Devin Banks
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
- Phone: 314-362-6565
- Email: banks.devin@nospam.wustl.edu
Additional Titles & Roles
- Assistant Professor of Public Health
Education & Training
- Ph.D.: Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 2020
- M.S.: Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, 2016
- B.A.: University of California Berkeley, 2011
Major Awards
- Scholar, Faculty Diversity Scholars Program, Washington University School of Medicine, 2024
- Scholar, Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences KL2 Career Development Award, 2021
- Scholar, NIDA R25 HIV/AIDS, Substance Abuse, and Trauma Training Program, 2020
Research Interests
social and structural determinants of mental health; substance use development and prevention; community-based research and intervention; racial and socioeconomic disparities
Recent Publications
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Designing a Culturally Adapted Perioperative Mental Health Intervention for Older Black Male Surgical Patients: A Community-Based Participatory Study
Mehta, D., Holzer, K. J., Banks, D. E., Lenze, E. J. & Abraham, J., Mar 2026, In: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 34, 3, p. 323-336 14 p.
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“Another one bite the dust—It happens so much in Black neighborhoods”: Structural barriers and grassroots resources among Black men who use drugs facing fentanyl-era overdose and treatment disparities
Banks, D. E., Campbell, K. D., Paschke, M. E., Ghonasgi, R., Coffey, B., Jones, J., Blanchard, B., Carpenter, R. W., Bradshaw, D. & Winograd, R. P., Feb 2026, In: Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 181, 209846.
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Associations between microaggressions, depression, anxiety, and alcohol use among Black young adults: findings from a pilot study
Cavazos-Rehg, P. A., Li, X., Paraboschi, L., Meigs, L., Kasson, E., Szlyk, H. S., Peoples, J. N. E., Banks, D. E., Ramsey, A. T., Jacobson, N. C. & Sartor, C. E., 2026, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 13, 1694000.
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Racialized Black–White Economic Segregation and Major Chain Yoga Studio Locations in Major U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Xu, K., Ling, R., Banks, D. E. & Ku, B. S., Dec 2025, In: AJPM Focus. 4, 6, 100417.
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Place-based harms and hidden strengths: a qualitative study exploring facets of neighborhood disinvestment driving opioid overdose among black individuals
Campbell, K. D., Winograd, R. P., Paschke, M. E., Duello, A. & Banks, D. E., Dec 2025, In: Harm Reduction Journal. 22, 1, 67.