Biography
Jessica H. Leibler, DrPH ScM is an environmental epidemiologist in the Department of Environmental Health at BUSPH, and her research focuses on environmental exposures experienced by disadvantaged populations in the US, including agricultural workers and the homeless. Her work has two central themes: environmental transmission of pathogens through food systems and environmental exposures experienced by the urban poor in the US. Dr. Leibler has studied antibiotic resistant bacterial transmission among industrial food animal workers in the Midwestern United States. She has published studies identifying risk of avian influenza infection among industrial poultry workers and farm-to-farm transmission risk of avian influenza in the US. Dr. Leibler has also lead research on antibiotic resistant bacterial infections and hygiene practices among people experiencing homelessness in Boston. Dr. Leibler is actively engaged in teaching and mentoring students, and teaches the MPH core course "Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Public Health" (PH717) at SPH. Prior to joining the faculty at BU, Dr. Leibler held a research appointment in the Department of Environmental Health at the George Washington University School of Public Health. Dr. Leibler completed her doctoral degree in Environmental Health Sciences at Johns Hopkins University and her master's degree in Health Policy and Management at Harvard University.Education
- Johns Hopkins University, DPH/DrPH
- Harvard School of Public Health, MS
- Williams College, BA
Classes Taught
- SPHEH962
- SPHPH717
Publications
- Published on 11/16/2018
McDonagh A, Leibler JH, Mukherjee J, Thachil A, Goodman LB, Riekofski C, Nee A, Smyth K, Forrester J, Rosenbaum MH. Frequent human-poultry interactions and low prevalence of Salmonella in backyard chicken flocks in Massachusetts. Zoonoses Public Health. 2018 Nov 16. PMID: 30447058.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/2018
Mordarski DC, Leibler JH, Talmadge CC, Wolfus GM, Pokras MA, Rosenbaum MH. Subclinical Lead Exposure Among Backyard Chicken Flocks in Massachusetts. J Avian Med Surg. 2018 Sep; 32(3):185-193. PMID: 30204020.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/8/2018
Leibler JH, Basra K, Ireland T, McDonagh A, Ressijac C, Heiger-Bernays W, Vorhees D, Rosenbaum M. Lead exposure to children from consumption of backyard chicken eggs. Environ Res. 2018 Nov; 167:445-452. PMID: 30125763.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/29/2018
Underhill LJ, Fabian MP, Vermeer K, Sandel M, Adamkiewicz G, Leibler JH, Levy JI. Modeling the resiliency of energy-efficient retrofits in low-income multifamily housing. Indoor Air. 2018 05; 28(3):459-468. PMID: 29280511.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2018
Leibler JH, Robb K, Joh E, Gaeta JM, Rosenbaum M. Self-reported Animal and Ectoparasite Exposure among Urban Homeless People. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2018; 29(2):664-675. PMID: 29805132.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/18/2017
Leibler JH, Nguyen DD, León C, Gaeta JM, Perez D. Personal Hygiene Practices among Urban Homeless Persons in Boston, MA. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Aug 18; 14(8). PMID: 28820454.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/4/2017
Leibler JH, León C, Cardoso LJP, Morris JC, Miller NS, Nguyen DD, Gaeta JM. Prevalence and risk factors for MRSA nasal colonization among persons experiencing homelessness in Boston, MA. J Med Microbiol. 2017 Aug 04. PMID: 28771129.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/17/2017
Riefkohl A, Ramírez-Rubio O, Laws RL, McClean MD, Weiner DE, Kaufman JS, Galloway RL, Shadomy SV, Guerra M, Amador JJ, Sánchez JM, López-Pilarte D, Parikh CR, Leibler JH, Brooks DR. Leptospira seropositivity as a risk factor for Mesoamerican Nephropathy. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2017 01; 23(1):1-10. PMID: 28209095.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2017
Leibler JH, Janulewicz PA, Perry MJ. Prevalence of serious psychological distress among slaughterhouse workers at a United States beef packing plant. Work. 2017; 57(1):105-109. PMID: 28506017.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/1/2017
Leibler JH, Perry MJ. Self-reported occupational injuries among industrial beef slaughterhouse workers in the Midwestern United States. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2017 Jan; 14(1):23-30. PMID: 27715500.
Read at: PubMed
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Continuing Search for Causes of Kidney Disease in Central America
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Psychological Distress Among Slaughterhouse Workers Warrants Further Study
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