Rhonda Jones-Webb

Dr. Rhonda Jones-Webb is a Professor in the Division of Epidemiology & Community Health at the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health. She serves as Associate Director of Engagement and Equity at the University of Minnesota's Cannabis Research Center and is a member of the Masonic Cancer Center. Her work integrates public health policy with racial and social equity research, focusing on substance use epidemiology and community health interventions.

• DrPH, Behavioral Sciences, University of California-Berkeley (1989)
• MSPH, Behavioral Sciences & Health Education, University of California-Los Angeles (1984)
• MA, African Studies, University of California-Los Angeles (1976)
• BA, English, University of California-Los Angeles (1974)

Her research targets substance use epidemiology, policy implementation, and neighborhood influences on health outcomes. Key areas include alcohol use disparities among African American populations, cannabis policy evaluation, and cancer prevention strategies. She leads initiatives like the CTSI/Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH) and co-chairs the School of Public Health's Health Equity Work Group.

Recent publications highlight enforcement strategies for alcohol and cannabis policies (2024), systemic approaches to racial disparities in healthcare (2024), insurance discrimination impacts on care access (2023), and Sunday liquor sales policy analysis (2023). Her work is published in journals like J Stud Alcohol Drugs, BMC Public Health, and Am J Prev Med.

Awards include membership in the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health. She has co-chaired, led, and participated in over 40 externally-funded research projects, emphasizing equitable policy design and implementation.