Brown University School of Public Health

Brown traces its School of Public Health to 1916, when the Corporation established a course of study leading to a Doctorate in Public Health.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k05OAAAAYAAJ|title=Annual Report of the President to the Corporation of Brown University|date=1916|publisher=Hammond, Angell & Company|pages=12|language=en}} In 1971, Brown founded the Department of Community Health as a constituent department of the university's Alpert Medical School.{{Cite web|title=Our History |url=https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/about/our-history|access-date=2021-02-05|website=School of Public Health {{!}} Brown University |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319003917/https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/about/our-history |archive-date= Mar 19, 2021 }} The Program in Public Health was relocated from Brown's main campus on College Hill to a downtown location at 121 South Main Street in 2006.{{cite news |title=Explaining expansion |url=https://www.browndailyherald.com/2006/11/02/explaining-expansion/ |access-date=2 March 2021 |publisher=The Brown Daily Herald |date=2 November 2006 |quote=the Program in Public Health continues to relocate to 121 South Main St}} Further programs were developed over the subsequent decades, culminating with the establishment of the School of Public Health in February 2013.{{Cite web|last=Asinof|first=Richard|date=2013-02-14|title=Brown approves creation of School of Public Health|url=https://pbn.com/brown-approves-creation-of-school-of-public-health86336/|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Providence Business News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Fine|first=Michael|title=Michael Fine: School would boost R.I.'s public health|url=https://www.providencejournal.com/article/20130611/OPINION/306119884|access-date=2021-03-01|website=www.providencejournal.com|language=en}} The school was awarded CEPH accreditation in 2016.{{cite web |title=NOTICE OF ACCREDITATION ACTIONS |url=https://media.ceph.org/wp_assets/ACTIONS-s16.pdf |website=COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH |publisher=CEPH |access-date=13 March 2021 |date=Spring 2016}}

In 2017, the school established a center for the study of mindfulness.{{Cite web|last=Carter|first=Sophia Grace|date=2017-10-04|title=University opens new mindfulness center|url=https://www.browndailyherald.com/2017/10/04/university-opens-new-mindfulness-center/|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Brown Daily Herald|language=en-US}} The center draws on experts in the fields of psychiatry, the social sciences, and epidemiology to examine the effects of contemplative practices such as mindful meditation.{{cite news |last1=Borg |first1=Linda |title=Brown's mindfulness center combines 'strong, strong research' and traditional practices |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20181119/browns-mindfulness-center-combines-strong-strong-research-and-traditional-practices |access-date=13 March 2021 |publisher=The Providence Journal |date=19 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120021219/https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20181119/browns-mindfulness-center-combines-strong-strong-research-and-traditional-practices |archive-date=20 November 2018}} The Mindfulness Center also offers evidence-based mindfulness training.

In 2021 Brown acquired the adjacent property to accommodate future growth of the school.{{cite news |title=Brown University Buys Major Office Building in Providence for $6.3 Million |access-date=2 March 2021 |url=https://www.golocalprov.com/business/brown-university-buys-major-office-building-for-6.3-million|publisher=GoLocalProv |date=17 January 2021 |quote=The Packet Building located at 155 South Main Street will be utilized for the Brown School of Public Health.}} The same year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the school saw a 116% increase in applications for its Master's in Public Health Program. Accordingly, the school announced a planned expansion of the program to roughly 90 students.{{Cite web|date=March 10, 2021|title=As public health dominates public conversation, Brown receives record number of MPH applications|url=https://www.brown.edu/news/2021-03-10/mph|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310165433/https://www.brown.edu/news/2021-03-10/mph|archive-date=March 10, 2021}}

In August 2021 the University established the Long Covid Initiative with a $1 million grant from the Hassenfeld Family Foundation. The initiative will compile and communicate research on post-COVID-19 syndrome and develop policy recommendations.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-10|title=Brown University launches initiative to research effects of long COVID|url=https://www.wpri.com/health/coronavirus/brown-university-launches-initiative-to-research-effects-of-long-covid/|access-date=2021-09-11|website=WPRI.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last1=Freyer|first1=Felice J. Freyer|date=September 8, 2021|title=Brown University initiative aims to offer facts and advice on 'long COVID'|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/08/metro/brown-university-initiative-aims-offer-facts-advice-long-covid/|access-date=2021-09-11|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US}} The same month, researchers at the school were awarded a $4.9 million grant from the CDC to study the duration of protective immunity offered by COVID-19 vaccines among nursing home residents.{{Cite web|last=Rivas|first=Kayla|date=2021-09-10|title=Brown University to study COVID-19 vaccines, boosters in nursing home residents|url=https://www.foxnews.com/health/brown-university-covid-19-vaccine|access-date=2021-09-11|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}

In 2022 the school announced the launch of an online-only Master of Public Health program.{{Cite web |title=Brown launches online-only master's degree in public health |url=https://www.brown.edu/news/2022-02-23/online |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Brown University |language=en}}

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Since the school's founding, three individuals have served as deans. Terrie Fox Wetle served as the school's inaugural dean from 2013 to 2017. In 2017.{{Cite web |last=Arditi |first=Lynn |title=Terrie Fox Wetle, founding dean of Brown's School of Public Health, stepping down |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20161026/terrie-fox-wetle-founding-dean-of-browns-school-of-public-health-stepping-down |access-date=2021-02-05 |website=providencejournal.com |language=en}} she was succeeded by Bess Marcus who served as dean until 2020.{{Cite web |last=Arditi |first=Lynn |title=Bess Marcus to head Brown University's School of Public Health |url=https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170614/bess-marcus-to-head-brown-universitys-school-of-public-health |access-date=2021-02-05 |website=providencejournal.com |language=en}} Ashish Jha was appointed the school's third dean in 2020.{{Cite news|last=Ma|first=Virginia L.|date=September 2, 2020|title=Harvard Global Health Institute Director Ashish Jha Leaves Harvard to Helm Brown School of Public Health|work=The Harvard Crimson|url=https://www.browndailyherald.com/2016/09/14/school-public-health-attains-accreditation/}}{{Cite web|title=One of the best-known public health experts in the world is taking his talents to Brown University|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/09/01/metro/one-best-known-public-health-experts-world-is-taking-his-talents-brown-university/?outputType=amp|access-date=2021-03-11|website=www.bostonglobe.com}} In March 2022, Jha was selected by Joe Biden to serve as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator; during Jha's assignment, Ronald Aubert served as interim dean of the school.{{Cite web |title=Ron Aubert appointed Interim Dean of the School of Public Health |url=https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/news/2022/03/ron-aubert-appointed-interim-dean-school-public-health |date=March 24, 2022 |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=School of Public Health {{!}} Brown University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324221445/https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/news/2022/03/ron-aubert-appointed-interim-dean-school-public-health |archive-date= Mar 24, 2022 }}

Brown's School of Public Health offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and dual-degree programs.

Two of Brown's undergraduate majors are offered through the School of Public Health: Public Health (A.B.) and Statistics (Sc.B.). The school also offers undergraduate students the opportunity to pursue a Master of Public Health degree during a fifth year. At the postgraduate level, the school offers masters programs in Public Health (MPH), Biostatistics (Sc.M.), and Clinical and Translational Research (Sc.M.). Doctoral (Ph.D.) programs are offered in Behavioral and Social Health Sciences, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Health Services Research.

Dual degrees offered by the School of Public Health include an M.D./MPH program offered in conjunction with the Alpert Medical School and a MPH/MPA program offered in conjunction with the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.

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The Brown University School of Public Health is ranked as the 16th best public health school in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. In 2022 U.S. News ranked Brown's biostatistics program the 13th best in the United States.{{Cite web |title=Best Public Health Schools 2022 |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/public-health-rankings |access-date=March 29, 2022 |website=U.S. News & World Report}} The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks the school 15th nationally—tied with the University of Pennsylvania.{{Cite web|title=ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Public Health {{!}} Shanghai Ranking - 2020|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/shanghairanking-subject-rankings/public-health.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=www.shanghairanking.com|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416180927/http://www.shanghairanking.com/shanghairanking-subject-rankings/public-health.html|url-status=dead}}

In 2021, Niche ranked Brown 3rd—behind Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University—on their list of Best Colleges for Public Health in America.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-03|title=2021 Best Colleges for Public Health - Niche|url=https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-public-health/|access-date=2021-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103033253/https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-public-health/|archive-date=November 3, 2020}}

In 2021, the school received $65,319,136 in NIH awards, the 4th most of any school of public health in the United States.

• Judson A. Brewer, Director of Research and Innovation at the Mindfulness Center, and Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences{{cite web |title=Professor Jud Brewer's new book explains how to uproot anxiety at its source with brain-based techniques accessible to anyone |url=https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/news/2021/03/professor-jud-brewers-new-book-explains-how-uproot-anxiety-its-source-brain-based |website=Brown University School of Public HEalth |access-date=13 March 2021 |date=9 March 2021}}
• Elizabeth Cameron, Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice{{Cite web |title=Cameron, Elizabeth |url=https://vivo.brown.edu/display/ecamero4 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=vivo.brown.edu |language=en}}
• Lorin Crawford, RGSS Assistant Professor of Biostatistics{{cite news |last1=Spear |first1=Maggie |title=Early-career biostatistics scholar from Brown wins prestigious Packard fellowship |url=https://www.brown.edu/news/2020-10-15/crawford |access-date=13 March 2021 |publisher=Brown University |date=15 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125103020/https://www.brown.edu/news/2020-10-15/crawford |archive-date=25 November 2020}}
• Alison Field, Professor of Epidemiology
• Constantine Gatsonis, Henry Ledyard Goddard University Professor of Biostatistics, Chair of Biostatistics and Founding Director for the Center for Statistical Scientists
• Rebecca Hubbard, Professor of Biostatistics and Data Science{{Cite web |date=2024-01-23 |title=School of Public Health welcomes renowned scholars to faculty |url=https://sph.brown.edu/news/2024-01-30/new-faculty-2024 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=School of Public Health {{!}} Brown University |language=en}}
• Wilmot James, Professor{{Cite web |title=Leader in global health security Dr. Wilmot James joins Brown School of Public Health |url=https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/news/2023/02/wilmot-james |date=February 9, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=School of Public Health {{!}} Brown University |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230315164159/https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/news/2023/02/wilmot-james |archive-date=2023-03-15 }}
• Ashish Jha, Dean, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice; White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator (2022–2023)
• David C. Lewis, Professor Emeritus of Community Health, Donald G. Millar Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Alcohol and Addiction Studies
• Simin Liu, Professor of Epidemiology
• Bess Marcus, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences and former dean of the school
• Peter Monti, Donald G. Millar Distinguished Professor of Alcohol and Addiction Studies and Director, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
• Jennifer Nuzzo, Director of the Center for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
• Scott Rivkees, Professor of the Practice, Surgeon General of Florida (2019–21)
• David A. Savitz, Professor of Epidemiology
• Christopher H. Schmid, Chair of the Department of Biostatistics
• Ira Wilson, Professor and Chair of Health Services, Policy and Practice

• Khaled Almilaji (2016–17), Syrian doctor and medical humanitarian{{Cite news|last=McDermott|first=Jennifer M.|date=30 January 2017|title=Syrian doctor studying in US stuck abroad due to travel ban|work=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/45a8d3c852c542b28dd51fe16e72e48f}}{{Cite web|last=Ziner|first=Karen Lee|title=Stranded Syrian doctor loses hope of returning to Brown University|url=https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170306/stranded-syrian-doctor-loses-hope-of-returning-to-brown-university|access-date=2021-09-22|website=providencejournal.com|language=en}}
• Cheryl A. M. Anderson (B.A. 1992), Founding Dean, UC, San Diego School of Public Health{{Cite web|last=Sklar|first=Debbie L.|date=2020-06-03|title=Cheryl Anderson Named Founding Dean of School of Public Health at UC San Diego|url=https://timesofsandiego.com/education/2020/06/02/cheryl-anderson-named-founding-dean-of-school-of-public-health-at-uc-san-diego/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Times of San Diego|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Cheryl Anderson {{!}} UCSD Profiles|url=https://profiles.ucsd.edu/cheryl.anderson|access-date=2021-05-29|website=profiles.ucsd.edu}}
• Nicole Alexander-Scott (M.P.H., 2011), Director, Rhode Island Department of Health{{Cite web|date=2020-05-29|title=How Alexander-Scott emerged as a rock star in RI state government|url=https://thepublicsradio.org/article/how-alexander-scott-emerged-as-a-rock-star-in-ri-state-government|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Public's Radio|language=en}}
• Tiara Mack (B.A. 2016), Member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 6th district (2020–){{Cite web|last=Gelb-Bicknell|first=Corey|date=2020-11-04|title=R.I. Elections Roundup: Mack '16 wins election to State Senate as R.I. Dems reelected to U.S. House, Senate|url=https://www.browndailyherald.com/2020/11/04/r-i-elections-roundup-mack-16-wins-election-to-state-senate-as-r-i-dems-reelected-to-u-s-house-senate/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Brown Daily Herald|language=en-US}}
• Megan Ranney (M.P.H. 2010), Dean, Yale School of Public Health{{cite web|last1=Jha|first1=Ashish|date=3 February 2021|title=SPH Leadership Announcements|url=https://www.brown.edu/academics/public-health/about/people/dean/messages/20210203|access-date=10 February 2021|website=Dean of the School of Public Health|publisher=Brown University School of Public Health|location=Providence, Rhode Island|quote=I am pleased to announce that Dr. Megan Ranney has agreed to serve as Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation.}}{{cite web |title=Office of the Dean |url=https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/deans-office/ |website=Yale School of Public Health |publisher=Yale University |access-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701143112/https://ysph.yale.edu/about-school-of-public-health/deans-office/ |archive-date=1 July 2023 |location=New Haven, Connecticut}}

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