Professional Associations
 
American Public Health Association
American Psychological Association
National Academy of Social Insurance
Society for Community Research and Action
Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Honors
 
American Public Health Association, Community Health Planning and Policy Development Section, Vision Award for Excellence in Health Planning, awarded November 2009.

Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Leadership in Advocacy Award, awarded April 2009.

National Academy of Social Insurance, Fellow, 2009-present. 

American Psychological Association, Presidential Citation, recognizing “outstanding leadership to promote health and mental health,” awarded November 2005.

Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, Health Trailblazer award, recognizing “outstanding leadership in research on healthcare equity,” awarded June 2004.

Institute of Medicine, Cecil Award for Research, recognizing outstanding contributions to the Institute of Medicine, awarded October 2003.

Congressional Black Caucus, Healthcare Hero Award, recognizing “stewardship of the IOM Study on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare,” awarded April 2002. 

American Psychological Association, Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, awarded August 2002.

National Academy of Sciences, Individual Staff Award, recognizing “highest standards of service," awarded May 2000.

Select Published Works

Smedley, B., Alvarez, B., Panares, R., Fish-Parcham, C., & Adland, S. (2008). Identifying and Evaluating Equity Provisions in State Health Care Reform. New York: The Commonwealth Fund.

Smedley, B.D. (2008). Moving beyond access: Achieving equity in state health care reform. Health Affairs, 27:447-455.

Smedley B.D. & Jenkins, A. (Eds.). (2007). All Things Being Equal: Instigating Opportunity in Inequitable Times. New York: The New Press.

Smedley, B.D. (2007). The Diversity Benefit: How Does Diversity Among Health Professionals Address Public Needs? In R.A. Williams (Ed.), Eliminating Health Care Disparities in America. Towtowa, NJ: Humana Press.

Smedley, B.D. (2006). Race, poverty, and health disparities. In The State of Black America 2006: The Opportunity Compact. New York, NY: The National Urban League.

Smedley, B.D. (2006). Expanding the frame of understanding health disparities: from a focus on health systems to social and economic systems. Health Education and Behavior, 33(4):538-41.

Smedley, A. & Smedley, B.D.  (2005).  Race as biology is fiction, racism as a social problem is real: Anthropological and historical perspectives on the social construction of race. American Psychologist, 60(1), 16-26.

Smedley, B.D., Stith-Butler, A.Y., & Bristow, L.R. (Eds.). (2004). In the Nations Compelling Interest: Ensuring Diversity in the Health Care Workforce. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Smedley, B.D., Stith, A.Y., & Nelson, A.R., (Eds.). (2003). Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. Washington, DC: The National Academy Press.

Smedley B.D., Syme, S.L., Committee on Capitalizing on Social Science and Behavioral Research to Improve the Public’s Health.  (2001). Promoting health: Intervention strategies from social and behavioral research. American Journal of Health Promotion, 15(3), 149-66.

Smedley, B.D., Stith, A.Y., Colburn, L., & Evans, C.H. (2001). The Right Thing to Do, the Smart Thing to Do: Enhancing Diversity in the Health Professions. Washington, DC:  The National Academy Press.

Smedley, B.D. & Syme, S.L. (Eds.). (2000). Promoting Health:  Intervention Strategies from Social and Behavioral Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academy Press.

Smedley, B.D.  (1999). The Cancer Gap: Research Needs of African Americans. In W. Spreggs (Ed.), The State of Black America 1999. New York, NY: National Urban League.

Haynes, M.A. & Smedley, B.D. (Eds.). (1999). The Unequal Burden of Cancer:  An Assessment of NIH Programs and Research for Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Dr. Smedley's full biography can be found here.