Ingrid Jacobson is our Research Fellow. She helps organize and guide the research agenda.

The daughter of a two-time pediatric rural cancer survivor, she brings research expertise and professional experience in rural health, infectious diseases, social determinants of health, and health policy and advocacy. She earned her BA in Biology at Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) in 2020, and her MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Minnesota in 2023. In addition to her work with the Rural Cancer Institute, she also works at the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) on a wide range of rural health-related projects such as medical debt, aging in place, older adult mistreatment, and farmer mental health.