Keydron K. Guinn, Ph.D., Deputy Director

Dr. Keydron K. Guinn was appointed deputy director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College in July 2010. He previously served as director of graduate certificate programs at Meharry. In addition to his administrative function, he holds an assistant professorship in the graduate school. Prior to joining the faculty and staff of Meharry, Dr. Guinn served as interim administrator for the Southwest Center for Rural Initiatives, a subsidiary of the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Baton Rouge, La. While there, he taught courses in the department of sociology on the main campus of Southern University.

Dr. Guinn received B.S. and M.A. degrees in criminal justice and sociology, respectively, from Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss. Thereafter, he earned a Ph.D. in sociology where he specialized in medical sociology from Wayne State University in Detroit. His research interests include issues surrounding advance directives, more specifically, end-of-life issues, rural health and social justice issues. He has published more than fifty editorials related to current social issues and is published in the Journal of Extension and the LSU Hospital Journal. Currently, Dr. Guinn has research ventures underway related to advance directives and patient-doctor communication, as well as other ventures with colleagues at various institutions.