Bio
Dr. Jennifer Brown is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. Her research addresses health disparities domestically and globally in the following domains: 1.) Development and evaluation of culturally-tailored interventions to prevent HIV/AIDS; improve reproductive health and substance use outcomes; and address the intersection between substance use and infectious diseases. 2.) Implementation science approaches to improve HIV, reproductive health, and substance use outcomes. 3.) Employ Cultural Consensus Modeling (CCM) to understand cultural facets of mental health, substance use, reproductive health, and infectious disease disparities. Her research has been supported by federal funding from NIH (NIAAA, NIDA, NIMH), CDC, and SAMHSA and other funders including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.