Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health

We are incredibly proud of our Brown MPH students, who are using their grant-writing skills to make a real, tangible impact on local community organizations!

A huge shoutout to our amazing BSS faculty member, Shira Dunsiger, for her incredible leadership and guidance in this initiative. Read more about how our students are driving change:
Brown MPH Students use grant writing to elevate local community organizations.

Brown MPH Students use grant-writing to elevate local community organizations In a unique MPH capstone course, Brown graduate students learn the art of listening, grant writing and giving back.

The Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences is also pleased to announce the successful dissertation defense of Chase Bryer.
Dissertation Title: Reframing Aging With HIV: Pathways to Aging Well for Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQ+ People
Congratulations, Chase!

The Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences is also pleased to announce the successful dissertation defense of Ellis Silva.

Dissertation Title: Multilevel Determinants of Diet, Food Insecurity, and Policy Context Among Latino Adolescents and Families in the United States.

Congratulations, Ellis!

The Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences is pleased to announce the successful dissertation defense of Amelia Bailey.

Dissertation Title: Use of Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder During Incarceration and Upon Release: A Mixed Methods Study and Review of Influential Social-Ecological Factors.

Congratulations, Amelia!

An Interview With A Public Health Researcher Whose Funding Was Terminated By The Trump Administration | Defector In a third-grade classroom exercise, Patrick Kelly wrote that he wanted to become a scientist when he grew up. With that interest came an attention to the people that science can help. “I’ve just always been super-curious about human nature, our interactions with one another,” he said. In coll...

Chase Bryer Named Udall Native American Graduate Fellow

NAISI Program Coordinator and Brown University School of Public Health PhD candidate Chase Bryer (Chickasaw Nation) has been selected as a 2025–2026 Native American Graduate Fellow through the Morris K. Udall and John S. McCain III Fellowship in Tribal Policy. This national fellowship supports Native graduate students committed to strengthening the health and well-being of Native communities. Chase plans to utilize this platform to continue advocating for policies and healthcare approaches that center Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQ+ people living with HIV.

Congratulations, Chase!

https://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/Fellowship/Fellowship.aspx