Dr. Jacob Bentley

28 May 2021

Dr. Jacob Bentley

Dr Jacob Bentley is a clinical psychologist with board certification in the specialty of rehabilitation psychology. He holds appointments in the Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His research is interdisciplinary and focused on inclusive global health, with particular emphasis on facilitating access to health services among vulnerable groups such as individuals with disabilities in low-to-middle income countries and people displaced by humanitarian conflict. He has published 50 academic manuscripts and chapters and presented at many national and international conferences. He has previously contributed to work in Uganda funded by the Fogarty International Center and the World Health Organization (WHO) focused on international finance models for rehabilitation medicine. His research has also been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. He has contributed to WHO’s Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) program. He is also pleased to contribute to ReLAB-HS Telerehabilitation Working Group in addition to other activities within the consortium.