Jessica Haughton

Jessica Haughton is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science at San Diego State University (SDSU), with affiliations in the College of Health and Human Services. She also serves as a Research & Grants Manager at Integrate Health – Santé Intégrée, focusing on global health research in Togo, West Africa. Her expertise spans health equity research, grant development, implementation science, and qualitative analysis. Haughton holds an MPH in Public Health (health behavior emphasis) and an MA in Latin American Studies from SDSU, along with a BS in Sociology from UC San Diego.

Her research focuses on community-based interventions targeting Latino populations, particularly addressing physical activity promotion and cancer screening through faith-based programs. She has managed over $29.5M in NIH and foundation grants, leading proposal development and budget management. Key projects include the NIH-funded Fe en Acción trial promoting physical activity among Latinas and the Juntos Contra El Cáncer colorectal cancer screening initiative.

Haughton has published extensively on implementation strategies, cultural adaptation of interventions, and health disparities. She trains undergraduate to doctoral students in program planning and health promotion methodologies. Her work emphasizes partnerships with community health workers and integrates mixed-methods approaches to bridge research and practice.

In grants and advising, she has secured major awards including the NIH/NIMHD-funded SDSU HealthLINK Center ($19.9M) and the NIH/NCI Cancer Center Partnership ($6.36M). Her leadership spans roles as Project Manager, Implementation Science Coordinator, and Entrepreneurial Lead across multi-component programs.

Haughton’s technical skills include Dedoose, SPSS, and intervention mapping methodologies. She actively reviews for journals like the Journal of Religion & Health and Implementation Science, contributing to advancing dissemination of evidence-based practices.