Jessica Azrin
AmeriCorps VISTA, Inclusive Well-Being Translational Science Collaborative
jazrin@uab.edu
205-975-8071
About: Jessica Azrin has long been an advocate for people with chronic illnesses, mental health conditions, disabilities, and people in other marginalized communities, especially the LGBTQ+ community. She got her bachelor’s in science in Psychology from Oglethorpe University and is currently attending George Washington University to receive her Master’s in Public Health. She worked as a psychometrist through Birmingham Neuropsychology, administering neuropsychiatric evaluations for outpatients and inpatients at Lakeshore Rehabilitation Center. As a researcher and health communicator at heart, she reads medical and psychological publications and loves to translate them into clear language for people less familiar with research terminology. She has used her skill in health communication for various forms of advocacy, including phonebanking and textbanking to teach people about vaccines and helping them to find vaccination centers, speaking with members of Congress about funding lupus research and advancing patient-benefitting legislation, working with city governments to call for awareness and support for people with chronic illnesses, and helping others with research and outreach whenever possible. She currently runs a National weekly online support group for the Lupus Foundation of America called Tuesday Night Lupus Club in which she offers resources, support, and information to people with lupus and similar autoimmune conditions. Her goal is to help as many people as she possibly can as much as she possibly can.
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