Derek M. Griffith

Trained in psychology and public health, Dr. Griffith’s program of research focuses on developing anti-racism approaches to achieve racial, ethnic, and gender equity in health. According to Google Scholar, his work has been cited over 11,000 times (h-index of 51; i-10-index 129), and over 6,000 times since 2019 (h-index of 39; i-10-index 119). 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. 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 serves on the editorial boards of several public health and men’s health journals. Recently, 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”.