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Lisa M. Brown

Lisa M. Brown, PhD, ABPP is a clinical psychology professor at Palo Alto University[1] and an adjunct professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her research areas include trauma, resilience, global mental health, aging, vulnerable populations, human rights, and disasters.[1] Dr. Brown is a mother to four children.[2] She also enjoys the outdoors, gardening, and traveling.[2]

Lisa M. Brown
Occupation(s)Professor; Researcher
Board member ofABPP (certified); Disasters and Older Adults Special Interest Group of the GSA (Founder); APA Division 20 (former President); National Biodefense Science Board Federal Advisory Committee; National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters for HHS
AwardsFullbright Scholarship Program 2014 & 2015
Academic background
EducationB.S., M.A., PhD
Alma materCity University of New York; Palo Alto University
Academic work
DisciplineClinical Psychology
Sub-disciplinetrauma, resilience, stress, disaster, aging, global mental health

Education

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Dr. Brown received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Gerontology from the City University of New York in 1980.[1] In 2002, Dr. Brown simultaneously received her master's (M.A.) and PhD degrees in clinical psychology at the Pacific Graduate School at Palo Alto University.[1]

Career

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Dr. Brown is a current professor at Palo Alto University and an Adjunct Professor at Standford University School of Medicine.[1] Additionally, as a researcher, her responsibilities can include developing and evaluating mental health programs, protecting those involved in catastrophes (e.g. natural disasters, pandemics, traumatic events, etc.), improving access to resources and services, and assisting stakeholders.[1] Before traveling to California, she was an associate professor at the University of South Florida.[3]

Palo Alto University

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Dr. Brown is a director and faculty advisor to a variety of programs within Palo Alto University.[1] Dr. Brown is the director of the Trauma Program, the Director of the Risk and Resilience Research Lab, and the Director of the Peace and Human Rights Lab.[1] Dr. Brown is a faculty advisor to Psi Chi as well as the faculty advisor to the Association of Traumatic Stress Studies (ATSS).[1] The goal of ATSS is to help students interested in studying trauma and getting experience through learning about the field and networking with other students and professionals with the same interests while also spreading awareness about trauma to the general public.[4]

Stanford University

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Dr. Brown is a member of the Human Rights in Trauma Mental Health program at Standford University School of Medicine.[5]

University of South Florida

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Dr. Brown was an associate professor in the School of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida from 2003 until 2014.[3] From 2007 to 2014, Dr. Brown was the Assistant Clinical Director of Disaster Behavioral Health Services and the Florida Department of Health.[5] This role required her to assist in writing the state disaster behavioral health response plan, develop regional disaster behavioral health teams, and do evaluations for the SAMHSA and FEMA crisis counseling programs.[5]

Professional services

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Since the early 2000s, Dr. Brown has been a part of many national, international, and state committees and commissions.[1] From 2008 to 2011, Dr. Brown served on the Disaster Mental Health Subcommittee of the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) Federal Advisory Committee.[5] She was part of the team that developed a behavioral health response to disasters, terrorism, and pandemics.[5] In 2010, Dr. Brown founded the Disasters and Older Adults Special Interest Group within the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).[2] More recently, in 2020, Dr. Brown began research with the CMS Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality among Nursing Homes.[5] From 2020 to 2021 Dr. Brown was the President of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 20 - the adult development and aging division.[2] Dr. Brown has also served on the National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).[1]

Fullbright Specialist Award Program

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The Fullbright Specialist Program (FSP) is operated by the U.S. Department of State and was established in 2001.[6] The FSP is designed to provide faculty and other professionals with the opportunity to collaborate on project-based activities at other institutions around the world.[6] The program can last between two to six weeks.[6] There are 160 participating areas around the world, including the United States, South America, Africa, Europe, India, and Asia.[6] The FSP has on average 400 specialists traveling each year.[6]

Dr. Brown had the opportunity to be a part of the Fullbright Specialist Program two years in a row.[1] In 2014, Dr. Brown traveled to The University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica.[1] Once more in 2015, Dr. Brown went to Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand.[1]

Publications and research

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Dr. Brown's research areas of interest include aging, trauma, resilience, disasters, terrorism, violence, human rights, suicide, assessment, treatment, and vulnerable and underserved populations.[1] Dr. Brown has authored more than 150 articles and book chapters.[2]

In 2007, Dr. Brown was a co-editor for the Oxford University Press on the Psychology of Terrorism.[2][7] Additionally, in 2011, Dr. Brown established relationships, rapport, and experience with first responder groups which assisted in creating the second edition of Psychological First Aid Field Guide for Nursing Home Residents.[2][8] Dr. Brown has also worked with active and retired service duty members in order to create better support for each individual.[9][10] She explored active-duty members' suicidal ideation and behavior using latent analysis.[9] The goal of the study was to identify subgroups that can share similar thoughts and patterns to target intervention and support.[9] Dr. Brown also researched homeless veterans and how age can impact the outcomes for those in transitional housing programs.[10] These findings stated that older veterans have different needs, including health and social support systems, but would benefit them more than younger veterans from the transitional housing programs.[10] Furthermore, Dr. Brown was a co-author in 2021 when the Trauma-Informed Care Guidebook for Implementation of Trauma-Informed Best Practices for International Criminal Investigations [11] was published on behalf of the United Nations.[2] In addition to writing guidebooks, Dr. Brown also does assessments and evaluations of systems already in place. She examined the support and intervention system for survivors of sexual assault, DAHLIA.[12] Within this review, she and colleagues found that DAHLIA is moderately successful in relieving the immediate feelings of anxiety and depression in individuals.[12]

In 2019 the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe and a lot of aspects of people's lives had to change, including work, school, and quality of life. Dr. Brown researched how the pandemic impacted both practitioners and patients focused on long-term care within psychology.[13] The survey found that telehealth services gained popularity.[13] However, patients had long periods without access to services because of the government visitor restrictions which ended up having negative effects on well-being, loneliness, and quality of life.[13] In addition to patients findings, clinicians also reported feeling burnt out and one-third reported having traumatic experiences while providing mental health services.[13] In addition to pandemics, natural disasters like hurricanes are an area of interest for Dr. Brown.[1][14] After 2004 (Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne)[15] and 2005 (Cindy, Dennis, Katrina, Ophelia, Rita, and Wilma)[16] hurricanes in Florida, Dr. Brown conducted a study of the experience of faculty and staff in assisted living homes for both shelter in place and evacuation protocols.[14] The study found that deciding which protocol to put in place was difficult and electricity was vital to resident well-being.[14] They suggested that assisted living facilities should develop disaster preparedness plans in conjunction with local and state emergency offices.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Lisa M. Brown, PhD, ABPP (Faculty) | Palo Alto University. (2014). Paloaltou.edu. https://www.paloaltou.edu/faculty/lisa-m-brown-phd-abpp
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Anonymous (2024). HHS.gov. https://aspr.hhs.gov/AboutASPR/WorkingwithASPR/BoardsandCommittees/Pages/NACSD/Lisa-Brown.aspx
  3. ^ a b Lisa BROWN | Professor (Full) | PhD | Palo Alto University | Pacific Graduate School of Psychology | Research profile. (2019). ResearchGate.https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lisa-Brown-2
  4. ^ HOME | atss. (2020). Atss. https://trauma32.wixsite.com/atss
  5. ^ a b c d e f Lisa Brown’s Profile | Stanford Profiles. (2014). Stanford.edu. https://profiles.stanford.edu/229329
  6. ^ a b c d e "Fulbright Specialist Program". Fulbright Specialist Program. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  7. ^ Bongar, Bruce, and others (eds), Psychology of Terrorism (New York, 2006; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 June 2015), https://doi.org/10.1093/med:psych/9780195172492.001.0001, accessed 16 Oct. 2024.
  8. ^ Brown, Lisa & Hyer, Kathryn & Frahm, Kathryn & Gibson, Maggie. (2019). Psychological First Aid Field Operation Guide for Nursing Homes, Second Edition.
  9. ^ a b c Reed, David & Kim, Minsu & Kok, Brian & Wickham, Robert & Brown, Lisa. (2016). A Latent Class Analysis of Suicidal Cognitions and Behaviors Among Active Duty Service Members. 10.13140/RG.2.2.35636.14729.
  10. ^ a b c Barnett, Scott & Brown, Lisa & Schonfeld, Lawrence & Frahm, Kathryn & Kasprow, Wesley & Casey, Roger & Schinka, John. (2012). Age Differences in Homeless Veteran Characteristics and Outcomes in Transitional Housing Interventions.
  11. ^ Reicherter, Daryn & Wang, Shaune-Ru & Ohrtman, Tara & Ndukwe, Nenna & Vaatainen, Simo & Alcalay, Sarah & Brown, Lisa. (2022). Implementation of Trauma-informed Best Practices for International Criminal Investigations Conducted by the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD). Psychological Injury and Law. 15. 1-11. 10.1007/s12207-022-09457-x.
  12. ^ a b Goodmann, Danielle & Brown, Lisa & Bunge, Eduardo & Leykin, Yan. (2023). Initial Examination of DAHLIA: A Fully-automated Internet Intervention for Women Survivors of Sexual Assault. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. 9. 1-11. 10.1007/s41347-023-00342-1.
  13. ^ a b c d Lind, Lisa & Ward, Rachel & Rose, Savannah & Brown, Lisa. (2022). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychological Service Provision, Mental Health Practitioners, and Patients in Long-Term Care Settings: Results From a Rapid Response Survey. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 54. 10.1037/pro0000486.
  14. ^ a b c d Brown, Lisa & Christensen, Janelle & Ialynytchev, Anna & Thomas, Kali & Frahm, Kathryn & Hyer, Kathryn. (2015). Experiences of Assisted Living Facility Staff in Evacuating and Sheltering Residents During Hurricanes. Current Psychology. 34. 10.1007/s12144-015-9361-7.
  15. ^ Philips, Ryan. (2024). 4 hurricanes hit Florida in 6 weeks? Here's what happened 20 years ago. NBC Miami. https://www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurricane-season/four-in-2004-hurricane-season-florida/3390755/
  16. ^ Dolce, Chris. (2020). 15 Years Ago, the Most Extreme Atlantic Hurricane Season on Record Began. The weather channel. https://weather.com/safety/hurricane/news/2020-05-28-extreme-2005-hurricane-season-15-year-anniversary

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