Perry Halkitis

Perry N Halkitis, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H., is dean, Hunterdon Professor of Public Health & Health Equity, and Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Rutgers School of Public Health. He is also the founder and director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies (CHIBPS) and a primary member of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the Global Health Institute.

Publications:

• Halkitis, P.N. & Perez-Figueroa, R. (2022, September 27). Texas court ruling on preventive care is “rooted in hate.” The Philadelphia Inquirer.

• Halkitis, P.N. (2022, September 8). Keeping the public interest in the public is key to combatting disease. The Hill.

• Halkitis, P.N. (2021, April). What’s making the LGBTQ community sick? To start, discrimination and trauma. The Hill.

Media Appearances/Speaking Engagements:

• Halkitis, P.N. (2023, November). Collecting data on sexual orientation, gender identity (SOGI) and pronouns enhances the health of LGBTQ people and populations. Englewood Hospital, Englewood, NJ.

• Halkitis, P.N. (2023, June). The health challenges faced by LGBTQ++ people; how nurses and other healthcare providers can help. Michigan Nurses Association, Lansing, MI.

• 3. Halkitis, P.N. (2023, October). Racism undermines the public health: examining the evidence and addressing hate. George Mason University College of Global Public Health Dean’s Lecture Series, Fairfax, VA

Previous Organizations: 

• Hyacinth Foundation

• GMHC

• NJ Public Health Association

Accomplishments:

• APA Society for the Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award

• New Jersey Public Health Association Dennis J. Sullivan Award

• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital PROUD Leadership Award.

Upcoming Projects:

• LGBTQ+ Essex County Health Survey

• Book:1. Halkitis, P.N. (In Preparation). People & the health of the public: how Americans created the HIV, COVID-19, and other modern-day pandemics. New York: Johns Hopkins Press.

LGBTQ+ health, intersectional identities, immigrant health, public heath