Jennifer Carter

As an Associate Professor, Jennifer’s research focuses on the measurement and impact of adiposity, dietary intake, and other vascular risk factors on cardiometabolic disease risk in large, prospective studies worldwide. She is particularly interested in how robust methodology and precise measurement of body composition and health behaviours enhance our understanding of cardiometabolic disease development, and how these relationships vary across diverse populations.

She is also the Associate Course Director for the MSc in Global Health Science and Epidemiology, where she contributes to curriculum development, provides pedagogical leadership, and leads teaching and assessment as module lead for both the Statistics and Epidemiology modules. She is passionate about building research capacity and coordinates short courses in epidemiology and statistics.

Jennifer also holds the role as Divisional Director of Skills Training and Researcher Development across the Medical Sciences Division. In this role, she provides strategic oversight of the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Division's skills training and researcher development programmes, and she oversees the delivery of the Medical Science Division Skills Training Programme.

Before coming to Oxford, Jennifer completed a Master of Research (MRes) degree in Psychology at the University of Manchester, and a PhD in Epidemiology at King’s College London. Her previous research examined psychosocial influences on the development of socioeconomic inequalities in mental and physical health across the life course. Since joining Oxford, she has received multiple teaching awards, including ‘Most Acclaimed Lecturer of the Year’, and was awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) in recognition of her leadership in promoting teaching excellence.