Jennifer Rooke, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACOEM, DipABLM 

Education

POSTGRADUATE:
Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Residency: Internal Medicine

Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Residency: Preventive Medicine

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Residency: Occupational Medicine

GRADUATE:
Long Island University, Intensified Teachers Training Program
Degree: Initial Teacher Certification

St. Georges University School of Medicine
Degree: Doctor of Medicine

Emory University, Master of Public Health Program
Degree: Master of Public Health

UNDERGRADUATE:
Hunter College, City University of New York
Degree: BA

Research Interests

• Dietary Cholesterol Oxides as an underlying cause of Cardiometabolic Diseases
• Plant-Based Nutrition and chronic disease
• Lifestyle behavior modification in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes
• Vitamin D screening among African Americans: Are we using the wrong test
• Employee Health Interventions that improve health and reduce costs.
• Environmental Health

Clinical Interests

• Lifestyle Medicine
• Occupational Medicine

Publications

• Branch-Rooke, J., McKinley, T. W., & Sikes, R. K. (1990). Domestic violence: an analysis of battered women in Georgia. Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia.
• Branch-Rooke, J. (1997) The HIV Epidemic in Grenada, 1984 - 1996. Grenada Medical Journal.
• Rooke, J. (2018). Advancing Health Equity with Lifestyle Medicine. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 1559827618780680. https://doi.org/10.1177/1559827618780680
• Rooke, J (2020) Handwashing and Plant-Based Nutrition: Recurring themes in Health Education. American Journal of Health Science. https://amjhealthstudies.com/index.php/ajhs/article/view/200

Honors and Awards

• Full-Tuition Scholarship, St. Georges University, School of Medicine, St. Georges, Grenada, December 1980
• Annual Service Awards, Choice Care Occupational Medicine, 2005 - 2007
• Service Appreciation Award, The Airport Mail Center at OSHA VPP Flag Ceremony, August 9, 2007
• Appreciation Award for Outstanding Contributions in Teaching, Morehouse School of Medicine, June 22, 2007
• Service Award for Serving as President, Georgia Chapter of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, February 11, 2012
• Service Appreciation Award, Georgia Caribbean American Heritage Coalition, at Opening Ceremony of Caribbean Heritage Month, June 2, 2013