Jennifer Coker, PhD, MPH

Ms. Coker has worked in the field of traumatic SCI since 1997. She obtained a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University in May 2001, where she won the James W Alley Award for Outstanding Service to Disadvantaged Populations, and is currently a PhD student in the Clinical Sciences program at the University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus. She has presented research at national conferences of ASIA, the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers (AASCIPSW – now ASCIP), the American Public Health Association, and the American Psychological Association. In addition, Ms. Coker has won several awards for research presentations and publications. She has been a Research Associate at Craig Hospital since April 2012 and works primarily with the SCIMS projects. Ms. Coker is also the PI for a Craig H Neilsen Foundation funded project, “A Bridge from Rehabilitation to Real-World: Reinventing Yourself after SCI”.