Derek Griffith, PhD
Derek Griffith

Derek Griffith, PhD

Founding Co-Director, Racial Justice Institute, Founder and Director, Center for Men’s Health Equity, and Professor of Health Systems Administration and Oncology, Georgetown University
In September 2024, Derek M. Griffith, PhD will join the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine as a Professor. In addition, he serves as the Chair of Global Action on Men's Health, a global organization that promotes men's health, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health. 
 
In addition to being trained in psychology and public health, Dr. Griffith conducts research aimed at achieving racial, ethnic, and gender equity in health. A specialist in interventions promoting Black men's health and well-being, as well as anti-racism interventions to mitigate and undo structural racism's effects on health. He has been the principal investigator of research grants from the American Cancer Society, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and several institutes within the National Institutes of Health. 
 
Dr. Griffith is a contributor to and co-editor of three books, and his fourth co-edited book - Racism: Science and Tools for the Public Health Professional, 2nd Edition will be published in October 2024. Author of over 175 peer-reviewed manuscripts, Dr. Griffith has received four noteworthy honors: (a) 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”; (b) he was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Health Behavior for his significant contributions to the field of health behavior research; (c) he was named one of 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America by the Cell Mentor’s Community of Scholars; and (d) he received a citation from the president of the American Psychological Association “For his extraordinary leadership in addressing the impacts of racism on the health and well-being of the nation and specifically for African American and Latino men”.