| Gary Bennett | |
| Office: | Dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences |
| Termstart: | February 1, 2023 |
| Education: | Morehouse College (BA) Duke University (MA, Ph.D) |
| Status: | Incumbent |
| Relatives: | Geoff Bennett (brother) [1] |
| Predecessor: | Valerie Sheares Ashby |
Gary G. Bennett Jr. is the Bishop-MacDermott Family Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Global Health and Medicine at Duke University.[2] In November 2022, he was appointed Dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, effective February 2023.[3] [4]
Bennett earned a Ph.D and MA in clinical health psychology at Duke University and a bachelor's degree from Morehouse College.[5]
In July 2018, Bennett was appointed Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education at Duke University. He is the founding director of the Duke Global Digital Health Science Center.[6] He co-founded Crimson Health Solutions, acquired by Health Dialog in 2007. In 2014, he co-founded Scale Down, a digital obesity treatment startup acquired by Anthem in 2017. He also founded Coeus Health, a provider of health APIs.[7] [8]
He is the former President of the Society of Behavioral Medicine and a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.[9] [10] [11]
Bennett developed the interactive obesity treatment approach (iOTA); and his research program designs, tests, and disseminates digital obesity treatments.
Bennett is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and is an elected member of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and Behavioral Medicine Research Council.[12]