Jessica Olson, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Community Health

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
MPH, Medical College of Wisconsin

Biography

Jessica Olson, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Community Health within the Institute for Health & Equity at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She received her Doctorate of Philosophy and Master of Public Health at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2015 and 2017, respectively. Her research is dedicated towards leveraging and integrating the strengths of basic, clinical, and community research to reduce disparities in cancer incidence and mortality.

Currently, Dr. Olson is working as a member of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment’s Cross-Cutting Initiative, an eight-year investment of up to $20M focused on reducing disparities in breast and lung cancer in the state of Wisconsin. The Division of Community Health within the Institute for Health & Equity is ideally suited for her research, due to the highly collaborative team of faculty and researchers, and outstanding mentorship available to junior faculty.

                
                    Research Experience
                
                    Breast Neoplasms
Cardiovascular Diseases
Healthcare Disparities
MicroRNAs
Women's Health

                    Methodologies and Techniques
                
                    Community-Based Participatory Research
Community-Institutional Relations
Public Health
Public Health Practice
Social Justice
Translational Medical Research

                    Leadership Positions
                
                    Chair, Women in Science Series

Research Interests

Reducing disparities in breast and lung cancer in the state of Wisconsin

Circulating miRNAs as early indicators of diet and physical activity response in women with metastatic breast cancer.

(Olson J, Sheean P, Matthews L, Chitambar CR, Banerjee A, Visotcky A, Bonini M, Stolley M.) Future Sci OA. 2021 Mar 04;7(4):FSO694 PMID: 33815828 PMCID: PMC8015665 04/06/2021
Community and Research Perspectives on Cancer Disparities in Wisconsin.

(Olson J, Cawthra T, Beyer K, Frazer D, Ignace L, Maurana C, Millon-Underwood S, Pinsoneault L, Salazar J, Walker A, Williams C, Stolley M.) Prev Chronic Dis. 2020 10 08;17:E122 PMID: 33034557 PMCID: PMC7553208 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092803110 10/10/2020
Community Breast Health Education for Immigrants and Refugees: Lessons Learned in Outreach Efforts to Reduce Cancer Disparities.

(Kamaraju S, Olson J, DeNomie M, Visotcky A, Banerjee A, Asan O, Tavares E, Rao A, LaCroix M, Krause K, Neuner J, Stolley M.) J Cancer Educ. 2019 Dec;34(6):1092-1096 PMID: 30091014 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85051532560 08/10/2018
More than a Conversation: the Power of Bringing Scientists and the Community Together to Change Perceptions About Cancer.

(Olson J, Svoboda-Newman S, Gardner-Volle K, McNally M, Fabian E, Maurana C.) J Cancer Educ. 2019 06;34(3):571-576 PMID: 29508231 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85045135507 03/07/2018
MicroRNA-21 Mediates Isoflurane-induced Cardioprotection against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Akt/Nitric Oxide Synthase/Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Pathway.

(Qiao S, Olson JM, Paterson M, Yan Y, Zaja I, Liu Y, Riess ML, Kersten JR, Liang M, Warltier DC, Bosnjak ZJ, Ge ZD.) Anesthesiology. 2015 Oct;123(4):786-798 PMID: 26259139 PMCID: PMC4573345 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84942056683 08/11/2015
Up-regulation of microRNA-21 mediates isoflurane-induced protection of cardiomyocytes.

(Olson JM, Yan Y, Bai X, Ge ZD, Liang M, Kriegel AJ, Twaroski DM, Bosnjak ZJ.) Anesthesiology. 2015 Apr;122(4):795-805 PMID: 25536091 PMCID: PMC4366274 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84937250884 12/24/2014
Gene Expression in Experimental Aortic Coarctation and Repair: Candidate Genes for Therapeutic Intervention?

(LaDisa JF Jr, Bozdag S, Olson J, Ramchandran R, Kersten JR, Eddinger TJ.) PLoS One. 2015;10(7):e0133356 PMID: 26207811 PMCID: PMC4514739 07/25/2015
miR-21 in ischemia/reperfusion injury: a double-edged sword?

(Xu X, Kriegel AJ, Jiao X, Liu H, Bai X, Olson J, Liang M, Ding X.) Physiol Genomics. 2014 Nov 01;46(21):789-97 PMID: 25159851 PMCID: PMC4280148 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84908453071 08/28/2014
Down-regulation of microRNA-21 is involved in the propofol-induced neurotoxicity observed in human stem cell-derived neurons.

(Twaroski DM, Yan Y, Olson JM, Bosnjak ZJ, Bai X.) Anesthesiology. 2014 Oct;121(4):786-800 PMID: 24950164 PMCID: PMC4174986 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84914165939 06/21/2014
A Combined Basic Science and Population Science Approach Demonstrating the Potential for Simvastatin to Mitigate Cardiovascular Disease after Lower Hemi Body Radiotherapy

(Olson J, Taylor R, Sparapani R, Lenarczyk M, Baker J.) Circulation. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/circ.136.suppl_1.24082 11/14/2017

Jessica Olson, PhD, MPH