Prof. Dr. Jennifer Pharr is a Professor in the School of Public Health’s Environmental and Occupational Health Department. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Nutrition at Stephen F. Austin State University, her M.S. studies in Kinesiology and Exercise Science at Texas A&M University in 1987–1991, and her Ph.D. in Public Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She worked at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas since 2013. Her research interests include disparities in healthcare access/health service utilization of vulnerable populations, particularly sexual and gender minorities; disease disparities including HIV, mental health, and chronic diseases; barriers that impede and facilitators that enhance healthy behaviors such as HIV testing, preventive care, and disease prevention; the use of social marketing to promote health; the intersection of sport, physical activity, and health; and using sport to advance health, especially among women.