Associate Professor

Jennifer Rooke, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACOEM, DipABLM Associate Professor Department of Community Health & Preventive Medicine jrooke@msm.edu 404-317-7268 National Center for Primary Care 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, Biology with minor in Art and Chemistry Limiting exposure to cytotoxic Cholesterol Oxides (Oxysterols) with plant-based dietary patterns. Disease Reversal with Lifestyle Medicine

Public Health/Preventive Medicine

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine

General Preventive Medicine

Occupational Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine

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
Book

Rooke, J., Lifestyle Interventions for Optimal Health Handbook: Whole Food Plant-based Meal Plans and Recipes. Printed by Morehouse School of Medicine Administrative Services, December 2019

Book Chapters

Rooke, J. Prevent Atherosclerosis and Lower Blood Pressure. Book Chapter in Shushana Castle and Amy-Lee Goodman (Ed.), Rethink Food: 100+ Doctors Can't Be Wrong. Houston, Texas: Two Skirts Productions LLC. 2014.

Rooke, J U.S. Dietary Guidelines, Obesity, and Health Disparities Among African American Women. Book Chapter in Black Women and Resilience: Power, Perseverance, and Public Health, Co-Editors: Kisha Braithwaite Holden PhD, MSCR and Camara P. Jones MD, MPH, PhDr., State Univ of New York (SUNY) Press, 4/1/2024.

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
Plant-Based Prevention of Disease (P-POD) Lifetime Achievement Award. Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Conference. 6/6/26, Atlanta