Amanda Gilmore Recognized for Outstanding Early Career Research in Public Health

Amanda Gilmore, associate professor in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University, has received the 2025 Early Career Research Award from the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. The international organization presents the award annually to a full-time faculty member within 10 years of their last formal training.

As a clinical psychologist, Dr. Gilmore conducts extensive research on the prevention and treatment of various public health issues, including alcohol and substance abuse, sexual violence, suicide, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Her work has a particular focus on reducing barriers to accessing treatment for underserved populations. She has over 130 scholarly publications and has been awarded over $9 million in federal and state grants.

At Georgia State, Dr. Gilmore holds appointments in the department of health policy and behavioral sciences and the Mark Chaffin Centers for Health Development. She currently serves as director of the Ph.D. program in health policy and behavioral sciences, founding director of the National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention, and director of training for the A-PREVENT T32 program. She is also affliated with the Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence.

Dr. Gilmore is a graduate of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where she majored in psychology. She holds a master’s degree in psychology and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Washington.