Degrees:
B.S. in Biology, Georgetown University
Certificate in Bioethics, Universidad de Chile
M.A. in Bioethics, New York University
Areas of research/interest: digital health/eHealth, digital health technologies, primary health care, end-of-life research, health systems assessments, health systems and policy, global health research, public health. Bioethics, medical ethics, ethical issues in public health and healthcare.
Specialties: Literature reviews, content analysis, survey design and implementation, database development/management, primary and secondary data collection, academic writing, GIS analysis, and project administration.
Bio:
Geronimo is from Chile and has lived in several countries including Puerto Rico, the United States, Australia and now Singapore. He obtained his Masters of Arts in bioethics at New York University (NYU), and has worked as a public health researcher since 2011. At the NYU Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health he evaluated primary healthcare systems in several countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, and analysed the impact of various U.S. states health policies, including driving safety and drink driving laws, and alcohol and tobacco regulations. Additionally, he was a co-investigator in a project that studied cognitive biases in reverse innovation efforts in the public health field, and was a Teaching Assistant for undergraduate and master level courses in public and global health at NYU. He joined the Centre for Population Health Sciences (CePHaS), at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, in 2015 as Research Associate and Project Coordinator, where he evaluated the national Advance Care Planning Program, and now is working in projects evaluating health-related apps and invesitagting how to improve primary healthcare services in Singapore. Through his career, he has collaborated with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Singapore Ministry of Health and the Agency for Integrated Care in Singapore, and the World Health Organization.
Selected Publications:
E Lum, G Jimenez, Z Huang, L Thai, M Semwal, BO Boehm, J Car. Decision Support and Alerts of Apps for Self-management of Blood Glucose for Type 2 Diabetes. JAMA 2019, 321 (15), 1530-1532.
G Jimenez, E Lum, J Car. Examining Diabetes Management Apps Recommended From a Google Search: Content Analysis. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2019, 7 (1), e11848.
G Jimenez, WS Tan, AK Virk, CK Low, J Car, AHY Ho. State of advance care planning research: A descriptive overview of systematic reviews. Palliative & supportive care 2018, 1-11.
G Jimenez, WS Tan, AK Virk, CK Low, J Car, AHY Ho. Overview of Systematic Reviews of Advance Care Planning: Summary of Evidence and Global Lessons. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2018, 56(3):436-459.e25.
G Jimenez, M Harris. Published evidence about bias against research from lower income countries: can we do something about it? Revista Chilena de Dermatología 2018, 33 (1).
J Macinko, FC Guanais, P Mullachery, G Jimenez. Gaps In Primary Care And Health System Performance In Six Latin American And Caribbean Countries. Health Affairs 2016, 35 (8), 1513-1521.
D Silver, JY Bae, G Jimenez, J Macinko. Compliance with minimum price and legal age for cigarette purchase laws: evidence from NYC in advance of raising purchase age to 21. Tobacco control 2016, 25 (3), 289-294.
Contact: geronimo.jimenez@gmail.com
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=IFkW8ScAAAAJ&hl=en
