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

Kim Gans, Ph.D., MPH, Adjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, ​has been appointed the Director of Community Engagement in the School of Public Health effective immediately.

This statement was written by CHPHE faculty members, Akilah Dulin, Katie Biello, Diana Grigsby-Toussaint, Deborah N. Pearlman and Shira Dunsiger, and ODI staff member, Jai-Me Potter Rutledge

With students studying remotely as a result of COVID-19, Brown’s School of Public Health created a platform for students to share their poster presentations online.

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.

In honor of Black History Month, the School of Public Health’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion hosted events that brought community members together to engage in important discussions around equity, access, and advocacy.

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

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.

SPH faculty Peter Monti was one of seven faculty members recognized by Brown University in its annual program to honor exceptional scholars across a wide variety of disciplines.

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.

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.

Joseph Braun, RN, MSPH, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Epidemiology, has been appointed the Director of the Center for Environmental Health and Technology (CEHT) in the School of Public Health effective January 1, 2020. Dr. Braun succeeds Gregory Wellenius, Ph.D. who has served in this role since 2018.

As we welcome 2020, we’re taking a look back at some of 2019’s most popular stories from the School of Public Health.

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.

Jennifer Tidey, Ph.D., Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior has been appointed as the Interim Associate Dean for Research in the School of Public Health.

On November 1, 2019, the 16th Annual Academic Pediatric Association Environmental Health Scholars Retreat was held at the Brown University School of Public Health.

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.