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Interested in a social work or public health degree, learn about the work of the students, faculty, and graduates of the Brown School at Washington University in St. LouisTRANSCRIPT
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“I empower immigrant
families facing linguistic
and cultural barriers,
and enhance their
quality of life.”
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“ Through teaching and
research, I want to
make the extraordinary
possible.”
“Being a teenager on an
Indian reservation is about
as tough as it gets. I am
making an impact by
helping these kids.”
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“We are moving into
an era where we think
beyond one discipline to
how lots of disciplines
work together.”
Edward F. Lawlor has
published widely on health
care administration and
policy for the aged and
the poor, access to care,
hospital reimbursement
and performance, and
health care reform.
A national Medicare
expert, he is the author
of Redesigning the Medicare
Contract: Politics, Markets,
and Agency. He teaches
classes in health policy
and services.
W E L C O M E
E D W A R D F . L A W L O R
Dean and the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor Director, Washington University’s Institute for Public Health
WHAT
DRIVES
THEM?
WHY DID THEY
PURSUE A
GRADUATE DEGREE
FROM BROWN?
WHAT ARE
THEIR PASSIONS,
AMBITIONS,
AND GOALS?
WE TAKE A GLOBAL VIEW. WE ARE CONDUCTING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR STUDENTS CAN
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INTERNATIONAL PRACTICUM OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATE IN UNIQUE ACADEMIC EXCHANGES
WITH PARTNER UNIVERSITIES.
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WE TAKE A GLOBAL VIEW. WE ARE CONDUCTING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR STUDENTS CAN
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INTERNATIONAL PRACTICUM OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATE IN UNIQUE ACADEMIC EXCHANGES
WITH PARTNER UNIVERSITIES.
RESEARCH
PRACTICA
ACADEMIC INSTITUTES
STUDENTS’ HOME COUNTRIES (past 3 years)
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INSTITUTE IN CHINA
INSTITUTE IN CHILE
INSTITUTE IN INDIA
UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION
Washington University
in St. Louis
UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR
Biology, Educational Studies
MPH SCHOLARSHIP
Community and
Population Health
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Public Health Initiatives
in Epidemiology (PHIE)
P A T R I C I A C H E U N G
MPH ‘11
P A S S I O N
Jack A. Kirkland is a nationally
known expert on the African-
American family.
From growing up in Appalachia
and participating in the Civil
Rights Movement to stints as
the community development
director for the Peace Corps
in Latin America and the
director of the Missouri
Department of Transportation,
Professor Kirkland knows
firsthand that saving families
means saving communities.
A popular teacher, he has
taught generations of Brown
School students.
P A S S I O N
J A C K A . K I R K L A N D
Associate Professor
K Y E O N G M O K I M
MSW ‘06
UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION
Korea University
UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR
German
OTHER GRADUATE DEGREE
Master of Social Welfare
MSW CONCENTRATIONS
Social and Economic
Development, Gerontology
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Korean Student Association
P A S S I O N
L O R I E N C A R T E R
MSW ‘98, Instructor
A graduate of the Brown
School, Lorien Carter is
the lead instructor for
Social Work Practice with
Individuals, Families, and
Groups, a required course
for all incoming MSW
students. She also teaches
extensively in the Children,
Youth, and Families
concentration. She is a
three-time winner of the
School’s annual Excellence
in Teaching Award.
P A S S I O N
UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION
University of Connecticut
UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR
Anthropology
UNDERGRADUATE MINORS
Women’s Studies
Sociology
SCHOLARSHIP
Christiana L. Broun Scholarship
MSW CONCENTRATION
Individualized
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
SCC MSW General Member
Outlook Co-Chair
P A S S I O N
S A M A T I N I Y O M C H A I
MSW ‘11
Vetta Sanders Thompson studies racial identity, psychosocial implications of race and ethnicity in health communications, and health and mental health disparities. A licensed clinical psycholo-gist, she teaches applied behavior therapy and human diversity.
V E T T A L . S A N D E R S T H O M P S O N
Associate Professor
K N O W L E D G E
A N D R E A S P R A Y
MPH ‘11
UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION
Indiana University
UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR
Art History, Studio Art
MPH SCHOLARSHIP
Health Communications
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Public Health Initiatives in
Epidemiology (PHIE)
K N O W L E D G E
M E L I S S A J O N S O N - R E I D
Professor
Melissa Jonson-Reid directs
the School’s Center for
Violence and Injury Prevention.
The Center develops and
disseminates evidence-based,
real-world strategies for
preventing child maltreatment,
intimate partner violence,
sexual violence, and suicide
attempts. A national child
welfare services expert,
Professor Jonson-Reid teaches
Evaluation of Programs
and Services in the School’s
MSW program.
K N O W L E D G E
I S A B E L G A R C I A
MSW ‘08
UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION
Vassar College
UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR
Urban Studies
MSW CONCENTRATION
Mental Health
SCHOLARSHIP
Dean’s Scholar
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
NOSOTROS
CIRI
International Festival
K N O W L E D G E
KATHRYN M. BUDER CENTER FOR
AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES
CENTER FOR LATINO FAMILY RESEARCH
CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
RESEARCH
CENTER FOR OBESITY PREVENTION
AND POLICY RESEARCH
CENTER FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT’S
CENTER FOR TOBACCO POLICY RESEARCH
CENTER FOR VIOLENCE AND INJURY
PREVENTION
THE HEALTH COMMUNICATION
RESEARCH LABORATORY
PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER IN
ST. LOUIS
THE SOCIAL SYSTEMS DESIGN LAB
L E A D E R S H I P
M A T T H E W K R E U T E R
Professor
Matthew Kreuter directs the Brown School’s Health Communication Research Laboratory. The Lab’s goal is to study how communications principles and tools can be applied to reduce health disparities.
E R I C N D I C H U
MSW ‘10
UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION
University of Nairobi
UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR
Social Work
MSW CONCENTRATION
Individualized
SPECIALIZATION
Research
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
African Students of
Social Work Association
L E A D E R S H I P
Located in the student commons area, Grounds 4 Change serves as a gathering place for the entire Brown School community. It is a frequent venue for social and academic events hosted by the more than 20 active student-led interest groups.
UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION
Grinnell College
UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS
Political Science
Spanish
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Advocacy and Learning
for Public Health Action
(ALPHA)
L E A D E R S H I P
R Y A N S T E R L I N G
MSW/MPH ‘11
M I C H A E L S H E R R A D E N
The Benjamin E. Youngdahl Professor of Social Development
Michael Sherraden is the
founder and director of the
Center for Social Development.
He is the creator of the
individual development
account, or IDA, a matched
savings program that is
proving to help poor people
save money as a strategy to
raise their standard of living.
His work has influenced policy
development in the United
States, United Kingdom,
Taiwan, Canada, and other
countries. He was recently
named to the 2010 TIME 100,
the magazine’s annual list
of the 100 most influential
people in the world.
L E A D E R S H I P
UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION
University of Virginia
UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR
Religious Studies and
Government
MSW SCHOLARSHIP
Danforth Urban Scholar
MSW CONCENTRATION
Children, Youth, and Families
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Student Coordinating Council
C H A N G E
A A R O N J E N N I N G S
MSW ‘09
R O S S B R O W N S O N
Professor
C H A N G E
Ross Brownson is a leading
expert in chronic disease
prevention and applied
epidemiology. He also
co-directs the Prevention
Research Center, a Center
for Disease Control and
Prevention-funded organiza-
tion that develops new ways
to improve population health
by adapting, implementing,
and disseminating evidence-
based interventions.
Carolyn Lesorogol’s research
and teaching focus on
international social develop-
ment and the dynamics of
community change. Her
field work takes her to rural
Kenya, East Africa, where she
has lived and worked for
more than 20 years.
Recent applied research projects
include community forest
conservation in Madagascar
and an interdisciplinary
health impact assessment
in Pagedale, Missouri.
C H A N G E
C A R O L Y N L E S O R O G O L
Associate Professor
C H A R L E S P O U R I E R
MSW ‘07
UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION
Oglala Tribal College
UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR
Human Services
MSW SCHOLARSHIP
Kathryn M. Buder Scholar
MSW CONCENTRATION
Individualized
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Co-Chair, American Indian
Student Association
C H A N G E
G A U T A M Y A D A M A
Associate Professor and Director ofInternational Programs
Gautam Yadama’s research
focuses on understanding the
livelihoods of natural resource-
dependent poor and ensuing
strategies to achieve greater
sustainability. In collabora-
tion with Brown School’s
Social Systems Design Lab
and Foundation for Ecological
Security, he is examining
human and natural resource
interactions in India. Working
with colleagues in the School
of Engineering, he is studying
the harmful effects of biomass
combustion in poor house-
holds in India. In China, he is
studying micro-institutional
mechanisms for provisioning
and managing quasi-public
goods in rural communities.
C H A N G E
CONCENTRATIONS
ELECTIVES
SPECIALIZATIONS
CERTIFICATE IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
DUAL DEGREES
CURRICULUM
CERTIFICATE IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
DUAL DEGREES
CURRICULUM
SELECT PRACTICUM SITES
AARP
Beyond Housing
Helen Keller International
Korea Institute of Welfare
and Social Affairs
North Carolina Commission
on Indian Affairs
Redevelopment Opportunities
for Women
Save the Children
United Nations Center for
Regional Development
United Way of Greater
St. Louis
U.S. Agency for International
Development
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
AARP
Alzheimer’s Association
National Office
American Red Cross
Baylor College of Medicine
The Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
Booz Allen Hamilton
Catholic Charities
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Chinese American
Service League
Civic Ventures
Foundation for Ecological
Security
Gateway Foundation
Government Accountability
Office (GAO)
Heartland Alliance
Jewish Federation
KIPP Inspire Academy
Lutheran Social Services
Mayo Clinic
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Missouri Foundation for Health
National Council on Aging
National Council on
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
National Indian Child
Welfare Association
National Institutes of Health
Parents as Teachers
National Center
Peace Corps
U.S. Agency for International
Development
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services
U.S. Department of
Veterans’ Affairs
United Nations
United Way
World Health Organization
(WHO) - Kazakhstan
Wyman Center
YWCA
Baylor College of Medicine
Clinical Fellowships
Boron Fellowships
Boston Children’s Hospital
Fellowships
Capitol City Fellowships
The Fulbright Program
Interprofessional Palliative
Care Fellowships
Mickey Leland International
Hunger Fellowships
University of California
Berkeley Clinical Fellowship
USAID Global Health
Fellowships
Veterans Affairs
The Yale Child Study Center
Clinical Fellowships
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I N T E R N A T I O N A L S T U D E N T S
S C H O L A R S H I P S A N D D E A D L I N E S
V I S I T
T O L E A R N M O R E
This is the second book we have developed to introduce you to some members of our community, and to demonstrate the passion for creating social impact that unites us as a School. You can access all of the stories, including those of the students and faculty below, on our web site at http://brownschool.wustl.edu.
WE HOPE TO SHARE YOUR STORY IN A FUTURE EDITION.
ANTHONY CHRISTOPHER-SMITH
BROOKE CURTISS
TONYA EDMOND
ROSIE STAFFORD
STEPHANIE KILSTEIN KRAUS
JESSICA LAUGHLIN
JUSTIN LERNER
STEPHEN MAGU
CLARE MASSON
MARK RANK
MICAELA MERCADO
RENE OLATE
YOO SUN PAICK
BRIAN PERRON
RIISA RAWLINS
AJA RILEY
BRIDGET SHEA
ZURAB TATANASHVILI
BENJAMIN WILLIAMS
LUIS ZAYAS
M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T
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