Kisha B. Holden

Kisha Braithwaite Holden is a scientist known for her research on mental health of African-Americans and members of other minority groups. She is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and community health & preventive medicine and interim director of Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine.

Holden is the recipient of the 2013 APA Division on Women's Carolyn Payton Early Career Award. She received fellowships including the 2008–2009 African American Mental Health Research Scientist Fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health, 2009–2010 Early Career Minority Faculty Fellowship from the American Psychological Association (APA), 2011 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Fellowship, 2014 AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Fellowship, 2015 AAMC Mid-Career Minority Faculty Development Seminar, 2016–2017 APA Office of Women's Programs' Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology, and 2018 Brandeis University's C-Change Leadership & Mentoring Institute.

In 2012, Holden co-authored ''Social Determinants of Health Among African-American Men'' with Henrie M. Treadwell, and Clare Xanthos. Provided by Wikipedia