Jessica Harding
Overview
Dr. Jessica Harding is an epidemiologist with extensive experience in conducting chronic disease research at population and system levels in both academic and government settings.
She received her PhD in medical research (epidemiology) from Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia, in 2016, and engaged in a research fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2017-2019. During the latter period she focused on describing trends in diabetes and kidney disease-related complications in the United States, and examined variations in diabetes incidence and diabetes complications according to demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle risk factors.
At Emory, Dr. Harding is working on improving data collection and quality related to kidney disease and transplantation as a member of the Transplant Health Services and Outcomes Research Program.
Academic Appointment
- Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine
- Assistant Professor, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine
- Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- PhD, Medical Research (Epidemiology) from Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
- BBiomedSci from Monash University
Research
Publications
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Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Severity Are Partially Mediated by Chronic Stress-Evidence from a Large Integrated Healthcare System.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Volume: 12 Page(s): 810 - 818
04/01/2025 Authors: Montoya MM; Gander JC; Suglia SF; McDonald B; Patel SA; Davis T; Patzer RE; Jagannathan R; Teunis L; Harding JL -
The Early Steps to Transplant Access Registry (E-STAR) dashboard: center-specific reporting on prewaitlisting data to improve access to kidney transplantation.
Curr Opin Organ Transplant Volume: 30 Page(s): 130 - 138
04/01/2025 Authors: Kelty CE; Buford J; Di M; Drewry KM; Urbanski M; Harding JL; Wilk AS; Pastan SO; Patzer RE -
Incidence of Leading Causes of Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease Using Electronic Health Record-Driven Computable Phenotype.
Kidney360
03/04/2025 Authors: Beus JM; Liu K; Westbrook A; Harding JL; Orenstein EW; Shin HS; Kandaswamy S; Wekon-Kemeni C; Pavkov ME; Xu F -
Consortium for the Holistic Assessment of Risk in Transplant: Harmonizing Data for Research, Transparency, and Equity.
Ann Surg Volume: 281 Page(s): 373 - 375
03/01/2025 Authors: McElroy LM; Reed RD; Gordon EJ; Strauss AT; Harding J; Adams A; Caicedo JC; Ross Driscoll K; Taber DJ; Ng YH -
Trends in Sex Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation: A Nationwide US Cohort Study.
Am J Kidney Dis
02/27/2025 Authors: Harding JL; Hu C; Pastan SO; Rossi A; Patzer RE -
Sex and Cause-Specific Mortality among US Adults Receiving Maintenance Dialysis: A National U.S. Cohort Study 2000-2021.
Kidney360
02/14/2025 Authors: Abi N; Rossi A; Pastan SO; Patzer RE; Harding JL -
The Association Between Black vs. White Race and 30-Day Hospitalization Among People Diagnosed with COVID-19 Within an Integrated Care Setting: a Cohort Study.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Volume: 12 Page(s): 543 - 553
02/01/2025 Authors: Harding JL; Doucet N; Patel SA; Davis T; McDonald B; Goldberg B; Patzer RE; Walker-Williams D; Jagannathan R; Teunis L -
The epidemiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus in older adults.
Nat Rev Endocrinol Volume: 21 Page(s): 92 - 104
02/01/2025 Authors: Tomic D; Harding JL; Jenkins AJ; Shaw JE; Magliano DJ -
Geographic variation in sex disparities in access to the kidney transplant waitlist: a national US cohort study 2015-2021.
Nephrol Dial Transplant Volume: 40 Page(s): 206 - 208
12/20/2024 Authors: Bowers M; Hu C; Gompers A; Rossi A; Pastan SO; Patzer RE; Harding JL -
Reducing Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation Regional Study: A Randomized Trial in the Southeastern United States.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Volume: 20 Page(s): 256 - 266
12/13/2024 Authors: Patzer RE; Buford J; Urbanski M; McPherson L; Paul S; Di M; Harding JL; Katz-Greenberg G; Rossi A; Anand PM