Three faculty members awarded $3 million NIMH grant for HIV prevention in Africa
Three WashU faculty members have been awarded a $3 million research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to address economic and structural barriers associated with access and use of an oral medication to prevent HIV infection.
Sarraf named a top public health student
Danielle Sarraf, a joint master’s of business administration and master’s of public health student at Washington University in St. Louis, was named one of 10 “Students Who Rocked Public Health 2024” by the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice.
Brown School faculty among 2025 AASWSW Fellows
Two Brown School faculty members, Jeremy Goldbach and Jin Huang, have been named 2025 Fellows of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.
Naseh awarded grant to improve refugee health in Missouri
Mitra Naseh, an assistant professor at the Brown School, has received a three-year $463,654 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to study and improve the health of refugees in Missouri.
Cabassa to deliver 2025 Aaron Rosen Lecture at SSWR conference
Leopoldo J. Cabassa, a professor at the Brown School and co-director of the Center for Mental Health Services Research, has been selected to present the 2025 Aaron Rosen Lecture at the Society for Social Work and Research annual conference in Seattle.
Volunteering reduces rate of aging, study finds
Volunteering, even a small amount, is linked to slower age acceleration for both retirees and working people, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Student addresses economic inclusion of refugees with disabilities in The Lancet
Mustafa Rfat, a PhD candidate in social work at the Brown School, has co-authored a correspondence published in The Lancet calling on greater economic integration of refugees and asylum seekers with disabilities.
McBride honored for rural health advocacy
Tim McBride, the Bernard Becker Professor at the Brown School, has received the 2024 Rural Excellence in Advocacy Award from the Missouri Rural Health Association. The honor recognizes outstanding contributions to health care in rural Missouri.
Halting hidden hunger
Can improved nutrition during pregnancy help prevent stunted growth in children around the world? With partners in Ecuador, Lora Iannotti studies the effects of maternal diet on infant brain development.
Beyond the diagnosis
Alumna Patricia Saleeby helped develop and enhance the ICF, a classification system that enables better patient care around the world.
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