Mary M. McKay joined the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis as dean in 2016, continuing the School’s legacy of creating vital knowledge, initiating social change, and preparing leaders to address social and health challenges both locally and globally. McKay’s academic experience connects deeply to both social work and public health. She has received substantial federal funding for research focused on meeting the mental health and health prevention needs of youth and families impacted by poverty. She also has significant expertise in child mental health services and implementation research methods, as well as over 20 years of experience conducting HIV prevention and care-oriented studies, supported by the National Institutes of Health. She has authored more than 250 publications on mental and behavioral health, HIV/AIDS prevention and urban poverty, and more. In January 2021, Mary McKay was appointed vice provost of interdisciplinary initiatives in the Office of the Provost and stepped down as dean in 2022. As of 2024, Mary serves as the Executive Vice Provost. Prior to joining the Brown School, McKay was the McSilver Professor of Social Work and the inaugural director of the McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work. She previously served as the head of the Division of Mental Health Services Research at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Her prior academic appointments include Columbia University and University of Illinois at Chicago. Mary McKay Executive Vice Provost Professor PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago Office Phone: 314-935-6693 Email: mary.mckay@wustl.edu Download CV Areas of Focus: Child mental health services Child- and family-focused HIV prevention and care Poverty and economic inequality Public health interventions to strengthen families, communities and systems In The News Ssewamala, Nabunya named 2025 SSWR Fellows January 7, 2025 NIH funding to build research capacity among refugee youth in Uganda September 20, 2024 WashU Receives Grant to Address Economic Mobility of Black Youth June 7, 2024 Brown School Dean Search Committee Appointed September 9, 2022 A Cross-Continental Collaboration August 11, 2022 ICHAD Receives $5 Million NIH Grant for Global Health Research April 1, 2022 Co-Interim Deans Edmond and Reis Take the Reins February 28, 2022 Faculty Co-Edit Book on Child Behavioral Health in Sub-Saharan Africa January 24, 2022 Edmond, Reis To Serve As Interim Co-Deans Of Brown School November 12, 2021 Brown School Presentations at APHA 2021 October 25, 2021 Equity, Affordability Among the Goals of Brown School’s New Strategic Plan October 11, 2021 Brown School Partners with STL Mayor’s Office to “Transform” Public Safety September 2, 2021 Open Classroom Creates Popular New Path to Learning and Community Engagement August 27, 2021 New Center to Boost Management, Training for Nonprofits at Delmar Divine August 2, 2021 Brown School Offers New Options for Masters of Social Policy Degree April 22, 2021 The Brown School’s International Center for Child Health and Development Builds a Pipeline of Researchers from Underrepresented Backgrounds April 8, 2021