Jennifer W Applebaum,
Assistant Professor
Department:
Department of Environmental and Global Health
Business Email:
jennyapplebaum@ufl.edu
About Jennifer W Applebaum
Jennifer W. Applebaum, MS, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental & Global Health at the University of Florida’s College of Public Health and Health Professions. Trained as a Medical Sociologist with a background in animal sheltering, Dr. Applebaum’s research focuses, broadly, on the implications of social inequalities on human and companion animal health and well-being. Drawing from sociological theory and concepts to take a social approach to the One Health framework, her research is interested in the intersection of stress, structural-level social processes, the social determinants of health, and the human-animal bond.
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Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2022-2023
SYA4930 Special Study
2018-2019
SYG2000 Principles of Sociology
2024
PHC6605 Social Determinants of Health
2025
AEC6940 Supervised Teaching
2025
HSC4930 Special Topics
Publications
Academic Articles
2025
Profiles and predictors of access to human and veterinary healthcare in multispecies households.
One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands).
20
[DOI] 10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.100981.
[PMID] 39974706.
2024
Barriers to finding and maintaining pet-inclusive affordable housing: Tenant experiences in Houston, Texas.
Frontiers in veterinary science.
11
[DOI] 10.3389/fvets.2024.1465682.
[PMID] 39529854.
2024
Correction: The impact of pet ownership on healthcare access and utilization among people with HIV.
PloS one.
19(2)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0299559.
[PMID] 38394121.
2024
Housing-related companion animal relinquishment across 21 animal shelters in the United States from 2019-2023.
Frontiers in veterinary science.
11
[DOI] 10.3389/fvets.2024.1430388.
[PMID] 39051007.
2023
“Whoever takes the dog gets the house”: How older adults negotiate, budget, and deploy resources for multispecies family health and well-being.
Social work in mental health.
21(6):757-783
[DOI] 10.1080/15332985.2023.2265005.
[PMID] 37860711.
2023
Childhood Adversity Moderates Change in Latent Patterns of Psychological Adjustment during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Survey of U.S. Adults
Social Sciences.
12(3)
[DOI] 10.3390/socsci12030185.
2023
Longitudinal associations between allostatic load, pet ownership, and socioeconomic position among U.S. adults aged 50.
SSM – population health.
21
[DOI] 10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101344.
[PMID] 36684398.
2023
Pet ownership is associated with harmful alcohol use among a cohort of people with HIV: a brief research report.
Frontiers in psychiatry.
14
[DOI] 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1258850.
[PMID] 37908599.
2023
The impact of pet ownership on healthcare access and utilization among people with HIV.
PloS one.
18(11)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0292658.
[PMID] 37910449.
2023
The Impact of Sustained Ownership of a Pet on Cognitive Health: A Population-Based Study
Journal of Aging and Health.
35(3-4):230-241
[DOI] 10.1177/08982643221122641.
[PMID] 36006805.
2022
Positive Engagement with Pets Buffers the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Callous-Unemotional Traits in Children
Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
37(19-20):NP17205-NP17226
[DOI] 10.1177/08862605211028301.
2022
“He was like, my ride or die”: Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging Adults’ Perspectives on Living With Pets During the Transition to Adulthood
Emerging Adulthood.
10(4):1008-1025
[DOI] 10.1177/21676968211025340.
2021
Attachment to Pets Moderates Transitions in Latent Patterns of Mental Health Following the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a Survey of U.S. Adults.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI.
11(3)
[DOI] 10.3390/ani11030895.
[PMID] 33801041.
2021
Child and Pet Care-Planning During COVID-19: Considerations for the Evolving Family Unit.
Family relations.
70(3):705-716
[DOI] 10.1111/fare.12542.
[PMID] 34230735.
2021
Human-Animal Interaction and Perinatal Mental Health: A Narrative Review of Selected Literature and Call for Research.
International journal of environmental research and public health.
18(19)
[DOI] 10.3390/ijerph181910114.
[PMID] 34639416.
2021
Love, fear, and the human-animal bond: On adversity and multispecies relationships.
Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology.
7
[DOI] 10.1016/j.cpnec.2021.100071.
[PMID] 34485952.
2021
Pet-Friendly for Whom? An Analysis of Pet Fees in Texas Rental Housing.
Frontiers in veterinary science.
8
[DOI] 10.3389/fvets.2021.767149.
[PMID] 34820439.
2021
Social Support and Attachment to Pets Moderate the Association between Sexual and Gender Minority Status and the Likelihood of Delaying or Avoiding COVID-19 Testing
Social Sciences.
10(8)
[DOI] 10.3390/socsci10080301.
2021
The Impact of Pet Care Needs on Medical Decision-Making among Hospitalized Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Patient Experience
Journal of Patient Experience.
8
[DOI] 10.1177/23743735211046089.
[PMID] 34616880.
2021
The Impact of Pets on Everyday Life for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Frontiers in public health.
9
[DOI] 10.3389/fpubh.2021.652610.
[PMID] 33898382.
2020
How pets factor into healthcare decisions for COVID-19: A One Health perspective.
One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands).
11
[DOI] 10.1016/j.onehlt.2020.100176.
[PMID] 33062838.
2020
The Concerns, Difficulties, and Stressors of Caring for Pets during COVID-19: Results from a Large Survey of U.S. Pet Owners.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI.
10(10)
[DOI] 10.3390/ani10101882.
[PMID] 33076475.
2018
Animal cruelty as an indicator of family trauma: Using adverse childhood experiences to look beyond child abuse and domestic violence.
Child abuse & neglect.
76:287-296
[DOI] 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.11.011.
[PMID] 29175278.
2017
Factors that Influence Intake to One Municipal Animal Control Facility in Florida: A Qualitative Study.
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI.
7(7)
[DOI] 10.3390/ani7070048.
[PMID] 28665336.
Grants
Feb 2025
ACTIVE
Impact of human-animal interactions on anxiety, depression, and viral suppression among people with HIV
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF MIAMI
via NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH
Jan 2025
ACTIVE
A social-ecological case study of pet-inclusive housing in Alachua County, Florida
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FL
Education
PhD, Sociology
2017-2023
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University of Florida
MS, Veterinary Medical Sciences
2015-2017
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University of Florida
BA, Interdisciplinary Studies
2002-2005
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Emerson College
Contact Details
Emails:
- Business:
- jennyapplebaum@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100888
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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1225 CENTER DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610