Jackie Leung

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Jackie Leung
Assistant Professor

HHPA 216

503-883-2407

jleung@linfield.edu

Dr. Leung is a public health professional and researcher, specializing in the study of health equity, healthcare access and utilization, and medicaid. Her current research explores prenatal healthcare access, medicaid utilization, and chronic disease among Micronesians. Dr. Leung's courses include Introduction to Public Health, Disease Prevention and Control, Epidemiology, and Senior Capstone for Public Health. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, long walks, and visits to the beach. 

Education

• M.S., Master's of Science in Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa
• JD, Willamette University
• PhD candidate, Public Health (Global Health), Oregon State University

 

Publications

Nguyen-Truong CKY, Spence SR, Leung J, Geil S. (2023). Creative Community and Academic Collaboration Experience: Micronesian Early Education Toolkit Development to Ease Access through an Experiential Process of Improvement. JMIR Preprints. 14/06/2022:40310

1Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y., 1Leung, J., & Micky, K. (2020). Development of a Culturally Specific Leadership Curriculum through Community-Based Participatory Research and Popular Education. [1Co-first authors]. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal: International Health Journal, 5(2), 73–88. Doi: https://doi.org/10.31372/20200502.1086

Nguyen-Truong, C. K. Y., Leung, J., & Micky, K. (2020). Cultural NarraRves of Micronesian Islander Parent Leaders: Maternal and Children’s Health, the School System, and the Role of Culture. [1Co-first authors]. Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal: InternaRonal Health Journal, 4(4): 173-182. DOI: 10.31372/20190404.1078

Drinkall, S., Leung, J., Bruch, C., Micky, K., Wells, S., and Nakayama, M. (2019). MigraRon with Dignity: A Case Study on the Livelihood TransiRon of Micronesians to Portland and Salem, Oregon. Journal of Disaster Research, 14(9): 1267-1276. DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2019.p1267.

Academic Interests

public health, chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes, cancer), reproductive health, health equity