Jessica Draughon Moret

Jessica Draughon Moret (she/her/hers) is an associate clinical professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. Draughon Moret’s research focuses on structural and independent factors contributing to women’s health disparities. Her current projects examine the intersection of gender-based violence and HIV risk, including comorbidities of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse.

A forensic nurse since 2007, Draughon Moret earned a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences with an emphasis in neurobiology, physiology and behavior from UC Davis in 2004. She earned a bachelor of science in nursing in 2006; went on to receive both a master of science in nursing in 2008 and a doctor of philosophy in 2013, all from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.

Prior to joining the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing, she was a postdoctoral scholar at the UCSF School of Nursing from 2013 to 2015.

I work with OBOS Today because I believe in the importance of health equity. To experience the highest level of health, it is crucial that people have access to up-to-date and relevant information about what constitutes healthy relationships, healthy bodies, and how to achieve that health.