Distinguished Brown faculty joined with alumni experts to examine the complex interplay between place and health equity, drawing on their groundbreaking research in healthcare delivery, social determinants of health and health policy. 

Moderated by 2024 School of Professional Studies Dean’s Distinguished Alumni awardee Michelle Johnson Tidjani, this timely conversation explored innovative solutions to bridge geographic health divides.

Speakers:

Margot Jackson ’02, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Population Studies and Training Center

Adam C. Levine, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Affairs, Associate Dean of Global Health Equity, Brown University Division of Biology and Medicine

Larry O. Warner ’97, ’13 MPH, Chief Impact and Equity Officer at United Way of Rhode Island, President of the Rhode Island Public Health Association, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice

Moderator:

Michelle Johnson Tidjani ’24 EMBA, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at CommonSpirit Health