Lakesha M. Butler, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDFT
Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvillePhone: 618-650-5119
Fax: 618-650-5122
Email: lwiley@siue.edu
Dr. Lakesha Butler is the inaugural director of diversity, equity and inclusion and clinical professor of pharmacy practice. Dr. Butler received her Pharm.D. from Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia and completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She practices as a clinical pharmacist working alongside a multidisciplinary healthcare team providing primary care services to uninsured and underinsured patients. Dr. Butler is a change agent with deep expertise in the area of diversity, equity, inclusion, bias and racial justice. She is an advocate for increasing cultural humility among health care professionals, mitigating health disparities among minorities and underserved patients, disrupting systemic racism and oppression, improving health literacy and leadership development. Her leadership and impact spans broadly at the school, institutional level, nationally and in her community serving in various leadership roles.