Alice Gates¹
Biography
Alice Gates is an associate professor in the School of Public Health and faculty lead for the 30-30-30 Initiative. Gates teaches courses on social justice, policy, and practice, and her work focuses on expanding access to graduate public health education, particularly for rural and underrepresented communities across Oregon.
Gates’ research centers on advancing health equity through engaged teaching, community partnerships, and policy change. She has collaborated extensively with Oregon’s Latinx immigrant and farmworker communities to address inequities in labor rights, caregiving, and health. Her community-based research contributed to the passage of Oregon’s FAMLI Equity Act, the state’s paid family and medical leave policy enacted in 2019. Gates has also published on antiracist pedagogy and curriculum development.
Before joining the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Gates was a professor of social work at the University of Portland, where she also served as program director. She holds a PhD in Sociology and Social Work and an MSW from the University of Michigan, and a BA from Grinnell College. Gates is a Fulbright Scholar and active leader in Oregon’s nonprofit and policy spheres.
Education, Degrees
PhD, Sociology & Social Work
MA, Sociology
Master’s of Social Work
¹ CEPH Primary Instructional Faculty
² CEPH Non-Primary Instructional Faculty
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