Jenna Smith

Jenna is a Helen & Robert Ellis Postdoctoral Research Fellow, interested in improving health communication and decision making for older adults. She is experienced in quantitative, qualitative, and experimental research methods and also works collaboratively across cancer screening, women’s health, and digital health information contexts.

Jenna is currently leading a program of research on implementing shared decision making for older women in breast cancer screening. This mixed methods program of research aims to understand how older women and health professionals communicate and make decisions about breast cancer screening in Australia. Jenna aims to implement communication strategies and shared decision making resources to ensure older women are supported to make informed decisions about breast cancer screening beyond the upper age of recommendations.

Publications and Grants

Randomized trial of information for older women about cessation of breast cancer screening invitations - Jenna Smith et al

Patient-Reported Factors Associated With Older Adults Cancer Screening Decision-making: A Systematic Review - Jenna Smith et al

Psychosocial and clinical predictors of continued cancer screening in older adults - Jenna Smith et al

Effect of different communication strategies about stopping cancer screening on screening intention and cancer anxiety: a randomised online trial of older adults in Australia - Jenna Smith et al

Jenna was awarded $6,975 from the RM Gibson Program (Australian Association of Gerontology) to fund a survey investigating older adults' cancer screening decision-making