Jennifer Singh is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the School of History and Sociology at Georgia Tech. She has a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and specializes in medical sociology and science and technology studies. She investigates the social, cultural, and political intersections of genetics, health, and society and draws on her experiences of working in the biotechnology industry as a molecular biologist at Genentech, Inc., and as a public health researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Office of Public Health Genomics.
Professor Singh received her B.S. in Biological Sciences from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. After working for eight years in the biotechnology industry, she earned a Master of Public Health from the Institute for Public Health Genetics at the University of Washington, School of Public Health. In addition to core foundations in epidemiology, biostatistics, and health services, this program examined the ethical, legal, and social implications of integrating genetics into public health. While earning her doctorate in Sociology at UCSF, she worked at the Center for Integration of Research on Genetics and Ethics at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics. Here, she investigated the social and ethical implications of genetic research on autism and neurological differences. Dr. Singh is currently conducting research on social determinants of health and structural barriers to autism diagnosis and services. She also recently produced a documentary, Navigating Autism in Communities of Color, which is available to view.