Amy Jessop, PHD, MPH, is Director of Research and HepTREC. Dr. Jessop has extensive experience designing and conducting community-based research and service projects. Prior to joining HepTREC at PPP, she served on PPP’s Board of Directors for more than 15 years and developed its Research Committee. She also served on or chaired IRB committees within several universities. These experiences may be helpful to external researchers as they plan projects with PPP.
Dr. Jessop’s research has been concerned with adult immunization, viral hepatitis prevention and treatment, and adaption and implementation of prevention and care guidelines. She received her BS in Microbiology from Penn State, and MPH in Epidemiology/Quantitative Methods from UMDNJ/RWJ Medical School, and PhD in Health Studies from Temple University.