Jennifer Necci Dineen

Jennifer Necci Dineen is an Associate Professor in Residence at the University of Connecticut and currently holds a fellowship at the Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP). She serves as Associate Director of UConn’s Center for Advancing Research, Methods, and Scholarship (ARMS) in Gun Violence Prevention. Her expertise lies in survey methodology and qualitative research methods, with a focus on stakeholder attitudes in policy change and intervention uptake. Dineen’s research addresses gun violence prevention and school-based mental and behavioral health policy, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration.

Education: B.A. in Political Science from Marist College (1993), M.A. in Political Science (Survey Methods) from UConn (1994), and Ph.D. in Political Science (American Politics/Survey Methods) from UConn (2001). She is also engaged in understanding stakeholder interactions with political institutions in policy processes.

Contact: Hartford Times Building, Room 543A (Hartford Campus).