Celebrating PhD Career Outcomes 5/10/2019 Public Health; Social Work; Students Share this Story: Some of our 2019 PhD graduates at the Brown School Recognition Ceremony. The Brown School is proud to recognize the work and career outcomes of recent PhD graduates. Their research focuses on a wide range of areas nationally and globally: social engagement and dementia, child well-being and nutrition, successful aging, medical disparities, rural populations, adolescent physical and mental health, and suicide prevention. All of these graduates have published in peer-reviewed journals, and their scholarship has been recognized with multiple awards, fellowships and honors. May 2019 Graduates Takashi Amano: Assistant Professor, Rutgers University Dissertation: “Social Engagement Among Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Conversion to Dementia” Chien-Jen Chiang: Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University Dissertation: “Subtypes of Neglect in Relation to Reporting Practices, Safety Outcomes among Known Cases, and Risk and Protective Factors” Katherine Marcal: Assistant Professor, University of Nevada Las Vegas Dissertation: “Promoting Child Well-being in Homeless Services: A Community-based System Dynamics Approach” Erin Stringfellow: Substance Abuse Research Scientist, Missouri Institute of Mental Health Dissertation: “You Have to Want It: Mental Models of Addiction Recovery and their Implications for Sustainable Interventions” Yi Wang: Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Dissertation: “Neighborhood Environment, Social Participation, and Well-Being among Older Adults in the U.S. “ Ellie Wideman: Assistant Professor, Maryville University Dissertation: “Case Terminations Reasons by Case Characteristics and Child Welfare Involvement” Ivy Blackmore: Position Pending Dissertation: “A Formative Assessment of the Vulnerability Context of Three Indigenous Communities in Rural Ecuador for Improved Intervention Design” December 2018 Graduates Andrae Banks: Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University Dissertation:”Examining the Impact of Financial Well-being upon Black Adolescent Socioemotional Outcomes” Haley Becker: Adjunct Professor, Washington University Dissertation: “Understanding Adolescent Physical Activity in the Early Nutrition Transitioning Country of Haiti” Michael McLaughlin: Teaching Professor, Washington University’s Olin Business School Dissertation: “Three Essays on Taxation and Child Maltreatment” Raven Ross: Health Science Administrator (MSPI/DVPI Data Coordinator), Indian Health Service/Office of Human Resources Dissertation: “An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study of the Implementation and Evaluation of the Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI)” August 2018 Graduates Lisa Pollack: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington University School of Medicine Dissertation: “Racial/Ethnic Disparity in Surgical Approach and Post-Operative Complications for Hysterectomy Among Women with Benign Gynecologic Conditions” Divya Ravindranath: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Indian Institute for Human Settlements Dissertation: “Maternal Health and Child Malnutrition Among Migrant Households Engaged in Construction Work: Experiences, Challenges and Policy Gaps”