The Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) is a multidisciplinary academic department in the Brown University School of Public Health. Over 50 BSS faculty members are actively engaged in research and teaching to understand the behavioral and social determinants of public health problems and to develop interventions to change behaviors and improve social contexts related to public health. BSS faculty conduct collaborative research with a substantive focus on behavioral health issues such as alcohol and other drug abuse; smoking and tobacco use; obesity, nutrition, and physical activity; HIV and sexually transmitted infections; and health disparities and culture.
The Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences offers courses of study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Behavioral and Social Health Sciences. BSS faculty also teach and advise Brown undergraduates and train and mentor postdoctoral research fellows.
Carey, Kate BDirector of the Doctoral Program in Behavioral and Social Sciences
Cassidy, RachelVice Chair of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sarker, MalabikaInterim Chair of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sun, ShufangAssociate Director of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Tovar, AlisonInterim Director of the Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity
Agénor, MadinaAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Ahluwalia, Jasjit SinghProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Andes, Karen LAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Aston, Elizabeth RAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Barnett, Nancy PProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Becker, Bruce MAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Becker, Sara JAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Benitez, Tanya JAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Berey, BenjaminAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Biello, Katie BrooksProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Bock, Beth CProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Bohlen, Lauren ConnellAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Borrelli, BelindaAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Borsari, Brian EAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Braciszewski, Jordan MAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Braun, ToscaAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Brewer, JudsonProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Britton, Willoughby BAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Bulled, NicolaAdjunct Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Capone, ChristyAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Carey, Kate BProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Carey, MichaelProfessor Emeritus of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Cassidy, RachelAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Chan, Philip AAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Cioe, Patricia AAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Colby, Suzanne M.Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Darling, Katherine ElizabethAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
DiBello, Angelo MAdjunct Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
DiClemente, Kira RoseAdjunct Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Doshi, MonikaAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Dube, Catherine EAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Dulin, AkilahAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Dunsiger, Shira IAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Eaton, EricaAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Elwy, Anashua Rani GhoseProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Epstein, Lynn CClinical Professor Emerita of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Friend, KarenAdjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Fulton, John PClinical Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Gamarel, Kristi EAdjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Gans, Kim MAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Gaudiano, Brandon AProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Gladstone, Tracy R.GAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Grigsby, DianaAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Gunn, Rachel LAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Guthrie, Kate MProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Haass-Koffler, Carolina LAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Haikalis, MichelleAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Harrison, Abigail DAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Helseth, Sarah AAdjunct Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Hernandez, LynnAdjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Hoeppner, Bettina BAdjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Holland, PatriciaAssistant Professor of the Practice of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Hughto, Jaclyn WhiteAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Janssen, TimAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Julian-Schmidt, Carissa JoAdjunct Instructor in Behavioral and Social Sciences
Kahler, Christopher WProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Kaplan, Deanna MAdjunct Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Kern, JillAdjunct Instructor in Behavioral and Social Sciences
Khanna, AdityaAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Kiene, Susan MAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Koerbel, LynnAssistant Professor of the Practice of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Kuo, Caroline CAdjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Langdon, KirstenAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Leggio, LorenzoAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Loucks, Eric BProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mackillop, JamesAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Magill, MollyProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Marcus, Bess HProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mastroleo, Nadine RAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Meisel, Matthew KAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mereish, Ethan HAdjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Merrill, Jennifer EAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Metrik, JaneProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Micalizzi, Lauren GAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Miller, Mary ElizabethAdjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mimiaga, Matthew JAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Miranda, RobertProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Monnig, Mollie AAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Monteiro, Lois AProfessor Emerita of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Monti, Peter MDonald G. Millar Distinguished Professor of Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Murphy, Cara MAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Murphy, MatthewAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Nunn, Amy SProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Operario, DonAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Orban, SusanTeaching Associate in Behavioral and Social Sciences
Pellowski, Jennifer AAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Pielech, MelissaAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Proulx, JeffreyAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Rakowski, WilliamProfessor Emeritus of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Ranney, Megan LAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Risica, Patricia MAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Rogers, Michelle LAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Rohsenow, Damaris JaneProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Rosales, RobertAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Rosen, Rochelle KAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Rosengard, CynthiaAdjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sarker, MalabikaProfessor of the Practice of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Scott, Kelli SAdjunct Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Scott-Sheldon, LoriProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Singh, PrernaAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sokolovsky, Alexander WAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Spas, JaysonAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Spillane, Nichea SAdjunct Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Stahl, Robert SAssistant Professor of the Practice of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Stein, LyndaAdjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Stroud, LauraProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sun, ShufangAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Swift, Robert MProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Tidey, JenniferProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Tovar, AlisonAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Treloar Padovano, HayleyAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Vandenberg, JacobAdjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
von Ash, TaylaAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
White, Tara LAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research)
Williams, David MProfessor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Wray, Tyler BAssociate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Zelaya, David GAssistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Zink, ThereseClinical Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
