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Adrienne Morgan, PhD (she/her/hers)

Chief Diversity Officer, University of Rochester
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

As newly named Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of the University of Rochester and having served as both Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and Senior Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion for the University of Rochester Medical School, Dr. Adrienne Morgan leads the University of Rochester’s equity and anti-racism efforts.

Morgan is an associate professor in the Department of Medical Humanities and Bioethics in the Medical Center, where she teaches a popular medical humanities seminar focusing on anti-racism. As one of the chief architects of the Equity & Anti-Racism Action Plan, Morgan has worked with residents, fellows, and faculty to identify and address challenges and identify solutions for greater inclusivity throughout the University.

Dr. Morgan earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, her master’s degree in Cross-Disciplinary Professional Studies from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development. Her dissertation examined the lived experiences of U.S. born black males attending predominately white medical schools.

In addition to the University of Rochester Medical Center Faculty Diversity Award and the Black Physicians Network of Greater Rochester Making a Difference award this year she received 2012 UR Presidential Diversity Award, she has received the Urban League of Rochester’s Outstanding Educator of the Year Award in 2014 and the Susan B. Anthony Institute’s Dissertation Award in 2013. She was a faculty inductee to AOA in 2021. She is a member of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Committee on Diversity Affairs, the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) Committee on Diversity and Minority Affairs, and the National Association of Minority Medical Educators (NAMME).

Preferred pronouns: she/her

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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