Jessica Rothstein, PhD, MSPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
Applied Practice Experience Advisor
Community Health Sciences
Pronouns: She/her/ella
Contact
Building & Room:
SPHPI, Room 650
Address:
1603 W. Taylor St.
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About
I am a social and behavioral scientist who uses mixed methods with the goal of improving child nutrition, health, and development. I am particularly interested in (1) understanding and addressing the multi-level factors influencing infant and young child feeding practices, and (2) leveraging formative research to develop feasible and acceptable interventions to improve responsive parenting. I am also interested in the potential of mobile health/digital health technologies to promote behavior change. Much of my research to date has taken place in Peru and Tanzania. My current projects include a study on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on food insecurity and child growth in peri-urban Lima, Peru, and implementation research to adapt a play-based early child development intervention for Latine families receiving care at Esperanza Health Centers in Chicago. I currently teach courses in the integrated core for first-year MPH students, and serve as the APE Advisor for Community Health Sciences.
Selected Publications
Rothstein JD, Klemm R, Kang Y, Niyeha D, Smith E, Nordhagen S. Engaging men in maternal, infant, and young child nutrition in rural Tanzania: Outcomes from a cluster randomized control trial and qualitative study. Maternal & Child Nutrition 2023;19:e13460. doi: 10.1111/mcn.13460.
Rothstein JD, Winch PJ, Pachas J, Cabrera LZ, Ochoa MP, Caulfield LE. Vulnerable families and costly formula: a qualitative exploration of infant formula purchasing among peri-urban Peruvian households. International Breastfeeding Journal 2021;16:11. doi: 10.1186/s13006-021-00356-6.
Rothstein JD, Buckland AJ, Gagnier K, Ochoa M, Allen-Valley A, Jivapong B, Cabrera LZ, Leontsini E, Fisher KR. Assessing the play and learning environments of children under two years in peri-urban Lima, Peru: A formative research study. BMC Public Health 2021;21:108. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-10119-3.
Rothstein JD, Klemm R, Niyeha D, Smith E, Nordhagen S. Assessing the challenges to women’s access and implementation of text messages for nutrition behavior change in rural Tanzania. Public Health Nutrition 2020, 1-14. doi:10.1017/S1368980020003742
Rothstein JD, Caulfield LE, Broaddus ET, Muschelli J, Gilman RH, Winch PJ. “The doctor said formula would help me”: Health sector influences on use of infant formula in peri-urban Lima, Peru. Social Science and Medicine 2020 Jan;244:112324. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.05.029.
Education
PhD, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
MSPH, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
BA, Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis