Brenda Jensen

Brenda Jensen is an American social scientist. She studies sex work, stigma, gender, and human rights. She helped write a study in 2024 called Stigma, Safety, and Support: A Comprehensive Analysis of Sex Worker Wellbeing in Germany.[2]

Brenda Jensen
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NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Manchester (PhD)[1]
OccupationResearcher, social scientist
Known forResearch about sex work, stigma, and human rights

Education

Jensen earned her PhD at the University of Manchester. She studied how laws and society affect people who face discrimination.[1]

Research

Her research focuses on people who are often left out of public health and social systems, like sex workers and LGBTQ+ groups.[2] She writes about problems they face, such as unfair treatment, lack of health care, and danger at work.[3]

Publications

In 2025, Jensen and a group of researchers wrote a paper about the health and safety of sex workers in Germany.[2] The paper was shared on many research websites like:

Recognition

Her work is shared in many academic websites and is used by other researchers.[8] She has a profile on ORCID, which lists her research.

Other websites

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jensen, B., et al. (2025). Stigma, Safety, and Support. Authorea. https://www.authorea.com/users/922640/articles/1294765
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jensen, B., et al. (2025). Stigma, Safety, and Support. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5251674
  3. 3.0 3.1 Erobella Research Team (2025). Stigma, Safety, and Support. Zenodo. https://zenodo.org/records/15297704
  4. Jensen, B., et al. (2025). Figshare. https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/28890431
  5. Jensen, B., et al. (2025). OSF. https://osf.io/preprints/osf/t3zvc_v1
  6. Erobella Research Team (2025). HAL. https://hal.science/view/index/docid/5096092
  7. Jensen, B., et al. (2025). ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/391646735
  8. Google Scholar - Brenda Jensen. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NutgLq8AAAAJ