Dr. Jenny Godley, PhD

Dr. Jenny Godley

PhD
Pronouns: She/Her/Elle

Positions

Adjunct Associate Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences

Chair, CFREB

Research Services Office

Contact information

Web presence

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-7566

Background

Educational Background

B.A. Sociology, University of Cambridge, 1990

Doctor of Philosophy Sociology, University of North Carolina, 2003

M.A. Anthropology, University of California, 1994

M.A. Sociology, University of North Carolina, 1998

Research

Areas of Research

Activities

Dr. Jenny Godley, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. With extensive training in demography and social network analysis, Dr. Godley has conducted quantitative research on the social determinants of health for over twenty years. Her work explores the mechanisms through which intersecting axes of social inequality such as social class, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, and immigration affect health behaviours, outcomes, and health care utilization. Currently, Dr. Godley is involved in two large community-based health service delivery research projects. One project aims to provide access to Hepatitis C testing and treatment for historically underserved populations in Alberta. The other focuses on improving the delivery of spirometry services to patients in rural and remote areas of British Columbia. Dr. Godley has published extensively, analyzing diverse types of data including population-level survey and Census data from Statistics Canada, administrative data from Alberta Health Services, and survey and interview data collected by her research team from practitioners, patients, students, and academics. In addition to her primary research, Dr. Godley employs social network analysis to study the evolution of collaborative research and practice teams. Dr. Godley is also deeply interested in research ethics in the social sciences, having served as the Chair of the Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board for the past five years. She provides specialized training in social science research ethics locally, nationally, and internationally through her work with Academics Without Borders in Africa. 

Publications

  • Monday, October 22, 2001-Board 2 Abstract\# 22064 Body image and body management in adolescence: Gender, race, and self-perception. Jenny Godley. (2001)