Helen E. Jenkins, PhD
Associate Professor, Biostatistics - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Helen Jenkins was selected as a Rafik Hariri Institute Junior Faculty Fellow beginning in Fall 2017. Helen has a M.Sc. in Biostatistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a Ph.d. in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from Imperial College, London. She is interested in novel ways to analyze data that can have a public health impact in the field of infectious diseases. In recent years, she has focused on tuberculosis including developing new estimates of pediatric TB incidence and mortality, and spatial methods to understand geographic heterogeneity of TB.
Education
- Imperial College London, PhD Field of Study: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, MSc Field of Study: Medical Statistics
- University of Birmingham, BSc Field of Study: Mathematics
Classes Taught
- SPHBS401
- SPHBS825
Publications
- Published on 3/1/2024
Yamkovoy K, Self JL, Jenkins HE, Horsburgh CR, White LF. Patterns of TB transmission in the United States, 2011-2017. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Mar 01; 28(3):154-156. PMID: 38454181.
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- Published on 3/1/2024
Leavitt SV, Rodriguez CA, Bouton TC, Horsburgh CR, Abel Zur Wiesch P, Nichols BE, White LF, Jenkins HE. Outcomes for people with TB by disease severity at presentation. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Mar 01; 28(3):142-147. PMID: 38454178.
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- Published on 2/27/2024
Chevalier JM, Han AX, Hansen MA, Klock E, Pandithakoralage H, Ockhuisen T, Girdwood SJ, Lekodeba NA, de Nooy A, Khan S, Johnson CC, Sacks JA, Jenkins HE, Russell CA, Nichols BE. Impact and cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 self-testing strategies in schools: a multicountry modelling analysis. BMJ Open. 2024 Feb 27; 14(2):e078674. PMID: 38417953.
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- Published on 1/1/2024
Rodriguez CA, Horsburgh CR, Jenkins HE, White LF. Reply to 'Estimating TB survival - mind the immortal-time gap'. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Jan 01; 28(1):66-67. PMID: 38178287.
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- Published on 11/27/2023
Shapiro AN, Scott L, Moultrie H, Jacobson KR, Bor J, Fofana AM, Dor G, Ndjeka NO, da Silva P, Mlisana K, Jenkins HE, Stevens WS. Tuberculosis testing patterns in South Africa to identify groups that would benefit from increased investigation. Sci Rep. 2023 Nov 27; 13(1):20875. PMID: 38012266.
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- Published on 10/10/2023
Scott LE, Shapiro AN, Da Silva MP, Tsoka J, Jacobson KR, Emch M, Moultrie H, Jenkins HE, Moore D, Van Rie A, Stevens WS. Integrating Molecular Diagnostics and GIS Mapping: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Tuberculosis Disease Dynamics in South Africa Using Xpert MTB/RIF. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Oct 10; 13(20). PMID: 37891984.
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- Published on 9/1/2023
Rodriguez CA, Leavitt SV, Bouton TC, Horsburgh CR, Zur Wiesch PA, Nichols B, Jenkins HE, White LF. Survival of people with untreated TB: effects of time, geography and setting. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2023 Sep 01; 27(9):694-702. PMID: 37608480.
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- Published on 4/1/2023
Jenkins HE, Starke J. Revealing Gaps in Our Understanding of Finding Children With TB and Our Ability to Inform Policy. Pediatrics. 2023 Apr 01; 151(4). PMID: 36987807.
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- Published on 4/1/2023
Jenkins HE, Starke J. Revealing Gaps in Our Understanding of Finding Children With TB and Our Ability to Inform Policy. Pediatrics. 2023 Apr 01; 151(4). PMID: 36987807.
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- Published on 2/15/2023
Fofana AM, Moultrie H, Scott L, Jacobson KR, Shapiro AN, Dor G, Crankshaw B, Silva PD, Jenkins HE, Bor J, Stevens WS. Cross-municipality migration and spread of tuberculosis in South Africa. Sci Rep. 2023 Feb 15; 13(1):2674. PMID: 36792792.
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News & In the Media
- Published on March 29, 2023
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Published on August 16, 2022
Polio Vaccine Coverage Is as Low as 37% In N.Y. County Where Paralysis Case Was Found
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Published on December 20, 2021
‘Tuesday Is Too Late’: Health Experts Urge Biden to Move Faster amid Omicron Threat
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Published on September 16, 2021
Harvard Health Expert Says America’s Vague and Conflicting Pandemic Goals Muddy Our Path Out
- Published on September 2, 2021
- Published on August 30, 2021
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Published on August 24, 2021
The U.S. Is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty
- Published on April 29, 2021
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- Published on March 23, 2021
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Published on March 22, 2021
The Bottom Line: Cultural Bounty Coming into View; Let’s Be Patient
- Published on March 22, 2021
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Published on March 19, 2021
CDC Guidelines Fail to Quickly Get Students Back into Classrooms
- Published on February 25, 2021
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Published on February 22, 2021
Doctor Says CDC School Guidelines Defy Science and Could Harm Kids
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Published on February 19, 2021
CDC’s New COVID School Guidelines Are Scientifically Flawed and Our Kids Will Pay the Price
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Published on February 18, 2021
New CDC Guidance Ends up Deepening Debate over Reopening Schools
- Published on February 18, 2021
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Published on February 17, 2021
Public Health Experts at Harvard, BU Weigh-in on CDC School Reopening Guidelines
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Published on February 16, 2021
The CDC’s Latest Demands Will Keep Millions of Kids Out of School Unnecessarily
- Published on February 16, 2021
- Published on January 25, 2021
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Published on January 22, 2021
As America Engages with WHO Again, an Overwhelming Sense of Relief and Hope
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Published on January 19, 2021
Will the New Coronavirus Strain Put U.S. Schools at Increased Risk for Closure?
- Published on January 15, 2021
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Published on January 13, 2021
With England in Lockdown 3, It’s Time Ministers Got It Right on Face Masks
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Published on December 23, 2020
School Committee Considering Three Changes Around COVID-19 Response, In-Person Classes
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Published on December 8, 2020
With Few COVID-19 Restrictions, Personal Responsibility Takes Center Stage in the Pandemic Response
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Published on November 25, 2020
‘The End Is in Sight’: Experts Express Optimism About COVID-19 Pandemic Coming to a Close
- Published on November 25, 2020
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Published on November 25, 2020
Looking at COVID-19 Data From County and State Moves Schools Toward End of In-Person Learning
- Published on November 24, 2020
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Published on November 24, 2020
Are Gov. Baker’s Latest Coronavirus Restrictions Likely to Make a Difference?
- Published on September 14, 2020
- Published on September 2, 2020
- Published on August 20, 2020
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Published on August 14, 2020
Hybrid Schooling Could Be a Public Health Disaster, Some Doctors Warn
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Published on August 11, 2020
School Districts Aim to Aid At-Risk Students With Remote Learning Increasingly Likely This Fall
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Published on July 31, 2020
BPS Nurses, Teachers, Bus Drivers Rally Against Reopening Schools Without Proper Safety Measures
- Published on July 29, 2020
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Published on July 22, 2020
What Is It That Keeps Most Little Kids From Getting COVID-19?
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Published on July 20, 2020
Ten Coronavirus Deaths Reported in Wake County over One Weekend
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Published on July 17, 2020
Vote for How to Reopen Schools Set for Tuesday, But Educators Have Doubts on Proposal Models
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Published on July 10, 2020
Coronavirus Cases Show No Sign of Slowing in Worst-Hit U.S., Brazil and India
- Published on July 10, 2020
- Published on July 10, 2020
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Published on July 10, 2020
Schools or Bars? Opening Classrooms May Mean Hard Choices Amid Pandemic
- Published on July 9, 2020
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Published on July 6, 2020
Boston Epidemiologists: We Can Reopen Schools in the Fall—If Country Closes Bars and Gyms Now
- Published on July 2, 2020
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Published on July 2, 2020
No One Wants to Go Back to Lockdown. Is There a Middle Ground for Containing COVID-19?
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Published on July 1, 2020
We Can Reopen Schools in the Fall—If We Close Bars and Gyms Now
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Published on June 29, 2020
There Is a Way to Reopen Schools This Fall. Do We Have the Will to Make It Happen?
- Published on June 26, 2020
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Published on June 24, 2020
This Is Far from Over: Why We Need to Learn to Live with COVID-19
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Published on June 16, 2020
Coronavirus Deaths Set to Spike in Coming Weeks Following Surge in Post-Lockdown Cases, Experts Warn
- Published on June 11, 2020
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Published on June 8, 2020
PolitiFact: How Helpful Can Herd Immunity Be in Ending the Coronavirus Pandemic?
- Published on June 8, 2020
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Published on June 8, 2020
What Does the New Data Tell Us about Recovered COVID Patients?
- Published on June 8, 2020
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Published on June 8, 2020
What Does the New Data about Recovered COVID Patients Tell Us?
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Published on June 4, 2020
How Helpful Can Herd Immunity Be in Ending the Coronavirus Pandemic?
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Published on May 26, 2020
With Reopening Comes the Threat of a Second Wave of COVID-19, Scientists Warn
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Published on May 19, 2020
Scientists Say Baker’s Reopening Plan Is Sensible, but Still Concerning
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Published on May 19, 2020
Scientists Say Baker’s Reopening Plan Is Sensible, but Still Concerning
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Published on May 18, 2020
Women in Science Are Battling Both COVID-19 and the Patriarchy
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Published on May 15, 2020
Disease Modelers Are Wary of Reopening the Country. Here’s How They Arrive at Their Verdict.
- Published on May 14, 2020
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Published on May 14, 2020
Saving Lives or Saving the Economy? Reopening Doesn’t Have to Be an All-Or-Nothing Proposition
- Published on May 12, 2020
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Published on May 11, 2020
Epidemiological Models: 10 Things Journalists Covering Coronavirus Research Should Know
- Published on May 4, 2020
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Published on April 29, 2020
Sweden, Mostly Open, Has Higher COVID-19 Death Rate Than Denmark
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Published on April 22, 2020
Social Distancing Is Working, but When Will Things Return to Normal, and What Will That Look Like?
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Published on April 22, 2020
The Tricky Thing about Predicting Coronavirus and Climate Change: Human Behavior
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Published on April 16, 2020
Virus Models Predict Possible Outcomes. We Can Fight to Stop the Worst Ones.
- Published on April 9, 2020
- Published on April 7, 2020
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Published on April 7, 2020
The Problem with Using ‘Patient Zero’ and ‘Party Zero’ in Coronavirus News
- Published on April 6, 2020
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Published on April 1, 2020
Mass. Coronavirus Peak Likely in Mid-April, Some Epidemiologists Predict
- Published on March 31, 2020
- Published on March 20, 2020
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Published on March 17, 2020
The British Government’s Response to the Coronavirus Has Been a Disaster
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Published on September 12, 2018
Identifying Drug-Resistant Hotspots Can Provide Roadmap to Reduce Tuberculosis
- Published on October 25, 2017
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Published on January 17, 2017
High Risk of Death Found in Children with Undiagnosed Tuberculosis