Jessica Harding, PhD

Assistant Professor | Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Emory University School of Medicine

Biography

Dr Harding an epidemiologist and health services researcher with a research focus on healthcare quality, outcomes research, health disparities, and evidence-based medicine as it relates to diabetes and kidney disease. She has particular interests in (1) disparities in access to treatments for advanced disease, (2) the changing profile of diabetes complications in an aging population with complex care needs, and (3) leveraging existing data systems to bridge gaps in knowledge. These pursuits converge into a singular mission to advance healthcare equity, redefine the care of aging populations with chronic disease, and propel medical insights through innovative data utilization.

Dr Harding has published more than 70 publications to date and 2 book chapters. She is editorial board member for Diabetes Care, an Associate Editor at Diabetes & Metabolism, and Communications Medicine, and serves on a special interest group for the International Diabetes Federation Biannual Atlas to describe the worldwide burden of diabetes complications. Her work has been published in several high impact journals including the British Medical Journal, Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, American Journal of Kidney Disease, Diabetes Care, and Diabetologia. In 2022, she was awarded the Harry Keen award from the International Diabetes Epidemiology Group for outstanding contributions to diabetes epidemiology by a young investigator. Dr. Harding is co-Director of the Equity Core for the Georgia Center for Diabetes Translation (GCDTR) and as Associate Director for the Health Services Center (HSR) at Emory University.