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

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 Jun;34(3):571-576.
Serum S100A8/A9 and S100A12 Levels in Children With Polyarticular Forms of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Relationship to Maintenance of Clinically Inactive Disease During Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy and Occurrence of Disease Flare After Discontinuation of Therapy.

(Hinze CH, Foell D, Johnson AL, Spalding SJ, Gottlieb BS, Morris PW, Kimura Y, Onel K, Li SC, Grom AA, Taylor J, Brunner HI, Huggins JL, Nocton JJ, Haines KA, Edelheit BS, Shishov M, Jung LK, Williams CB, Tesher MS, Costanzo DM, Zemel LS, Dare JA, Passo MH, Ede KC, Olson JC, Cassidy EA, Griffin TA, Wagner-Weiner L, Weiss JE, Vogler LB, Rouster-Stevens KA, Beukelman T, Cron RQ, Kietz D, Schikler K, Mehta J, Ting TV, Verbsky JW, Eberhard AB, Huang B, Giannini EH, Lovell DJ.) Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019 Mar;71(3):451-459.
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. 2018 Aug 09.
Fatty Acids in Ten Species of Fish Commonly Consumed by the Anishinaabe of the Upper Great Lakes.

(Dellinger MJ, Olson J, Holub B, Ripley MP.) J Great Lakes Res. 2018 Jun;44(3):521-526.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Jessica Olson, PhD, MPH