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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.

Remote Learning Brings Challenges, Opportunities, and a New Perspective

We spoke to Brandon Marshall, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, about the opioid epidemic within the pandemic.

The School of Public Health Welcomes New Faculty Members in 2020

The latest School of Public Health faculty awards and recognition, Fall 2020.

A study led by Catherine Ettman, a doctoral student in Health Services Research, finds COVID-19 has led to a nearly a three-fold increase in depression.

Funded by the Research Seed Fund, University projects examine effects on nursing homes and medical care.

New Leadership Roles in the School of Public Health

Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute webinar series helps guide parents and caregivers through the pandemic.

In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, a massive peaceful protest, reportedly the largest in Providence history, drew 10,000 marchers downtown on June 5th. Among the crowd that gathered at Kennedy Plaza and marched to the Rhode Island State House were many members of the Brown community.

The Latest News & Updates from School of Public Health Alumni

Janie, a Program Supervisor at the Kent County Health Department in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is applying her global public health training on slowing the spread of HIV, to her hometown health department where she works to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The Brown University graduate, author, public speaker, and entrepreneur was inspired by her father, Deepak Chopra, to help people find intention, balance and a life of purpose.

The Mindfulness Center at Brown is working to explain why mindfulness makes us healthier.

A study led by Professor Eric Loucks, Ph.D., finds that mindfulness could reduce blood pressure by enhancing attention control, emotion regulation and self-awareness of both healthy and unhealthy habits.

“Social distancing” is required to prevent infection. But loneliness can make us sick.

Community is the thread that runs through the teaching, research, and policy work of Professor Dulin, a medical sociologist studying how ‘resilience,’ or the ability to flourish in spite of adversity, may lead to better HIV-related outcomes.

Latest School of Public Health Faculty Awards & Recognition, Fall 2019.

“In an instant, I was on the ground, in pain. It was terrifying.”

Sam Rosenthal, assistant professor in Johnson & Wales University’s College of Health and Wellness, completed both her MPH and Ph.D. at the School of Public Health. In addition to her faculty position at Johnson & Wales, she is also a research associate in the School’s department of epidemiology.

During Dean Marcus’ tenure, the School has established an ongoing series of weekly mindfulness meditation sessions, multiple yoga classes, and a fitness workshop.

As the COVID-19 situation evolves daily, public health officials and media have sought insight and advice from a raft of Brown School of Public Health faculty, recognizing their expertise in global health, epidemiology, medicine and anthropology, as well as their philosophy of integrating knowledge across disciplines to develop solutions to public health issues.

Ashleigh LoVette, a doctoral student in behavioral and social health sciences at the Brown University School of Public Health, studies resilience in young people living in the context of HIV risk.

Clara Berridge, Ph.D. was an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality postdoctoral fellow for two years, focused on chronic disease and aging, at the School of Public Health’s Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research. She is now assistant professor in the University of Washington School of Social Work.

30 years of accomplishment by Brown’s Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research

Patients who receive more physical therapy are less likely to be readmitted to a hospital within a month, yet the amount of care made available to Medicare patients varies widely.

Understanding factors that influence the way vulnerable populations connect with and access health care resources

A study finds that fewer patients with end-stage kidney disease died within a year of starting dialysis in states that expanded Medicaid coverage in the wake of the Affordable Care Act.

Brown’s School of Public Health welcomes exciting new faculty for 2019

Kali Thomas focuses on identifying ways to improve the quality of life for older adults needing long-term services and support through applied health services research.

What does “Learning by Doing” really mean? According to Nicholas Jones (below left), a health services research Ph.D. student, part of practicing as a public health professional means volunteering in the community.

A research collaborator with Brown for nearly 40 years, Hebrew Senior Life is Brown’s partner in a new $53.4 million NIA grant to improve health care and quality of life for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, as well as their caregivers.

The results are the first part of a national study of whether a method to detect Alzheimer’s-related plaques improves the outcomes of patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.

The latest School of Public Health faculty awards and recognition, Fall 2019

Public health faculty were honored in 2019 by Brown University’s Office of the Vice President for Research with competitive awards.