Keisha Bentley-Edwards
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Director of Research, Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity
Keisha Bentley-Edwards
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Director of Research, Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity
Dr. Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards is an associate professor at Duke University’s School of Medicine, General Internal Medicine Division. She is also the associate director of research and director of the Health Equity Working Group for the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity.
Dr. Bentley-Edwards is a developmental psychologist whose interdisciplinary research focuses on how race, gender and racism stress influence social, health and academic outcomes. Her work has particularly focused upon the development of culturally relevant measurement and research that addresses racial/ethnic socialization, racial cohesion and dissonance and the intersection of race and gender throughout the lifespan.
Her current NIH funded project investigates the role of religion on cardiovascular disease risk factors for African Americans. She has provided expert commentary to national and regional media outlets on issues relating to race, social justice and disparities in health and education. Overall, she uses research to guide parents, policy makers and practitioners to support healthy functioning.
Publications
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Bentley-Edwards K, Glover L, Johnson AE, Mohottige D, Obayemi JE, Olague S, et al. Testing Interventions that Address Kidney Health Disparities. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2025 May 1;36(5):970–2.Swartz JJ, Truong T, Rodriguez MI, Swamy GK, Bentley-Edwards K, Arora KS, et al. Future reproductive outcomes and contraceptive access in the first year postpartum after non-receipt of postpartum permanent contraception. Contraception. 2025 Apr 29;110933.Holt L, Hollowell A, Truong T, Bentley-Edwards K, Myers E, Erkanli A, et al. Reported changes in romantic and sexual behavior among college and graduate students during COVID-19. J Am Coll Health. 2025 Apr;73(4):1463–72.Lam WKK, Goodrich J, Sullivan S, Bentley-Edwards K, Koeberl D, Noonan D. Developing a public-facing tool to monitor inclusion of special populations in clinical research. J Clin Transl Sci. 2025;9(1):e75.
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