaccination provides protection without implying zero risk.
U.S. Disaster Response Scrambles To Protect People From Both Hurricanes And COVID-19
KPBS / NPR online
2020-07-21
Quoted on shelter capacity, Houston's preparedness and the challenge of evacuating residents safely during simultaneous hurricane and COVID-19 risks.
Coronavirus is spreading panic. Here’s the science behind why.
National Geographic online
2020-03-17
Quoted as a public-health-preparedness expert on anxiety, panic, isolation, quarantine and how behavior affects pandemic response.
Articles
A Qualitative Study of the COVID- 19 Response Experiences of Public Health Workers in the United States
Health SecuritySarah Elizabeth Scales, Elizabeth Patrick, Kahler W. Stone, Kristina W. Kintziger, Meredith A. Jagger, Jennifer A. Horney
2021-11-01
Interviews with U.S. public health workers examine their experiences participating in the COVID-19 response, including how the prolonged response affected their well-being and work.
The impact of the COVID-19 response on the provision of other public health services in the U.S.: A cross sectional study
PLoS ONEKristina W. Kintziger, Kahler W. Stone, Meredith A. Jagger, Jennifer A. Horney
2021-10-14
A cross-sectional study examines how the COVID-19 response affected staffing, funding and delivery of routine public health services in U.S. health departments.
Coping with post-hurricane mental distress: The role of neighborhood green space
Social Science & MedicineDongying Li, Galen Newman, Tiantian Zhang, Rui Zhu, Jennifer A. Horney
2021-05-31
The article examines whether neighborhood green space plays a role in coping with mental distress after a hurricane.
Public Health Workforce Burnout in the COVID-19 Response in the U.S.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthKahler W. Stone, Kristina W. Kintziger, Meredith A. Jagger, Jennifer A. Horney
2021-04-20
A survey of U.S. public health professionals assesses burnout and other physical and mental health effects associated with the COVID-19 response.
The Impact of Social Vulnerability on COVID-19 in the U.S.: An Analysis of Spatially Varying Relationships
American Journal of Preventive MedicineIbraheem M. Karaye, Jennifer A. Horney
2020-06-26
The article analyzes how social vulnerability relates to COVID-19 outcomes across different areas of the United States.
Adaptive Planning for Disaster Recovery and Resiliency: An Evaluation of 87 Local Recovery Plans in Eight States
Journal of the American Planning AssociationPhilip Berke, John Cooper, Meghan Aminto, Shannon C. Grabich, Jennifer A. Horney
2014-10-02
An evaluation of 87 local recovery plans in eight states examines how communities plan for disaster recovery and resilience, finding that recovery planning receives limited attention.
Event Appearances
Disaster Risk Management and Reaching Vulnerable Groups
Cambridge Disaster Risk Research Network Seminar Online
2023-10-24
Disasters of Human Health – Communicable Disease
Communicable Disease and PrEP Summit Delaware
2022-12-16
Research Focus
Health Impacts of Disasters
Measuring health consequences across communities
Research examines how hurricanes, extreme weather and other disasters affect physical and mental health, reproductive outcomes, injury, suicide and domestic violence.
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Building resilient public health systems
Research evaluates disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, public health workforce capacity and the delivery of essential public health services during emergencies.
Applied Outbreak Epidemiology
Rapid assessment and infectious disease response
Work includes outbreak investigation, rapid community assessment, pandemic response, communicable disease surveillance and training for public health response teams.
