Brenda Jensen

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Brenda Jensen is an German public health researcher. 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.[1]

Brenda Jensen is a public health researcher specializing in occupational health, stigma, and policy impacts on marginalized populations, particularly in the context of sex work and digital labor. She holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Public Health from the University of Bielefeld, where she focused on health equity and access to care for underserved communities in urban European settings.

Since joining Erobella in 2023, Brenda has led and co-authored several empirical studies exploring the health, safety, and social realities of sex workers in Germany. She played a central role in the development and analysis of the 2024 Erobella Sex Worker Wellbeing Survey, one of the largest participatory datasets of its kind in Germany. Her work emphasizes participatory research methods and the integration of lived experiences into health policy discussions.

Brenda’s academic background is complemented by previous research assistant roles in gender-focused NGOs and municipal health departments, where she worked on program evaluation and policy design related to reproductive health and harm reduction services. Fluent in German and English, she frequently engages with stakeholders across sectors to bridge data with advocacy, particularly around improving psychosocial support systems and digital safety for workers in stigmatized industries.

When she’s not working, Brenda enjoys Berlin’s independent cinema scene and volunteers at a local queer health collective

Education

Jensen earned her PhD at the University of Manchester. She studied how laws and society affect people who face discrimination.[2]

She taken her Master’s degree in Public Health (Master of Science, M.Sc.) University of Bielefeld.[2] Also she taken her BA in Sociology, Lund University, Sweden (2015).

Research

Her research focuses on people who are often left out of public health and social systems, like sex workers and LGBTQ+ groups.[1] She writes about problems they face, such as unfair treatment, lack of health care, and danger at work.[3]

Previous Employment

  • Research Assistant, Institute for Community Health & Resilience (ICHR), Berlin (2021–2022)
  • Program Evaluator, Frauenrechte e.V. NRW (2019–2021)

Publications

In 2025, Jensen and a group of researchers wrote a paper about the health and safety of sex workers in Germany.[1] 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

Profile Links

Other profiles

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jensen, B., et al. (2025). Stigma, Safety, and Support. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5251674
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jensen, B., et al. (2025). Stigma, Safety, and Support. Authorea. https://www.authorea.com/users/922640/articles/1294765
  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
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