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Jenkins’ expertise lies in reproductive health, focusing on abortion and advanced practice clinician provision of care. A sexual and reproductive health nurse practitioner, as well as former lead plaintiff in ACLU litigation challenging Maine’s physician-only abortion law, Jenkins received her doctorate in nursing practice from Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing- executive leadership track. Her research and writing centers abortion access, increasing abortion workforce and capacity, and uplifting the role of advanced practice clinicians in abortion care. Her work on this topic has been cited in a variety of venues, including Politico, Ms., Elle, and Al Jazeera. Jenkins currently works as a strategist and training program manager for a national non-profit focused on abortion provision. She consults for national reproductive health organizations on training, national practice guidelines, and policy and advocacy projects, and co-founded and co-directs a national abortion fund focused on abortion with pills. She is an experienced educator, speaker, and trainer.
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Explores the rapid expansion of legal and legislative changes in abortion care provision for advanced practice clinicians (APCs), including nurse practitioners, midwives, and physician associates (formerly physician assistants). Argues that ongoing training and implementation efforts are necessary to achieve the community access and care that these legislative changes promised.
Examines the barriers and facilitators nurses experience in addressing social needs in the United States and the associated outcomes of addressing these needs in adults in the ambulatory care setting. Suggests that screening for social needs by nurses may impact outcomes by decreasing hospitalizations, decreasing emergency department utilization, and improving self-efficacy towards medical and social services navigation.
Discusses the current landscape of abortion with pills in the United States, and emphasizes the need for providers to be aware of the various self-managed abortion approaches and the possible shifts in the future that may result due to the ongoing pandemic and the continuing erosion of access to abortion care and services.
Reviews what is known about climate change health effects for gender diverse (GD) populations, and identifies gaps in research, practice, education, and policy. Findings show that climate change increases the risks of poor health outcomes that already exist for GD people. Argues that more research on the broad effects of climate change on GD populations is needed to inform practice and policy.