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Keon L. Gilbert, DrPH

Associate Professor; Behavioral Science and Health Equity
College for Public Health and Social Justice

Co-Founder of the Institute for Healing Justice and Equity


Courses Taught

Introduction to Behavioral Science; Eliminating Health Disparities

Education

  • DrPH, Behavioral Communication Health Science, University of Pittsburgh
  • M.P.A., Public Affairs, Indiana University
  • M.A., African American Studies, Indiana University
  • B.A., Wabash College

浪花直播 Interests

Social capital; health disparities; African American men's health; health promotion and disease prevention interventions for chronic diseases.

Publications and Media Placements

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:

  • "We See the Dead and Don鈥檛 See the Living: The Realities of Black Men" - Culture of Health blog, August 2014
  • "Breaking the Silence on African-American Men鈥檚 Health" - Culture of Health blog, May 2013
  • "Fostering Cross-Sector Collaboration to Improve Well-Being by Involving African-American Men in the Health Care System" - New Connections grant winner
In the news:
  • "The Root Causes of Unhealthy Communities" by Keon Gibert and Keith Elder -
  • "SLU assistant professor receives grant to identify policies that improve health of African-American men" -


浪花直播 highlights:

    1. Gilbert, K. L., Rashawn Ray, Siddiqi, A., Shetty, S., Keith Elder, Elizabeth Baker, & Griffith, D. M. (2016) Visible and Invisible Trends in African American Men鈥檚 Health: Pitfalls and Promises for Addressing Inequalities. Annual Review of Public Health, vol.37, 295-311.

    2. Gilbert, K. L., & Ray, R. (2016) Why Police Kill Black Males with Impunity: Applying Public Health Critical Race Praxis (PHCRP) to Address the Determinants of Policing Behaviors and 鈥淛ustifiable Homicides鈥 in the U.S. Journal of Urban Health.

    3. Ackermann, N., Goodman, M. S., Gilbert, K. L., Arroyo-Johnson, C., & Pagano, M. (2015). Race, law, and health: Examination of 鈥淪tand Your Ground鈥 and defendant convictions in Florida. Social Science & Medicine, 142, 194鈥201. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.012 [I-2.89]


Honors and Awards

  • Saint 浪花直播 University Spirit of the Billiken Award Honored Mentor, 2015
  • Wabash College, Thomas Cole Lecture Honoree, 2009

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • David M. Rubenstein Fellow at the Brookings Institution (2021)
  • City of St. 浪花直播, Department of Health Board of Health and Hospitals, board member
  • Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Board of Trustees, Trustee for Membership and Leadership

Community Work and Service

  • City Garden Schools, Anti-bias/Anti-racism, board member
  • Faith Communities United, board member