Student News

This is the third article in Unmasked, a series by undergraduate Chris Walsh ’25.5. With a mix of personal perspective and research analysis, Unmasked addresses the public health value of greater openness and self-advocacy around autism.

Geronimo Bejarano, originally from Colombia, stood out in a field of 2,323 graduate applicants to win merit-based fellowship for immigrants and children of immigrants

Online MPH student Saylor Lewtschenko combines her passions for elder care, Veterans’ health and data science to improve care options for those who have served.

Student-run journal features scientific articles authored by undergraduate students at Brown.

Troy Nash, family business owner, makes big moves in his home state of Missouri

Brown MPH student Michael Thompson was awarded an inaugural Royce Graduate Student Research Award to build a tech solution that connects the recently incarcerated with health and wellness resources.

The world’s first MPH graduates with a concentration in mindfulness completed their degrees at Brown in 2023. Instructed by interdisciplinary faculty from the Mindfulness Center at Brown, the concentration focuses on the impacts of mindfulness on physical and mental health, analysis of mindfulness-based interventions and applicable theoretical frameworks.

One of the newest branches of the Health Equity Scholars program equips Rhode Islanders with the skills to make their home state healthier.

Summit led by Brown researchers makes shared space between mindfulness training and Indigenous cultural practice

Brown researchers study how unhealthy noise levels are impacting Cranston's schools and neighborhoods

Second year Brown MPH students share outcomes from their Applied Practice Experiences during annual poster session

For her summer APE, MPH student Yuchan Cao investigated the patterns between smoking and cancer progression among lung cancer survivors in China.

In orientation address, Dean Ashish Jha highlights school’s distinct approach and key areas of focus.

MPH student Nargis Faizy spent her summer working to improve care for elderly Rhode Islanders.

Azia Johnson is working to alleviate food insecurity in her hometown of Providence, Rhode Island.

Doctoral student Chase Bryer heads to Vancouver to research and facilitate health access in the Two-Spirit community.

MPH student Lucy Zheng is working to improve healthcare access for immigrants and undocumented women and children through the Applied Practical Experience program.

Putting his passion into action, Brown MPH student Eli Wasserman is working to promote comprehensive care through the Applied Practice Experience program.

The student-led publication spotlights public health inequities in its second edition.

The award is made annually to support undergraduate, graduate, and medical students undertaking research in health services, with a focus on health status and access to health care by poor and underserved populations.

Brown’s Online MPH program connects public health practitioners across the globe.

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.

Brown University’s NextGen Scholars Program is breaking barriers and paving the way for diversity and innovation in data science.

MPH student Kristen Smith is working to create tools and resources that lower the burden of loneliness for homebound older adults.

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.

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

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

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

The School of Public Health has launched a new student-led initiative that aims to publish original work by Brown undergraduates relevant to the field of public health.

MPH ’21, generalist track

Remote Learning Brings Challenges, Opportunities, and a New Perspective

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.

For nine PhD students in the School of Public Health, and for doctoral students around the world, the dissertation experience has become virtual.

The award is made annually to support undergraduate, graduate, and medical students undertaking research in health services, with a focus on health status and access to health care by poor and underserved populations.

Brown University’s Graduate Student Council and Counseling and Psychological Services are collaborating on new programming to address graduate student mental health needs.

The Brown University Graduate School spoke with William Goedel, a doctoral student in Epidemiology, about his nationally recognized research.

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.

Shekinah Fashaw, MSPH is interested in home and community based services, health disparities, aging, and quality and access to care. She was a McNair Scholar and also a Brown University Diversity Fellow.

The Brown University master’s ceremony, held in Meehan Auditorium on May 26, celebrated a record number of master’s graduates totaling 846. Distinguished students were honored during the ceremony with master’s degree awards.

Anderson, a Master of Public Health candidate in the class of 2019 at the Brown University School of Public Health, is concentrating in Maternal and Child Health. He was also a 2018 Hassenfeld Child Health Institute Scholar working with the Childhood Asthma Research Innovation Program to examine how various maternal exposures influence the development of asthma.

The award is made annually to support undergraduate, graduate, and medical students undertaking research in health services, with a focus on health status and access to health care by poor and underserved populations.