Raphael D. Florestal-Kevelier, PhD, MPH

Raphael Florestal-Kevelier, PhD, MPH (he/him) is a public health-trained higher education scholar-practitioner with over 15 years of experience across student affairs and health promotion. He currently serves as Associate Vice President for Student Health and Campus Wellbeing at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), where he is also a Clinical Assistant Professor in Community Health Sciences, a Faculty Affiliate in Gender and Women’s Studies, and an Honors College Faculty Fellow.

Dr. Florestal-Kevelier brings a deep commitment to advancing equity-centered, health-promoting environments in higher education. As Immediate Past President of ACHA, he continues to support strategic initiatives that elevate the role of health and wellbeing across the field. He previously served as a member-at-large on the Board of Directors, Chair of the Health Promotion Section, and founding Chair of the Task Force on Racial Marginalization and Health Inequities. His leadership and scholarship focus on the academic and social wellbeing of Black queer and transgender students and on transforming campuses into communities of belonging and care.

Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Florestal-Kevelier holds a BS and MPH from Emory University and a PhD from the University of Georgia. He currently lives in Chicago with his husband, Teishawn, and their cats, Nala and Jumelle. He finds joy in warm-weather travel, intentional community, and nurturing future generations of equity-minded leaders.