Kimberly T. Arnold jenkins - Faculty Biosketch

Kimberly T. Arnold Jenkins, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Senior Fellow, Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania

Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania

Associate Director of Implementation Science Services, University of Pennsylvania Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology

Department: Family Medicine and Community Health

Contact information

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Andrew Mutch Building, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Email:
kimberly.arnold@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Publications

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Education:
B.A. (Biology (with Minors: African American Studies, Health))
College of Charleston, School of Sciences and Mathematics, 2012.
M.P.H. (Health Management and Policy)
Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health and Human Rights, 2014.
Ph.D. (Health Policy and Management (Concentration in Health and Public Policy))
Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2019.

Links
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Post-Graduate Training
Research Fellow, Opening the Doors for Diverse Populations to Health Disparities Research (National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities-funded R25 Training Program), Drexel University, Dornsife School of Public Health and Human Rights, 2013-2013.
Research Fellow, Mental Health Services and Systems, Implementation Science Track (National Institute of Mental Health-funded T32 Predoctoral Training Program), Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy Research, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University , 2017-2019.
Research Fellow, Mental Health Clinical Services and Systems Practicum, Center for Mental Health and Addiction Policy Research, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 2018-2019.
Research Fellow, Mental Health Services Research, Implementation Science, and Academic-Community Partnerships to Promote Mental Health (National Institute of Mental Health-funded T32 Postdoctoral Training Program), Penn Center for Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , 2019-2021.
Teaching Fellow, Master’s in Public Health Program, College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, 2020-2020.
Trainee, Preparing for College Teaching in STEM Training Course, Center for Teaching and Learning, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2020-2020.

Certifications
Certificate in Community-Based Public Health; Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 2018.
200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher; Maha Yoga Studio, Yoga Alliance, 2022.

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Selected Publications

Luan H, Song I, Taggart T, Arnold K, Rice B, Ransome Y: Increasing equity to mental health treatment by adapting churches as alternative facilities: A location-allocation analysis Health & Place Nov 2025.

Youn SJ, Bickman L, Arnold KT: Redefining Who Can Deliver Mental Health Interventions: Introduction to the special issue on nontraditional mental Health providers to address growing mental health needs Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research Oct 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10488-025-01478-3. Epub ahead of print.

Jordan AA, Jolivert JF, Talley RM, Allen-Taylor L, Arnold KT: Outcomes of implementing adult Mental Health First Aid in predominantly Black churches in Philadelphia. World Social Psychiatry 7(2): 96-104, May-Aug 2025.

Kimberly T. Arnold, David S. Mandell, Sidney H. Hankerson, MD, MBA: Implementing a grief support program in a Black church to support the mental health needs of people in bereavement. Psychiatric Services Jan 2025.

Mental Health First Aid USA: "Dr. Kimberly Arnold on Advancing Mental Health in Black Communities" National Council for Mental Wellbeing Feb 2024 Notes: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/2024/02/dr-kimberly-arnold-advancing-mental-health-black-communities/

Jeong Youn*, S., Boswell*, J.F., Douglas, S., Harris, B.A., Aajmain, S., Arnold, K.T., Creed, T.A., Gutner, C.A., Orengo-Aguayo, R., Oswald, J.M., and Wiltsey Stirman, S. : Implementation science and practice-oriented research: Convergence and complementarity. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research Aug 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-023-01296-5.

Kang-Yi, C.D., Arnold, K.T., Tieu, T., Olubiyi, O., Xie, M., Lawson, G.M., Locke, J., & Pisciella, A.E.: The Relationship between School Mental Health Service Use in High School and Educational Outcomes of Adolescents with Psychiatric Disorders. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry 29(1): 103-115, July 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045231190852.

Linton, S., Cruz, A., & Arnold, K.T.: Public service providers’ perspectives on and responses to the health and social consequences of gentrification in Atlanta, Georgia. Journal of Social Service Research 49(4): 494-509, July 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2023.2237517.

Arnold, K.T.*, Becker-Haimes, E.M.*, Wislocki, K., Bellini, L., Livesey, C., Kugler, K., Weiss, M., & Wolk, C.B. *denotes co-first authorship: Increasing access to mental health supports for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond through a novel coaching program. Frontiers in Psychiatry 13(1073639), Dec 2022.

Liu F, Gaias L, and Arnold KT: Equity-centered implementation strategies to promote equitable mental health and educational outcomes for youth in schools. Society for Implementation Research Collaboration, San Diego, CA Sep 2022.