Jennifer Unger, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital , Brown University

Jennifer Unger, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor in the Department of OBGYN and Affiliate faculty in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington with expertise in maternal neonatal and reproductive health, socio-behavioral science and the use of digital technologies to improve and increase utilization of essential reproductive care services for women living in low to middle income countries. With collaborators from the University of Washington Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Kenyan co-investigators, she designed Mobile WACh (Mobile Solutions for Women’s and Children’s Health), a mobile platform harnessing the capability of the computer-human interaction to send and receive tailored, and novel messaging with women in Kenya. She has more than 10 years of experience designing, implementing, and coordinating large-scale, prospective clinical research studies among pregnant and postpartum women.

Publications

  1. Lee, R, Unger, JB, Schneider, S, Turovsky, E, Soto, D, Kawaguchi, E et al.. Wildfire smoke-related PM2.5 concentration measurements, perceived indoor air quality, and health symptoms among Southern California residents during the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires: A latent class mediation approach. Environ Int. 2026;210 :110207. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2026.110207. PubMed PMID:41886926 .
  2. Vidaña-Perez, D, Barrientos-Gutierrez, I, Rodríguez-Bolaños, R, Díaz-Andrade, E, Leal, DF, Kim, M et al.. Exposure to e-Cigarette Posts Across Social Media Platforms and Its Associations With Susceptibility and e-Cigarette Use: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study of High Schoolers in Jalisco (Mexico) and Southern California (United States). JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2026;9 :e85376. doi: 10.2196/85376. PubMed PMID:41824954 PubMed Central PMC13032094.
  3. Lee, SW, Lee, TK, Meca, A, Tubman, JG, Montero-Zamora, P, Unger, JB et al.. The Role of Identity in Positive Alcohol Use Attitudes, Risky Drinking, and Alcohol-Related Problems Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adolescents. J Adolesc Health. 2026; :. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.12.263. PubMed PMID:41739009 .
  4. Vassey, J, Tran, DD, Unger, JB. Healthy Vaping? Fitness-Oriented Imagery in Influencer E-Cigarette Marketing and Adolescent Perceptions of Influencers and E-Cigarettes. Am J Health Promot. 2026; :8901171261426771. doi: 10.1177/08901171261426771. PubMed PMID:41700365 .
  5. Lorenzo-Blanco, EI, Zhang, M, Henriquez, KL, Kim, SY, Cobb, C, Szapocznik, J et al.. Can adolescent hope buffer against the adverse effects of youth and parent cultural stress on Latinx youths' adjustment outcomes?. Dev Psychol. 2026; :. doi: 10.1037/dev0002125. PubMed PMID:41661580 PubMed Central PMC12888787.
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