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photo Tasha L Alston, PhD, MSW

General Internal Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine

GIM Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Initiatives

Email: TLA42@pitt.edu
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E-mail: TLA42@pitt.edu
Education and Training
Education
BSW, Social Work, Siena College, 1999
MSW, Social Work, Clark Atlanta University, 2004
PhD, Educational Psychology, University of Georgia, 2016
Research Interest
Dr. Alston’s research interests focus on African American fathers' involvement in education, fatherhood, academic achievement, equity in education, school, family and community partnerships, strengthening families, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Clinical Interest
Dr. Tasha Alston is an Assistant Professor and Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives for General Internal Medicine. Dr. Alston’s previous role was Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.
Publications
Selected Publications:
Alston, T. L. African American Fathers' Involvement in Their Children's Education. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. 2021.
Alston, T. L. Engaging and Working with African American Fathers in Schools. In Rollins, LS (Eds), Engaging & Working with African American Fathers: Strategies & Lessons Learned. 2020; 70-92.NewYork,NY:Routledge.
Notable Achievements
Fellow, The Campaign for Black Male Achievement: American Express Leadership Academy at CBMA (Strengthening the Field of Black Male Achievement), 2018

Division Websites

Cardiology

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

General Internal Medicine

Geriatric Medicine
Hematology/Oncology

Infectious Diseases

Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Renal-Electrolyte

Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology

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