Jennifer Parker
Adjunct Faculty, Epidemiology
Dr. Jennifer Parker retired from the National Center for Heath Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2024 after 29 years of federal service. From 2017-2024 she was the NCHS Director of the Division of Research and Methodology where she led a diverse program of statistical, data science, and methodological studies and the NCHS Research Data Center, where researchers can access restricted use data. She was a member of the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology, an interagency committee dedicated to improving the quality of federal statistics. In addition to federal statistics, Dr. Parker’s research interests include environmental health, blended data, and responsible use of AI. She received her Ph.D. in Biostatistics rom the University of California at Berkeley and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Health Policy Studies at the University of California San Francisco.
Department Information
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics