Dr. Jessica Hopkins

Vice President and Chief, Communicable Disease Control

ON WHY PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO IS IMPORTANT

My goal at PHO is to use science and evidence to support decision makers and those working in the public health and health care systems to improve the health of the population and decrease health inequities.

Areas of Expertise

public health
communicable diseases
surveillance and epidemiology
public health policy

Appointments

Assistant Professor (part-time), Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University

Adjunct Lecturer, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

Academic Degrees and Accreditations

Doctor of Medicine, University of Western Ontario
Master of Science (Community Health & Epidemiology), University of Toronto
Bachelor of Science (Honours, Evolutionary Biology), University of Toronto
Fellow, The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Public Health and Preventative Medicine
Fellow, College of Family Physicians of Canada

PHO Research Interests

communicable diseases
surveillance & epidemiology
public health policy

PHO Research Activities

COVID-19: examining child and family policies
COVID-19: collaborating on understanding mask use in schools through simulation
COVID-19: collaborating on public health syndromic surveillance using people-driven data

Selected Publications

Hopkins J, Bingham K, Marsilio K, Pedra I, Tibbits M, Fernandes J, et al. Supervised consumption site needs assessment and feasibility study for the Region of Peel. Brampton, ON: Region of Peel – Public Health; 2019.
Hopkins J, Scott F, Cheng L, Berg E, Kang A, Kaushal S, et al. Hamilton supervised injection site: needs assessment & feasibility study. Hamilton, ON: City of Hamilton Public Health Services; 2017.
Milinkovic DA, Birch S, Scott F, Newbokd KB, Hopkins J, Essue BM. A cohort study of factors associated with LTBI treatment initiation and completion in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Can J Infect Control. 2018;33(2):82-8.
Lobo D, DeBenedet C, Fehlner-Gardiner C, Nadin-Davis SA, Anderson MEC, Buchanan T, Middel K, Filejski C, Hopkins J. Raccoon rabies outbreak in Hamilton, Ontario: a progress report. Can Commun Dis Rep. 2018;44(5):116-21.
Hopkins J, Alsop J, Varga C, Pasma T, Jekel P, Rishi L, et al. Investigation and management of psittacosis in a public aviary: a One Health approach. Can Commun Dis Rep. 2016;42(5):112-6.