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Student Spotlight: Bridging the Nutrition Gap
Second-year MPH students at the Brown University School of Public Health are actively engaged in internships and projects through the Applied Practice Experience (APE) program. These opportunities lead them to diverse agencies and organizations in Rhode Island and across the globe. Our Student Spotlight series this summer follows their stories. In the heart of Providence,…
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Student Spotlight: Affirming Indigenous Gender Expression
Doctoral student Chase Bryer heads to Vancouver to research and facilitate health access in the Two-Spirit community.
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Student Spotlight: Investigating Postpartum Insurance Coverage for Immigrants
MPH student Lucy Zheng is working to improve healthcare access for immigrants and undocumented women and children through the Applied Practical Experience program.
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Faculty in Focus: Charting a New Course
Brandon del Pozo Ph.D., MPA, assistant professor of medicine and of health services, policy and practice, arrived as a faculty member at Brown in 2022 after a 23-year police career that he began patrolling the streets of East Flatbush in Brooklyn. After rising through the ranks in New York, del Pozo spent the last four…
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The Changing Face of Hospice Care
Joan Teno highlights urgent need for oversight and integrity reforms in a changing, increasingly profit-driven industry.
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Health Equity Scholars and Mentors Gather at Sunnylands
Students, mentors and experts gathered in supportive community, dedicated to improving the world through their work.
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Student Spotlight: Advocating for Queer Sexual and Reproductive Health in Rhode Island
Putting his passion into action, Brown MPH student Eli Wasserman is working to promote comprehensive care through the Applied Practical Experience program.
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Clean Air Simplified
A study led by Professor Joseph Braun found that inexpensive, easy-to-assemble Corsi-Rosenthal boxes effectively filter out indoor air pollutants.
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Understanding Cannabis Messaging and Motives: Q&A with Kristina Jackson
Brown researchers are exploring the factors that influence cannabis use in a groundbreaking study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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The Values of Medicare: How do we value the care of vulnerable Americans?
For much of the 20th century, Americans lived without a health care safety net. Many, particularly the elderly and vulnerable, had no health insurance. They paid out of pocket for care, and when care became too costly, they struggled, fell ill, and often died. For millions of Americans, the value of care was determined by…
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Course Highlight: PHP 1810 Community Engaged Research in Public Health
PHP1810 engages students in a collaborative, hands-on form of research known as community-based participatory research, or CBPR.
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Forum: Preparing for the Next Public Health Catastrophe
Faculty experts from Brown’s Pandemic Center discussed efforts to prepare for the next infectious disease emergency at the School of Public Health’s 2023 Commencement Forum.
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Farewell, Fox
The School of Public Health honors founding dean Terrie ‘Fox’ Wetle’s decades of service to Brown with retirement event.
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Fond Farewell: Akilah Dulin Departs Brown for Tulane
After more than a decade at Brown, Akilah Dulin, associate professor of behavioral and social sciences, has accepted the role of chair of the Department of Social, Behavioral and Population Sciences at Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
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Alumni Spotlight: Women’s Health Pioneer
Dr. Jeffrey Peipert named 2023 Alumni Impact Award winner for his landmark work and dedication to reproductive health care.
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Ever True: Megan Ranney Departs Brown for Yale
Megan Ranney will depart Brown after two decades to serve as the dean of Yale’s public health school.
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Understanding the drivers of migration among patients from Puerto Rico with Alzheimer’s and related dementias
Brown researcher receives NIA grant to study migration patterns and health care
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From Oklahoma to Ukraine
Brown’s Online MPH program connects public health practitioners across the globe.
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Overcoming Barriers to Opioid Treatment: A Study of Medicaid Prescription Caps
With over $3.5M in support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Brown investigators hope to identify best practices for navigating Medicaid policies and ultimately improve patient and population health.
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From Food Insecurity to Maternal Health: Research Matters at Brown
The Brown University Graduate School’s annual live TED Talk-style event brings together diverse graduate student researchers for short talks on why their research matters.
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Antipsychotic use in assisted living communities varies greatly across U.S. states, study finds
Lacking federal guidelines, health care professionals in state-regulated facilities determine dosing for seniors with dementia, greatly impacting the care residents receive.
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Final installment of seminar series examines the role public health plays in the climate crisis
Climate & Health Seminars explored the intersection of public health and climate change, from pandemic preparedness to global supply chains
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Celebrating the 2023 Dean’s Awards
Recognizing excellence in our faculty, staff and students
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Following Your “True North:” The 24th Annual Barnes Lecture with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis
Deputy coordinator for the White House National Mpox Response delivers National Public Health Week keynote lecture.
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Navigating the Fringes of Health Care: the Role of Makeshift Medicine in the U.S.
We sat down with doctoral candidate Patrick Kelly to discuss the needs of marginalized Americans who seek care on the periphery of our formal health care system.
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Empowering the Next Generation of Health Data Scientists
Brown University’s NextGen Scholars Program is breaking barriers and paving the way for diversity and innovation in data science.
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From Africa to the Americas: Dr. Frank Richards Jr. on the Fight to End River Blindness
SPH Black History Month keynote lecturer gives perspective on the history of river blindness in America and his team’s eradication efforts.
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First Cohort of IFL Fellows Showcase Their Projects at Pitch-a-Thon
Brown’s Information Futures Lab fellowship program provides dedicated practitioners with the resources, time, and support to develop and test pilot projects that address information disorders and digital literacy.
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Learn by Doing: Reducing Social Isolation
MPH student Kristen Smith is working to create tools and resources that lower the burden of loneliness for homebound older adults.
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Balancing Privacy and Pandemic Prevention: MAPPS Workshop Explores Ethics in Data Collection
In the age of targeted ads, wearable technology, and social media, data gathering is often at odds with the right to protect one’s privacy. But what if this data could predict the next pandemic?
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