Jennifer Herricks

Jennifer Herricks holds a Bachelor of Science in biology from Louisiana State University and a doctorate in microbiology and molecular genetics from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in global health policy with a focus on infectious diseases at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. In 2022, Herricks founded Louisiana Families for Vaccines, a grassroots network of local public health advocates that promote healthy kids and communities across Louisiana. Herricks joined SAFE Communities Coalition as Advocacy Director in 2024 and works with other Families for Vaccines state chapters to advance vaccine confidence and evidence based public policy across the country.