Kellee White Whilby

Dr. Kellee White Whilby's scholarship on racial/ethnic residential segregation (i.e., the spatial manifestation of institutionalized racism) and health have helped shape the literature conceptually, methodologically and analytically and further situate segregation as a central determinant of racial/ethnic health inequalities.

She has devoted increasing attention to understanding how patterns of discrimination accumulate over the life course to influence aging-related processes and uncover resilience factors related to healthy aging. Scholarly work also investigates the role of social, psychosocial and contextual factors on accelerated aging with a focus on multimorbidity and its impact on aging-related outcomes, quality of life and health care utilization across the lifespan. Emerging research employs novel and rigorous analytical methods to understand factors that propagate gender and racial/ethnic inequalities in late-life cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.

Her research has been published in leading public health and medical journals and has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Alzheimer’s Association. Additionally, Dr. White has mentored numerous undergraduate, master and doctoral-level students and junior faculty.