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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.

The Center for Long-Term Care Quality & Innovation, known as Q&I, is a sister research center to the Center for Gerontology.

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded a five-year $53.4 million grant to Brown University and Boston-based Hebrew SeniorLife (HSL) to lead a nationwide effort to improve health care and quality of life for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, as well as their caregivers.

The survey offers a first-of-its-kind, unique window into what state residents believe to be significant challenges as well as community strengths.

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 Catalyst Grant Program supports work that builds outward from existing strengths to deepen and broaden the School’s research program around the four themes identified in the Strategic Plan: Mental Health, Resilience and Mindfulness; Environmental Health and Climate Change; Vulnerable Life Stages: Children and Older Adults; and Addiction. We are proud to fund the following projects:

May 26, 2019

We are proud to fund the following projects and congratulate all the awardees!

Theresa I. Shireman, PhD has been appointed Director of the Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research effective September 1, 2019.

A research team led by Brandon Marshall, an associate professor of epidemiology at Brown University's School of Public Health, found a 25 percent increase in fatal opioid overdoses after periods of freezing temperatures compared to days with an average temperature of 52 degrees. One possibility is that opioid use and exposure to cold weather could combine to create a negative biological effect, said William Goedel, a doctoral student at the School of Public Health, who spearheaded the analysis.

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.

Melissa Clark, PhD, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice has been appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

Master of Public Health (MPH) program: Maternal & Child Health Track

It’s about making a difference in the lives of countless children around the world. It’s also about making a difference in the lives of those who live right here in Rhode Island.

Transforming the health of children and families by targeting autism, asthma, obesity, and other urgent health challenges.

Marissa Hauptman, MD, MPH is a board certified pediatrician and a pediatric environmental health specialist at the Region 1 New England Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit in the Division of General Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital. She graduated from Brown’s Masters of Public Health program in 2007, after receiving a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Applied Mathematics/Biology from Brown in 2005.

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