Around the globe, economies are shifting as human migration, energy transition, and numerous other challenges shape futures. Many nations are meeting these challenges with policies aimed at the next generation. On April 9, the Global Programs Office and the Center for Social Development hosted a lunchtime discussion on innovative policy proposals from Jordan and Mongolia. […]
This year’s performances highlighted both cultural pride and personal storytelling. We took a journey around the world including a Native American Hoop Dance, Brazilian rhythms from Professor Rodrigo Siqueira Reis and Milena Franco Silva, as well as Nepalese folk and Chinese fan dances. The tempo was then lowered for reflections on the Islamic faith by […]
Professor Anna Goldfarb Shabsin and Dr Tammy Orahood took a group of 19 Brown School students to Washington, D.C. over spring break to study the policy eco-system. The field-based course used the opportunities provided by the nation’s capital to explore transdisciplinary policy practice in government, think tanks, and advocacy groups such as the AARP Foundation. There […]
Associate Professor of Practice, Jessica Backman-Levy, has been selected for WomenLift Health’s sixth North America Cohort of the Leadership Journey, a program designed to empower women as they advance into senior leadership roles in global health. Since its founding in 2019, WomenLift Health has worked to amplify the power and influence of talented women, driving […]
Danielle Sarraf, an MBA/MPH student, has been recognized as one of the 10 “Students Who Rocked Public Health 2024” by the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice (JPHMP). This honor highlights her remarkable contributions to public health innovation and leadership, demonstrating how dedication and ingenuity can tackle pressing challenges and drive meaningful change in […]
In her article “One of the World’s Largest Refugee Populations, Afghans Have Faced Increasing Restrictions in Iran,” published on January 7, 2025, in Migration Information Source (published by the Migration Policy Institute) Assistant Professor Mitra Naseh examines the challenges faced by Afghan refugees in Iran. She highlights that as of mid-2024, Iran hosts approximately 3.8 […]
Brown School Field Based Courses offer students invaluable first-hand perspectives on public health challenges around the world, and the opportunity to explore how innovative solutions can be adopted and adapted to other countries. In the video below, a Brown School student walks us through their transformative experience as a participant in the Berlin Health and […]
People Health & Place is fostering international collaborations to tackle health disparities in Brazil. Co-directed by Professor Rodrigo Reis, the unit recently hosted a workshop in Florianópolis, Brazil, supported by the Global Programs Faculty Research Fund. The event brought together leading experts from Brazilian universities to establish research priorities, formalize partnerships, and create educational initiatives. […]
Six Brown School affiliated projects were awarded Global Incubator Seed Grants in November, which aim to kickstart high-impact research initiatives between WashU faculty and international collaborators. We would like to extend our congratulations to the following faculty and their collaborator institutions in 5 countries: Africa ‘Tailoring an evidence-based family strengthening intervention as a preventive approach […]
We congratulate the following Brown School faculty and doctoral students on being selecting for research grants to support ongoing or new research projects taking place globally.
The Fogarty International Center (FIC) at the NIH has awarded $150,000 to Assistant Professors Nhial Tutlam, Proscovia Nabunya, and Mitra Naseh for the RCap4Youth project. This initiative, an administrative supplement to ICHAD’s ACHIEVE D43 Training Program, will train refugee youth in Uganda to conduct health-focused research in humanitarian settings. The project addresses the critical need […]
On October 15, 2024 a delegation from Kazakhstan visited WashU to present on their national Child Development Account (CDA) policy (informed by research from the Center for Social Development, and a PhD dissertation by Research Assistant Professor Aytakin Huseynli) and sign a Memorandum of Understanding to build further momentum for collaboration. Brown School faculty were subsequently […]
The 2024-25 Global Health Student Advisory Committee has been announced comprising representatives from 7 WashU schools. The group works with the Global Health Center on university-wide activities and events, to help generate awareness of and interest in global health among WashU students and the wider world. This year, the Brown School is represented by Nwaliweaku […]
ICHAD formalized their partnership with the Uganda Ministry of Health. On June 28, 2024, ICHAD led by Dr. Fred Ssewamala, the Ministry of Health, and the AfriChild Center, signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to collectively partner to deliver evidence-based research for the benefit of the Government of Uganda. The Uganda Ministry of Health […]
We are pleased to announce that the following Brown School faculty and doctoral students received Global Pilot grants. Faculty were awarded up to $5000 and doctoral students up to $2500 to support ongoing or new research project taking place globally. Faculty Doctoral Students
The “Advancing People, Health & Place” research initiative recently received funding from the Global Programs Faculty Research Fund which supported a workshop at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil in early June. Convened by Professor Rodrigo Reis, facilitated by Fulbright Visiting Researcher Ana Luiza Favarão Leão and co-ordinated by Research Manager Aine O’Connor, the workshop focused on identifying […]
The Global Incubator Seed Grants program aims to stimulate high-impact collaborative research in any discipline linking WashU faculty with international counterparts. The principal investigator must have a full-time faculty appointment at WashU and research projects must include at least one international collaborator (faculty member, NGO or industry researcher). For this year’s application cycle, proposals should lie within or at the […]
Professor Lora Iannotti and E3 Nutrition Lab colleagues are working to tackle “hidden hunger,” a form of malnutrition that affects millions of children worldwide, by studying the impact of nutrient-rich, locally sourced foods like eggs and vegetables. The Lab’s findings highlight the power of simple dietary changes in combating malnutrition, particularly in resource-limited settings. Their work emphasizes […]
The International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) have obtained a $3.3 million research study grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to explore adolescent Ugandan girls transitioning into young adulthood. The new Suubi4Her-Round 2 (2024-2029) will extend the original 2017 – 2022 study which examined long-term effects of combination interventions on HIV prevention, […]
In a correspondence published in The Lancet, Brown School faculty and colleagues highlight the critical need for Ugandan women to negotiate sexual conditions, such as refusing sex or asking for condom use, to improve reproductive health outcomes. The authors point to cultural norms that reinforce male dominance and female submission in relationships as a significant […]