We are pleased to announce that effective September 1, 2022, Dr. James Pierre-Glaude will serve as the new Director of the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the School of Health Professions.  We are confident that in his new role, Dr. Pierre-Glaude will continue the mission of helping to create a culture that promotes inclusion, social justice, growth and advocacy for all stakeholders of our School.   

Dr. Pierre-Glaude has played an integral role on both the School’s Diversity Committee and DEI Task Force, as well as strongly supporting the School’s Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion.  He has helped secure guest speakers, facilitated school-wide debriefing after speaking and panel events, provided content for our social media pages and website for Black History Month, participated in panel events and lunch and learn events, assisted in the planning of Diversity Day, and worked with our Curriculum Working Group to develop the diversity statement for syllabi, as well as facilitate discussions of a DEI module for faculty, staff, and students.   Service and community outreach is one of Dr. Pierre-Glaude’s professional core values. He has volunteered his medical services for the NYC ING Marathon, Long Island Marathon, Empire State Games, Haiti Medical Mission, and numerous other events.

Dr. Pierre-Glaude has been a guest speaker/contributor for symposiums hosted by Stony Brook Orthopedics, NYSAPHERD, Suffolk County Football Association, Newsday/News12 Hard Knocks Series, University at Buffalo’s Graduate School of Education, and New York Institute of Technology’s Sports Medicine Center. As an athletic trainer and physical therapist, he has clinically supervised and mentored many students for a myriad of accredited athletic training and physical therapy programs.  Dr. Pierre-Glaude has presented at numerous Prosthetists and Orthotists professional state associations, as well as numerous athletic training state associations. He currently serves as the Director of Sports Medicine & Sports Performance for the US National Amputee Soccer Team (USNAST) as well as a Board of Directors Member for the American Amputee Soccer Association.  

Dr. Pierre-Glaude succeeds Robbye Kinkade, who has served as the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the School since June 2020.  Robbye served as Director during one of the most challenging periods, as we experienced social injustice, racial tensions, and the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, while also adapting throughout the pandemic. We are grateful for Robbye’s leadership during this time as she facilitated and led us through the important conversations and issues affecting our faculty, staff, and students.  She has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to diversity and her essential role in supporting the mission of the School. We are so appreciative of Robbye’s service and thankful for the work that she has done to create a culture of inclusion, acceptance, safety, and community.