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Jessica S Ancker serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, a position she has held since 2021. Her academic career bridges health informatics, medical decision making, and health equity, with particular expertise in how technology interfaces with healthcare communication and patient outcomes.
- Ph.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (2009)
- M.P.H. from Columbia University School of Public Health (2004)
- A.B. from Harvard University (1987)
Dr. Ancker's research focuses on health communication, particularly how patients and providers understand health-related information. She has made significant contributions to understanding risk communication, data visualization techniques, telemedicine implementation, and the impact of social determinants on healthcare access. Her work demonstrates how effective health communication requires more than just accurate information—it must be presented in ways that resonate with diverse patient populations and address structural barriers to care.
Her publication record shows a strong trajectory of impactful research, with recent work (2023-2025) demonstrating increasing focus on telemedicine, AI in healthcare, health equity, and the social determinants of health. Her 2018 paper 'Broadband Internet Access Is a Social Determinant of Health!' has garnered over 5,900 citations, highlighting her pioneering work connecting digital access to health outcomes.
Dr. Ancker serves as Key Personnel on the PCORI-funded project 'Evaluating the Comparative Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Primary Care: Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic' (2020-2025) and as Co-Investigator on the NIMH-funded 'Predicting Self-Harm, Suicide Attempt, and Suicidal Death using Longitudinal EHR, Claims and Mortality Data' (2019-2025). These substantial research grants demonstrate her leadership in applying health informatics approaches to pressing healthcare challenges.
Her work has practical implications for healthcare delivery, influencing how providers communicate risk to patients, how telemedicine programs address disparities, and how AI systems can be developed with appropriate trust considerations. Dr. Ancker's research continues to evolve with the rapidly changing healthcare technology landscape while maintaining focus on the human elements of healthcare communication and decision making.
