Black Health & Wellness Speaker Series: Derek Griffith
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Feb. 8, 548 William Pitt Union

Derek Griffith is a founding co-director of the Racial Justice Institute, founder and director of the Center for Men’s Health Equity, and professor of Health Management & Policy and Oncology, all at Georgetown University. Trained in psychology and public health, Griffith’s program of research focuses on developing strategies to achieve racial, ethnic, and gender equity in health. He specializes in interventions to promote Black men’s health and well-being, and interventions to mitigate the effects of structural racism on health.

He has been honored with the Tom Bruce Award from the Community-Based Public Health Caucus of the American Public Health Association in recognition of his research on “eliminating health disparities that vary by race, ethnicity and gender.” He also was named a fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior; and one of 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America by the Cell Mentor’s Community of Scholars.