Gilbert Gee Explained

Gilbert Gee
Birth Name:Gilbert Chee-Leung Gee
Nationality:American
Fields:Public health
Workplaces:University of California, Los Angeles
Education:Oberlin College
Johns Hopkins University
Thesis Title:More than only skin deep: Institutional and individual racial discrimination and the health status of Chinese-Americans
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Thesis Year:1998
Doctoral Advisor:Thomas A. LaVeist
Known For:Health equity
Race and health
Awards:National Institutes of Health Group Merit Award (2008)
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Gilbert C. Gee is a professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences in the Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is known for researching the effects of racial discrimination on mental and physical health.[1] [2] [3] He was appointed editor-in-chief of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior in 2013.[4] Gee and his colleague Chandra Ford were awarded the 2019 Paul Cornely Award for their work on how health is affected by racism.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gilbert Gee . Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health . 2018-12-29.
  2. Web site: National study of Asians shows varying effects of racial discrimination . Martin . S. . July–August 2008 . Monitor on Psychology . en . 2018-12-29.
  3. News: Discrimination may affect health of older Chinese-Americans . 2014-11-14 . Reuters . 2018-12-29 . en.
  4. News: The Journal of Health and Social Behavior Welcomes New Editor . Wheeler . Mark . September–October 2013 . Footnotes . 2018-12-29.
  5. Web site: UCLA FSPH professors receive award for their work addressing the impact of racism on health Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health. 2020-07-06. ph.ucla.edu.