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Scholarship on racism, care, institutions, and the lives behind the findings. Explore the questions, the methods, and the published record.

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A selected body of work.Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins, PhD / Authored scholarship and documented contributions
6 authored recordsResearch, review, scholarly article, and published narrative
2 contributed worksNational Academies service and an acknowledged research collaboration

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6 of 6 authored records ·
2024 / ResearchHealth equity

Health Equity in the Veterans Health Administration From Veterans’ Perspectives by Race and Sex

JAMA Network Open · 2024 · 7(2):e2356600

Citation & research approach

Qualitative freelisting
Uses freelisting and salience scores to compare care experiences across race and sex among veterans with chronic hypertension.

2022 / ResearchHealth equity

Perspectives on Racism in Health Care Among Black Veterans With Chronic Kidney Disease

JAMA Network Open · 2022 · 5(5):e2211900

Citation & research approach

Semistructured interviews / applied thematic analysis
Interviews with 36 Black veterans receiving kidney care in Philadelphia explored racism, stress, distrust, hypervigilance, and coping. The paper discusses implications for trauma-informed care.

2020 / ReviewWorkforce & institutions

Exploring social-based discrimination among nursing home certified nursing assistants

Nursing Inquiry · 2020 · 27(1):e12315

Citation & research approach

Integrative literature review / critical social theory
Examines social order, power, and culture to understand discrimination affecting nursing assistants and their working conditions.

2017 / NarrativePublic scholarship

Web Exclusives. Annals Story Slam – A Son of Health Disparity

Annals of Internal Medicine · 2017 · 167(12):SS1

Citation & research approach

Story Slam / published narrative
A published Story Slam contribution. Presented as narrative scholarship rather than an original empirical study.

2013 / ScholarshipCommunication & accountability

Evaluating promotional claims as false or misleading

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy · 2013 · 70(21):1941–1944

Citation & research approach

Published scholarly article
Addresses the evaluation of promotional claims. The full record and publisher article provide the context and argument.

2012 / ResearchHealth equity

The relationship between perceived discrimination and patient experiences with health care

Medical Care · 2012 · 50(9 Suppl 2):S62–S68

Citation & research approach

Published research article
Examines perceived discrimination in relation to patients’ reported experiences of health care.

This is a selected bibliography, not a claim of the author’s total publication count. The Annals Story Slam is identified as a narrative contribution. Historical affiliations remain as reported in the publications.

National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine

2022

Juvenile justice.
Health.
Families.
Communities.

WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS
EDITORIAL DISPLAY / NOT THE PUBLISHER’S COVER

National dialogue / Documented service

Scholarship also
shapes the
conversation.

The Impact of Juvenile Justice System Involvement on the Health and Well-Being of Youth, Families, and Communities of Color: Proceedings of a Workshop.

Workshop planning committee

Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins is listed among the planning committee members in the front matter, page v.

Independent proceedings reviewer

He is also credited among the reviewers of the draft proceedings, page ix.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs fellow

The Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity lists him as a VA fellow, page vii.

Published by National Academies Press · DOI 10.17226/26623. These are service credits; the proceedings identify Steve Olson and Kat M. Anderson as rapporteurs.

Collaborative contribution / 2025

The work can matter
beyond the byline.

The Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care / 51(6):631–643

Overall Experiences and Perceptions of Racism of Parents of Non-Hispanic Black Children With Diabetes

Concurrent mixed-methods research

Surveys and focus groups examine parents’ experiences, communication with care teams, and perceptions of racism in pediatric diabetes care. The article also cites the 2022 Jenkins and colleagues study of Black veterans with kidney disease.

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