The Brown Undergraduate Journal of Public Health (BUJPH) has launched its fourth edition, featuring 12 articles that examine public health issues impacting the health of the state, nation and global community. Founded by Grace Reed ’22, MPH’23 and Maddy Noh ’22, MPH’23, the journal showcases student scholarship, highlighting the professionalism and research of its undergraduate contributors.
The latest edition covers a range of topics, including the obesity epidemic in rural America, traumatic brain injuries in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, efforts to limit Dengue fever in Singapore and links between health literacy, poverty and maternal mortality in the United States.
All of this was made possible by a team of 36 Brown students who serve the journal as editors, reviewers and illustrators, along with executive board members: Hamid Torabzadeh, editor-in-chief, Gavin Li, chief of staff, Anush Shah, managing editor, Ruth Moreira Ulloa, managing reviewer; Ananya Uddanti, social media/outreach chief, Jacob Tiller, technology chief and Irene Kim, design chief.
“Like many other public health organizations, 2025 was a challenging year for BUJPH and the public health work of many undergraduates at Brown,” writes Hamid Torabzadeh in the journal’s Editor’s Note. “Despite policy and financial headwinds affecting research activities at the School of Public Health, students losing internships and jobs due to cuts in local public health agencies, and growing uncertainty on what language public health leaders can use, BUJPH is committed to elevating the diversity of public health scholarship produced by Brown undergraduates.”