Jaclynn M. Hawkins
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Dr. Jaclynn Hawkins is an Associate Director of the Gender and Health Research Lab. She received her masters and BA in social welfare from the University of California, Berkeley and her PhD from the University of Michigan in the Joint Program of Social Work and Sociology.
Jaclynn’s recent research agenda is broadly focused on the social determinants of health behavior in African Americans and Latinos with diabetes. Specifically, it includes the examination of the influence of gender on health behaviors in persons of color with diabetes. She is particularly interested in factors that contribute to access to and utilization of care, diabetes self-management and community-based interventions targeting low-income African American and Latino men. Jaclynn received an NIH/NIDDK Diversity Supplement to conduct research with African American and Latino men with diabetes. Her dissertation, entitled “Social Determinants of Diabetes Self-Management, and Diabetes Health Care Utilization in African American and Latino Men with Type 2 Diabetes” utilized data from Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Health (REACH) Detroit, and the National Health Interview survey.
Research Interests/Focus
African American and Latino men's health; Social determinants of health/health disparities; Factors that contribute to access to and utilization of care; Diabetes self-management; Community-based interventions targeting low-income African Americans and Latinos
Contact Information
| Phone | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (734) 615-2817 | jachawk@umich.edu | 4708 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Education
| Year | Degree | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | PhD | Social Work & Sociology | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 2009 | MSW | Health | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2007 | BSW | Sociology | University of California, Berkeley |