Online Master of Public Health
Student Stories
Find out how the Online MPH program helps people turn their passion into action.
Student Stories
Find out how the Online MPH program helps people turn their passion into action.
Recent News
October 8, 2025
Master's Programs
From clinic to classroom: A doctor's journey through Brown's online master of public health
For Dr. Glenn Jakobsen, M.D., Brown University School of Public Health's online master of public health (MPH) opened the door to collaboration, leadership and a broader impact on patients’ lives.
October 2, 2025
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Royce Fellowship awarded to Online MPH student for study of birth doulas
With immigrant communities under heightened strain, Aidea Downie ’18, MA ’20 has earned a prestigious Royce Fellowship to study the support immigrant mothers and babies receive from culturally-aligned birth doulas.
May 12, 2025
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Alumni Spotlight: Rachel Nyameyo, MPH ’24
Nyameyo puts her online MPH training into action through Lulu-Afrika, the nonprofit organization she founded to address food insecurity, women’s health and safety and the well-being of orphans and prisoners throughout Kenya, Tanzania and South Sudan.
January 23, 2025
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Rebuilding after the storm: A disaster specialist’s path to public health
With climate change bearing down, Online MPH student Sean MacLean’s work with the Red Cross takes him from one natural disaster zone to another, where he leads recovery efforts and provides assistance to devastated communities.
August 7, 2024
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Student Spotlight: Improving Quality & Connection
Without a professional background in public health, but with passion for improving the health of vulnerable populations and for acquiring the tools needed to meet her goals, Iranian immigrant Navid Nickpour is creating connections at PACE Organization of Rhode Island.
May 8, 2024
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Student Spotlight: Addressing Barriers to Care
Elizabeth Lawton, a nurse practitioner and an online MPH student at Brown, provides care to medically underserved communities in Connecticut.
April 4, 2024
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Student Spotlight: Advocating for Older Veterans
Online MPH student Saylor Lewtschenko combines her passions for elder care, Veterans’ health and data science to improve care options for those who have served.
March 8, 2024
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Student Spotlight: Championing Affordable Housing
Troy Nash, family business owner, makes big moves in his home state of Missouri