Continuum Magazine

There have been anti-vaccine movements for as long as there have been vaccines, but our current information ecosystem leaves all of us vulnerable to misinformation. Brown’s Information Futures Lab aims to arm public health students and practitioners with next generation communication tools to meet the growing information crisis and its public health impacts.

To empower more people to meet the global health challenges of our time, the Brown University School of Public Health reimagined its generalist Master of Public Health degree as a 100% online Master of Public Health program. The online MPH is designed for working professionals worldwide with at least two years of professional experience.

After more than 25 years of service to Brown University, Patrick Vivier MD, Ph.D. has brought his talents to Tufts where he is professor of public health and community medicine in the Tufts University School of Medicine.

No obstacle is a match for MPH student Kerri Connolly. As deputy director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, she works tirelessly to improve food access for families. As a Brown MPH student, she works to acquire the skills she’ll need to achieve her food-system busting goals.

New research supported by the National Institute on Aging will study the effects of multiple medications on older adults with the aim of reducing harms and improving efficiency.

Faculty members at the School of Public Health will use a Brown Research Seed Award to evaluate MDMA’s potential as treatment for veterans with co-occurring PTSD and alcohol use disorder.

When Dean Ashish Jha left Brown for a temporary assignment as the White House coronavirus response coordinator in March of 2022, Ronald Aubert Ph.D. was appointed interim dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.

An Interview with Health Services, Policy and Practice Professor Andrew Ryan

The Brown School of Public Health launches a new center dedicated to studying and preparing for pandemics.

A NIDA-backed project will shed light on how social media content and social circles shape motivation for using cannabis

This is the second article in Unmasked, a series by undergraduate public health concentrator Chris Walsh ’24.5.

Brown is at the forefront of the future of public health, with researchers joining local partners to combine evidence, insight, and a commitment to impact to bring harm reduction tools to Rhode Island communities.

Next-generation dementia care and research includes the voices of those living with the disease. Professors Kali Thomas and Jill Harrison find inclusive research improves results.

Summer Gonsalves MPH’19 is a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe and an advocate for environmental justice.

From HIV/AIDS to COVID-19

Epidemiologist Erica Walker returns home to study the environmental quality of Jackson, Mississippi.

The Council on Education for Public Health has reaccredited the Brown University School of Public Health for the maximum award of seven years.

Aly Beeman MPH’20 takes a positive stance on global health

After 15 distinguished years at Brown, Medeva Ghee Ph.D., executive director of the Leadership Alliance and associate professor of the practice of behavioral and social sciences in the School of Public Health, has stepped down from these positions with plans to relocate to Paris, France to pursue global health opportunities.

Who better to ask for longevity advice than a geriatrician still active into his ninth decade of life?

Erlyn Rachelle Macarayan Ph.D., MS, RN is an adjunct assistant professor of health services, policy and practice at the School of Public Health. In her spare time, she writes children’s books.

From reading, to healthy eating, to athletics, children in Central Falls, Rhode Island are benefiting from collaborative community projects funded by the Hassenfeld Institute.

With support from the Hassenfeld Foundation, the School brings together researchers, clinicians, and experts to study the impact of Long Covid on society.

MPH students volunteer at Providence Health Equity Vaccine Clinics.

Serving local and global partners engaged in critical frontline public health work.

The latest School of Public Health faculty awards and recognition, Winter 2022.

The Brown School of Public Health welcomes new faculty members.

Can digital imaging data be the next biopsy for early detection?

Amy Nunn is collaborating with Black pastors to change assumptions and spread information on access to medical care.

The Health Equity Scholars program will train leaders in public health who can make a substantial difference in reducing health disparities and addressing systemic racism.

The latest School of Public Health faculty awards and recognition, Spring/Summer 2021.

Jud Brewer MD, Ph.D., associate professor of behavioral and social sciences, takes on coronavirus anxiety with a new book

Beginning with the 2021 spring semester, the School of Public Health offers a course to students at all levels that directly examines racial and ethnic health disparities.

Doctoral students work to empower immigrant Latinas and refugee women by listening to their stories and amplifying their lived experience

Introducing Myself and This Column

Dr. David C. Lewis ’57, a pioneer in the field of addiction science, died in December 2020 at the age of 85.

Professor Jennifer Nazareno welcomed a familiar face back to Brown.

Rhode Island’s first openly LGBTQ Black person elected to the State Senate.

The School of Public Health celebrated its graduates with a virtual ceremony in advance of Brown University’s Commencement Weekend

MPH ’21, generalist track

What the COVID-19 pandemic teaches us about the future of public health

Beginning his deanship amid a global public health emergency, Dr. Jha reflects on the challenges and opportunities exposed by COVID-19, and on the role of public health as we look toward the next pandemic.