Title(s): Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Department: Community and Behavioral Health
Office: N414 CPHB
Phone: (319) 384-1478
Dr. Gilbert conducts research to understand and address alcohol-related disparities. He is particularly interested in the ways that gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation shape drinking patterns, risk of alcohol use disorders, and use of treatment services. Among current projects, he is conducting a national, NIH-funded study to investigate how people define recovery when they don’t seek treatment, the behavior change strategies leading to resolution of a drinking problem without treatment, and how untreated recovery may vary by gender and race/ethnicity. Qualitative findings about non-abstinent recovery were presented at the 2023 Research Society on Alcoholism meeting. Another current project, undertaken in partnership with the University of Iowa LGBTQ Clinic, is a validation study of brief alcohol screeners with transgender and gender diverse folks. The goals are to identify the best set of questions to identify hazardous drinking and to see if there is any difference in the questions performance compared to cisgender peers.
In the past, Dr. Gilbert has conducted a study of Iowa’s social host liability law that was supported by the Iowa Institute of Public Health Research and Policy, partnered with colleagues at the Iowa Cancer Consortium, One Iowa, and Des Moines University to conduct a comprehensive survey of LGBTQ Iowans’ health status and needs, and led a community survey in West Liberty, Iowa, to identify strengths and health concerns among Latino residents (summary report available in English and in Spanish). Among other activities, Dr. Gilbert leads the public health track of the Summer Health Professions Education Program at the University of Iowa and serves as the chair of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Section of the American Public Health Association.
Courses Taught
- CBH 5220: Health Behavior and Health Education (Fall 2016)
- CBH 6230: Health Equity, Disparities, and Social Justice (Spring 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
- CBH 6410: Global Health Equity (Spring 2019)
- CBH 7100: Doctoral Seminar (Fall 2016, 2018; Spring 2021, Fall 2022)
- CBH 7300: Advanced Behavioral Theories (Fall 2017, 2019, 2021)
- CPH 1800: Social and Psychological Determinants of Health (Fall 2020)
Research Interests
- Alcohol-related disparities
- Mixed-methods study designs
- Participatory research methods
- Sexual and gender minority health
- Social determinants of health
Background
Affiliations
In the News
- Study examines resolving alcohol use disorder without treatment
- Iowa researchers discuss alcohol consumption as a risk factor for cancer
- Researchers study how people in recovery from alcohol problems coped during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Gilbert quoted in editorial on reckless driving
- Gilbert discusses benefits of ‘Dry January’
- Gilbert offers insights on community-involved research
- Report finds alcohol-related deaths spiked in 2020
- Report shows significant increase in alcohol-involved deaths in Iowa
- Online tools for alcohol recovery could narrow treatment gap
- Cho, Gilbert receive Associate Professor Advancement Awards
- Gilbert co-authors post on the alcohol and breast cancer connection
- Gilbert comments on UI’s lack of a mask requirement
- Food, Alcohol & the Pandemic
- Iowa sees increase in alcohol consumption during pandemic
- Gilbert comments on rising alcohol use during pandemic
- Gilbert discusses the benefits of taking a break from drinking
- Researchers say definition of those most at risk for COVID-19 should be expanded
- Gilbert discusses alcohol consumption and spread of COVID-19
- Study finds most high school e-cigarette users report other substance use
- CPH researchers studying recovery from alcohol use disorders
- Summit to focus on alcohol policy in Iowa
- CPH researchers to study alcohol recovery outside of treatment
- Carnahan, Gilbert, Zhu attend Emerging Leaders Forum
- Health for All
- Carnahan, Gilbert, Zhu to participate in National Academy of Medicine’s Emerging Leaders Forum
- Study finds women seek help for alcoholism in different ways than men
- ‘Multiple Pathways to Recovery’ conversation is Feb. 13
- Survey gathers Iowa LGBTQ health data
- Survey identifies strengths, problem areas for LGBTQ health in Iowa
- Iowa Summit on Underage Drinking is Sept. 13
- Gilbert helps raise awareness of substance abuse prevention
- Putting Down the Bottle
- Groups join in pioneering LGBTQ health survey
- Gilbert to receive leadership award at APHA
- Gilbert, Janssen selected as IIPHRP Policy Fellows
- Gilbert to speak at UI Harm Reduction Summit
- Gilbert leading survey of LGBTQ health needs in Iowa
- Gilbert studies how problem drinkers quit without help
- Gilbert cited in op-ed calling for resources to treat addiction
- Dare to Discover campaign features seven CPH researchers
- Gilbert receives New Faculty Research Award
- CPH researchers conducting health survey in West Liberty
- CPH researcher finds alcohol abuse is linked to discrimination
- Study finds racial, gender imbalance in HPV vaccinations
- CPH researchers find HPV vaccine levels lag among certain populations
- Gilbert to discuss discrimination and drinking