Kirsten Jacobsen

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Kirsten Jacobsen

Program Academic Coordinator for Public Health & Society
MFA, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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  • Public Health & Society
    MSC 1310-257-265
    Washington University
    1 Brookings Drive
    St. Louis MO 63130-4899
Kirsten Jacobsen is the academic coordinator for the Program in Public Health & Society. Over her two decades at WashU, she has supported and contributed to several health-focused programs, initially in the Department of Anthropology and now in Public Health & Society (PH&S). She collaborates with co-directors to plan and support the PH&S curriculum and its growing community, pre-advises majors and advises all minors. Before joining WashU, Kirsten worked as a college instructor, community artist, and youth employment specialist. Passionate about student engagement, she welcomes any and all program-related inquiries!