Kenneth (Kenny) Gibbs, Jr., PhD, is a Cancer Prevention Fellow at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Gibbs conducts policy-relevant research aimed at strengthening the research enterprise. His work focuses on (a) understanding the mechanisms of career development among recent PhD graduates, and how they differ based on social identity (specifically, race/ethnicity, gender and their intersection), and (b) developing methodologies for evaluation and dissemination of best practices in "team science."
As part of the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, he completed a Masters of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Prior to the NCI, Dr. Gibbs completed a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), Division of Human Resource Development (HRD). As an AAAS fellow, he contributed to the federal government's strategic STEM education plan by developing evidence-based recommendations for engagement programs, and initiated the Burroughs Wellcome Fund supported "STEM Ph.D. Careers" research project to identify the factors impacting the career development of recent Ph.D. graduates.
Dr. Gibbs completed his PhD in the Immunology program at Stanford University, and received his B.S. in biochemistry and molecular biology summa cum laude from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where he was a Meyerhoff, MARC, and HHMI scholar. Dr. Gibbs also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Postdoctoral Association, and has written about career development for Science Careers. Follow him on Twitter @KennyGibbsPhD and @STEMPhDCareers.
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