Jodi Ford
· Associate Professor, NursingOhio State University · Social Work
Active 1996–2026
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About
Jodi Ford is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing at The Ohio State University. Her research focuses on social disparities in immune function among urban adolescents, gender differences in the effects of adverse environments on physiological stress, and linking biological and social pathways to adolescent health. She has contributed to understanding adolescent to young adult development, health, and mortality through her work. Her professional contact information includes her office at 060 Townshend Hall, Ohio State University, and her email is ford.553@osu.edu.
Research topics
- Psychology
- Medicine
- Demography
- Environmental health
- Geography
- Sociology
- Gerontology
- Psychiatry
- Economic growth
- Mathematics
Selected publications
Journal of Pediatric Nursing · 2021 · 67 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingNeighborhoods, Activity Spaces, and the Span of Adolescent Exposures
American Sociological Review · 2021 · 59 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingSince the inception of urban sociology, the "neighborhood" has served as the dominant context thought to capture developmentally significant youth experiences beyond the home. Yet no large-scale study has examined patterns of exposure to the most commonly used operationalization of neighborhood - the census tract - among urban youth. Using smartphone GPS data from the Adolescent Health and Development in Context study (N=1405), we estimate the amount of time youth spend in residential neighborho…
Exposure to police-related deaths and physiological stress among urban black youth
Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2020 · 41 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingNursing Research · 2021 · 21 citations
1st authorCorrespondingBACKGROUND: Exposure to racism and associated adversities, such as poverty, is hypothesized to contribute to racial inequities in health via stress and immune pathways. Furthermore, the effects of adversity may be more salient during sensitive developmental periods. Our study examined racial differences in stress and immune biomarkers during adolescence and the effects of exposure to economic adversity at distinct developmental time periods and cumulatively in accounting for potential racial dif…
Lessons learned from housing first, rapid rehousing trials with youth experiencing homelessness
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice · 2023-09-30 · 15 citations
reviewOpen accessBACKGROUND: Youth, 18 to 24 years, experiencing homelessness (YEH) are recognized as having developmental challenges dissimilar to older adults. Yet, research on efforts to end homelessness and prevent or intervene in drug use and mental health problems among youth have lagged behind that of adults. The Housing First (HF) Model which underlies Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) has become preferred over treatment-first models. METHODS AND RESULTS: We provide an overvie…
Recent grants
NIH · $409k · 2015
Frequent coauthors
- 61 shared
Rita H. Pickler
- 56 shared
Cindy M. Anderson
The Ohio State University
- 50 shared
P. Cristian Gugiu
Health Outcomes Solutions (United States)
- 50 shared
Cindy L. Munro
- 37 shared
Christopher R. Browning
The Ohio State University
- 29 shared
Jake Tarrence
Florida State University
- 28 shared
Samantha Boch
University of Cincinnati
- 23 shared
Darlene A. Kertes
University of Florida
Education
- 2006
Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Community and Family Health
University of South Florida, College of Public Health
- 1993
Master of Science in Nursing/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
University of Florida, College of Nursing
- 1989
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University of Florida, College of Nursing
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