About

Jessica Walker serves as a Research Assistant with the Social, Behavioral, and Implementation Sciences Core. She recently graduated with an MPH in Applied Epidemiology from the Gillings School of Public Health in May 2026. Jessica has gained valuable qualitative research experience working with the SBIS Core for the past two years during her MPH program. In addition to HIV research, her public health interests include infectious disease, reproductive and perinatal epidemiology, and reproductive justice.