Dr. Gabby Yearwood
Ph.D. Anthropology
University of Texas at Austin
Teaching & Research Expertise:
African Diaspora Studies, Critical Race Theory, Masculinity, Race, Gender and Sexuality, Sport, Ethnography/Field Methods
Meet Dr. Yearwood
Dr. Yearwood has dedicated his personal, professional, and academic life to addressing inequity, suffering, and oppression—while also uplifting the remarkable ways people build communities rooted in creativity, love, and compassion. Outside of his work, he enjoys cooking, exploring the wilderness (no glamping allowed), traveling, and spending quality time with his family. rooted in creativity, love, and compassion.
Academic Appointments
2017 - 2025
Teaching Professor, Department of Anthropology
University of Pittsburgh
2022 - 2024
Managing Faculty Director, Center For Civil Rights and Racial Justice, School of Law, University of Pittsburgh
2023 - 2025
Affiliated Faculty, Center for African Studies, Department of Anthropology
University of Pittsburgh
2015 - 2025
Affiliated/Secondary Appointment, Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
University of Pittsburgh
2017 - 2021
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Anthropology
University of Pittsburgh
2014 - 2017
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Anthropology
University of Pittsburgh
2013
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Lecturer, Department of Justice, Law and Society
California University of Pennsylvania
Lecturer, Department of Anthropology
University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Assistant, African and Afro-American Studies
University of Virginia
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Instructor, History Department
University of Virginia
Research Experience
2021 - 2024
Task Force Member, American Society for Bone Mineral Research (ASBMR)
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)
University of Pittsburgh
2022 - 2023
2020 - 2021
Ethnographer, SARS-COV-2 Prevalence Study
University of Pittsburgh
2014 - 2015
R24 Group UPMC Public Health and Adolescent Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Facilitator/Research Assistant, Graduate School of Social Work
University of Pittsburgh
2013
Research Assistant, Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
2012 - 2013
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Featured Roundtable: Applying Anthropology to Transform the Divided City
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Understanding Race and Racism in Healthcare Professions and Research
School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
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Leveling the Playing Field: The History of Black Americans in Golf (virtual)
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Imposter Syndrome
University of Pittsburgh
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Hidden Aspects of Race and Racism in Healthcare
Arcadia University
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Sport and the Anthropological Perspective: How to Use Sport for Social Theorization
The University of Sydney
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Crisis Cops – Crisis Intervention as Progressive Policing
School of Law, University of Pittsburgh
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Men’s Village: Real Talk – Black Men’s Mental Health (virtual)
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Classrooms as a Catalyst for Racial Justice Activism
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Decolonizing the Gaze of the Anthropological Subject (virtual)
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White Coats 4 Black Lives in Sports Medicine (virtual)
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Code Switching in Higher Education
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Social Justice Symposium
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National African American Child & Family Research Center (virtual)
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Building Cultural Bridges for Effective Mentorship
School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
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Sport, (Dis)Embodiment and Mental Health (virtual)
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Sexual Citizen Program
University of Pittsburgh
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Addressing Bills Banning Trans Athletes (virtual)
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Race and Black Liberation
Plenary Speaker, Texas A&M International University
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Race and the Black Family
Guest Speaker, Indian Wells Public Library, Illinois
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Science, Research & Diversity
Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute
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Racism and Sporting Traditions
Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh
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Race, Racism and Theater
Discussant/Moderator, University of Pittsburgh
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Diversity, Leadership & Athletics
Guest Lecturer, UCLA Graduate Education
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Race & Gender in the Classroom
Panelist, University of Pittsburgh
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State of Pennsylvania Fayette State Correctional Institute
Keynote Speaker for Graduation
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Texas A&M College of Dentistry
Diversity & Inclusion Week, Keynote Speaker