Leadership

Keydron K. Guinn, Ph.D.
Acting Executive Director

Dr. Keydron K. Guinn is acting executive director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College. In addition to his administrative function, he holds an assistant professorship in the graduate school.  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.