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Jacqueline Sabrena Barnett

Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program
Office hours By appointment  

Research Interests


  • The intersection of race and racism and Black female faculty in academia.
  • Racial Bias and disparities in health professional training programs (admissions, curriculum, student outcomes) 
  • Enhanced, blended, and online curriculum pedagogies
  • Diversity in the health professions
  • Physician assistant workforce in rural and underserved communities
  • Implicit Bias and disparities: especially as it relates to health professional education and health care outcomes.  
  • Organizational culture and leadership

Selected Grants


Physician Assistant Leaders in Underserved Communities (PA-LUC)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo Investigator · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2020 - 2025

Transforming Healthcare through Enhanced Clinical Training Teams

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2016 - 2022

External Relationships


  • National Society of Black Physician Assistants
  • Physician Assistant Education

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported outside activities with the companies, institutions, or organizations listed above. This information is available to institutional leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts of interest.