The Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity is pleased to announce that Jaclyn White Hughto Ph.D., Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Epidemiology, has received the prestigious Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring in Public Health. This award recognizes her outstanding commitment to mentoring students and fostering excellence in public health education.

Karla Kaun argues that addiction researchers should talk about their work in their everyday lives. Those conversations can shape how drug, tobacco and alcohol use is studied in labs, taught in schools, treated in clinics and shaped by policy. Brown addiction researchers have a track record of success in exerting the influence of evidence.

In a Q&A, Peter Monti, a professor of alcohol and addiction studies at Brown University and a leading researcher of alcohol and disease exacerbation, shared his perspective on alcohol and cancer.

The research, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, aims to uncover how alcohol and HIV disrupt gut bacteria and contribute to chronic health issues like heart disease.

On December 11, Alison Tovar PhD, director of the Brown University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity, joined the Rhode Island Life Index 2024 launch event as a panelist to discuss the pressing issue of food insecurity.

NIH R01 Grant to Study Health Disparities and Empower Latina Women through Physical Activity and Mindfulness

A study by Brown researchers reveals obstetric mistreatment suffered by mothers living with HIV during labor and delivery in a South African township, and paths toward better care.

Dr. Judson Brewer, director of research and innovation at the Mindfulness Center at the Brown University School of Public Health, shares strategies for staying calm during contentious times.

Brown researchers are developing a mobile app aimed at reducing high-risk alcohol use among young adults.

Tayla von Ash, assistant professor of behavioral and social sciences, was awarded the NIH R01 grant, which totals $3.5M over five years.

This summer MPH student Derrick Webb performed mixed-methods research in Nairobi, attended an HIV conference in Munich and finally joined other emerging leaders in HIV/AIDS research at the prestigious White House Rising Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C.

With renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Addiction and Disease Risk Exacerbation will build on its research to understand mechanisms linking substance use with chronic disease.

A team of Brown faculty members is conducting the first study of its kind to investigate whether MDMA-assisted therapy can relieve the suffering of Veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder.

Funded by a grant from the Center for Disease Control, Hughto's research on overdose prevention and harm reduction in Rhode Island and Massachusetts has released preliminary findings.

Bart Hearn, a Brown undergraduate concentrating in public health, earned the prestigious Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship and spent his summer researching HIV/AIDS interventions abroad.

With a commitment to community engagement, the public health graduate student and aspiring physician is spending her summer helping underinsured Rhode Islanders access protective health care.

Boston Children’s Hospital, Brown University School of Public Health, Vital Village Networks, and Temple University’s Center for Public Health Law Research Selected for RWJF Grant to Strengthen Research, Methods, and Advocacy to Address Structural Racism

Taking an HIV test in the privacy of your own home is as simple as swabbing your cheek. A new study from Tyler Wray finds compelling evidence that mailed tests could be a game changer.

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is among the most common conditions facing U.S. Veterans, with no effective cure. Additionally, many Veterans use alcohol to alleviate their trauma, making medical treatment even more complex. For these high risk patients, Professors Christy Capone and Carolina Haass-Koffler are thinking outside the box: Could a treatment involving psychedelic drugs potentially save Veteran lives?

Brown University researchers take a deep dive into the barriers that are disincentivizing health insurers from covering the mindfulness–based health program.

This new initiative seeks to organize engagement in the reproductive justice field within Brown and surrounding communities.

Brown researchers partnered with influencers to screen potential participants for eligibility into ongoing trials and compare the effectiveness of public health-based influencer ads with traditional advertising.

NCCIH funding will allow Brown researchers to evaluate complementary and integrative health interventions and produce a public-facing database to support rigorous systematic reviews.