Jennifer W. Applebaum is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental & Global Health at the University of Florida’s College of Public Health and Health Professions. She received her M.S. in Veterinary Medical Sciences and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Florida in 2017 and 2023, respectively. She is also a member of The International Society for Anthrozoology, the Animals and Society Institute, and the American Public Health Association. Her research focuses, broadly, on the implications of social inequalities on human and companion animal health and wellbeing. Drawing from sociological theory and concepts to take a social approach to the One Health framework, her research is interested in the intersection of stress, structural-level social processes, the social determinants of health, and the human–animal bond.