Keisha Bentley-Edwards

Associate Director of Research and Director of the Health Equity Working Group Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards published in American Psychologist an analysis of the burdens placed on Black women and girls as their struggle has been glorified.

In the article, titled “I am not (your) superwoman, Black girl magic, or beautiful struggle: Rethinking the resilience of Black women and girls” and co-authored with Dr. Valerie N. Adams, Bentley-Edwards links the constant demand for Black women and girls to be resilient to lasting adverse health effects.

William A. Darity Jr.

Founding Director Dr. William A. Darity Jr. served as editor, with Dr. Isabel Ruiz, of the Autumn 2024 issue of the Oxford Review of Economic Policy, discussing topics on the themes of caste, class, and race. This issue of the Oxford Review of Economic Policy examined various aspects of inequality and different policy responses across many contexts, countries, and regions.

In their introductory article, Darity, the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics at Duke University, and Ruiz used stratification economics as a framework to understand these shared global patterns.

Sarah Gaither

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Sarah Gaither, the Nicholas J. and Theresa M. Leonardy Associate Professor Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University, edited a special issue of Journal of Experimental Psychology: General centered on themes of learning about diversity. In their introductory article, Gaither and her co-guest editor Dr. Rachel Wu highlighted the recent work that has advanced diversity science as well as the gaps remaining to be studied.

Eric Griffith

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Eric Griffith published an article in Aging & Mental Health that studies the connection between quality of life, religion and spirituality, and dementia risk for Black Americans. The paper highlights the need to understand the lived experiences of this population to better mitigate their health risks.

In addition to Griffith—a former Cook Center postdoctoral associate who is now a postdoctoral associate within the Duke Center for the Study of Aging Postdoctoral Research Training Program—the paper was co-authored by Core Faculty Dr. Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards and Faculty Affiliate Dr. Paul A. Robbins, Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at Purdue University.

Jean Beaman

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Jean Beaman, associate professor of sociology at the University of California at Santa Barbara and current visiting faculty member at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, recently presented about state violence in France as part of the Identities 30th Anniversary Lecture Series.

Keisha Bentley-Edwards

Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards was featured on the Duke Global Health Institute website for her research into the burdens of the expectations of resiliency for Black girls and women.

Elsewhere, on the Duke Clinical Research Institute website, Bentley-Edwards was highlighted for her work on the new Eliminating Racism And Structural inEquities in Kidney Disease (ERASE-KD) consortium, where she is a co-principal investigator.

Ronda Taylor Bullock

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock, director of we are—working to extend anti-racist education—was recently highlighted in an alumni profile on the University of North Carolina website.

Loneke Blackman Carr

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Loneke Blackman Carr, Assistant Professor in the Nutrition Department at the University of Connecticut, wrote an op-ed for The Conversation about how many diet plans are less effective for Black women.

William A. Darity Jr.

Founding Director Dr. William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr. was quoted in Guyana Business Journal about how baby bonds might promote economic equity.

Darity was also quoted, along with Dr. Gwen Wright, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Collaborations, in The Globe and Mail about the recent U.S. presidential election.

Sarah Gaither

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Sarah Gaither, the Nicholas J. and Theresa M. Leonardy Associate Professor Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University, was quoted in an article in The Guardian about discovering one’s ancestral roots and developing one’s identity.

Jay A. Pearson

Faculty Affiliate Dr. Jay A. Pearson, McLain Foundation Associate Professor of Public Policy at Duke University and the Sanford School’s Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, was featured in a 20 Questions interview by the Sanford School.