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Proctor’s research interests center on mental health and health service delivery, post-acute health and mental health community care, development of knowledge to guide the delivery, and evaluation of clinical social work. She directs the first Center for Mental Health Services Research (CMHSR) at the School of Social Work; the Center is funded by the National […]

Jason Purnell’s research focuses on how socioeconomic and sociocultural factors influence health behaviors and health outcomes and on mobilizing community action to address the social determinants of health. He currently leads Health Equity Works, the new name and expanded mission of the Brown School initiative previously referred to as For the Sake of All. Health […]

​A successful entrepreneur who has led thriving public health focused businesses, Steensma joined the Brown School as a visiting professor in the fall of 2013 and received an appointment to the position of Professor of Practice, Public Health and Social Entrepreneurship, in fall of 2014. Previously he served as a professor at the Keith Busse […]

Thompson is a leading researcher in the areas of racial identity, psychosocial implications of race and ethnicity in health communications, access to health services, and determinants of health and mental health disparities. She has built a unique record of research that combines a sophisticated social science understanding of racial identity, rigorous measurement, and community-based participatory […]

Amy Eyler conducts research to advance the study of policies related to physical activity and obesity, as well as broader policy issues in public health. In addition to serving as deputy director of the Prevention Research Center in St. Louis, she co-directs the Policies for Action Child Health Weight Hub. This research hub is funded […]