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Health Disparities and Health Equity

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Health Disparities and Health Equity

Improving the health of underserved and diverse communities by understanding and eliminating inequities in health and health care outcomes.

Areas of Focus

  • Racial and ethnic minorities
  • Sexual and gender minorities
  • Resource-limited settings, domestically and globally
  • HIV/STIs
  • Mental health
  • Obesity, nutrition, and physical activity
  • Alcohol and other drug use

Our faculty aim to improve the health of underserved and diverse communities by understanding and eliminating inequities in health and healthcare outcomes. As a result, many of our researchers direct their research efforts toward addressing avoidable and preventable inequalities due to social, cultural, and environmental injustices. 

Advanced quantitative and qualitative research methods are implemented across interdisciplinary teams using a community-based approach to prevent, reduce, and eliminate health inequities across diverse populations, including among racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities and those in resource-limited settings—both domestically and globally.

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What to know about the first overdose prevention center in the U.S., from the researchers studying it

December 10, 2024
With the first state-sanctioned overdose prevention center about to open in Providence, Rhode Island, Brown University epidemiologist Brandon Marshall explained how researchers will measure its impact.
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Society of Behavioral Medicine

Ahluwalia to Receive Health Equity SIG Lifetime Achievement Award

March 13, 2023
Dr. Jasjit S. Ahluwalia has been awarded the 2023 Health Equity SIG Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine's annual scientific meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. This year's meeting takes place April 26-29.
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Morayo Akande, MPH Presented at LGBTQ Health 2021 Conference

May 26, 2021
Her poster titled, "Intervention Development to Promote Safe and Affirming Sex for Transgender Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence" presented qualitative findings from service providers working with transgender women (TW) in Rhode Island.
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Faculty

CAAS faculty engaged in research on Health Disparities/Health Equity

  • Jasjit

    Jasjit Ahluwalia

    Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Medicine
    jasjit_ahluwalia@brown.edu
  • Francesca Beaudoin

    Francesca Beaudoin

    Academic Dean of the School of Public Health, Professor of Epidemiology, Professor of Emergency Medicine
    francesca_beaudoin@brown.edu
  • Katie Biello

    Katie Biello

    Professor of Epidemiology, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
    katie_biello@brown.edu
  • Colby

    Suzanne Colby

    Deputy Director of the Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
    suzanne_colby@brown.edu
  • Kahler

    Christopher Kahler

    Director, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
    christopher_kahler@brown.edu
  • aditya khann

    Aditya Khanna

    Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
    aditya_khanna@brown.edu
  • Alex Macmadu

    Alexandria Macmadu

    Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
    alexandria_macmadu@brown.edu
  • Marshall

    Brandon Marshall

    Professor of Epidemiology
    brandon_marshall@brown.edu
  • Ateev

    Ateev Mehrotra

    Chair of Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice
    ateev_mehrotra@brown.edu
  • matthew meisel

    Matthew Meisel

    Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
    matthew_meisel@brown.edu
  • Moyo Dow

    Patience Moyo Dow

    Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice
    patience_moyo@brown.edu
  • robert rosales

    Robert Rosales

    Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
    robert_rosales@brown.edu
  • Tidey

    Jennifer Tidey

    Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Associate Director of Research
    jennifer_tidey@brown.edu
  • Jaclyn White Hughto

    Jaclyn White Hughto

    Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
    jaclyn_hughto@brown.edu
  • david zelaya

    David Zelaya

    Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
    david_zelaya@brown.edu
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