Tamika D. Gilreath

Tamika D. Gilreath is a professor in the Department of Health Behavior and the associate dean for faculty affairs in the School of Public Health at Texas A&M University. She is also the associate director of the Center for Health Equity and Evaluation Research. She was previously an assistant professor at the University of Southern California School of Social Work and a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University. Gilreath has expertise in tobacco use epidemiology, substance use among adolescents and adults, latent class analysis, emotional and behavioral problems among adolescents (e.g., violence, depression, and suicidality), sexual risk behaviors, and vulnerable populations including racial, ethnic, and sexual minorities globally. She also explores differences in behavioral health outcomes for military-connected youth compared to their civilian counterparts. She has coauthored over 85 manuscripts and collaborated on over 150 presentations at national and international conferences. Gilreath received her MA in psychology from Virginia State University and her PhD in biobehavioral health with a minor in applied statistics from The Pennsylvania State University.

updated 2024