Andrew W. Brown

Andrew W. Brown is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and holds a Visiting Assistant Professor position at Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington. He is affiliated with the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute and actively engages in interdisciplinary research projects.

Education:

• 2014 – Postdoc in Meta-research, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• 2011 – Ph.D. in Nutrition (minor in Statistics)
• 2008 – M.S. in Biochemistry (minor in Statistics)
• 2007 – B.S. in Biochemistry

Research Interests: His work centers on nutrition, obesity, and methodologies to enhance research rigor, reproducibility, and transparency. He specializes in meta-research, which evaluates scientific practices, and causal inference in behavioral obesity studies.

Grants & Collaborations: He leads or co-leads NIH-funded projects, including:

• Identifying neurocognitive markers in childhood leukemia chemotherapy (PI: van der Plas, NIH/NCI)
• Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention (PI: Weber, NIH/NIGMS)
• Computational tools for clinical trial transparency (PIs: Kilicoglu/Mayo-Wilson, NIH/NLM)
• Mathematical approaches in obesity research (PIs: Allison/Brown/Thomas, NIH/NIGMS)
• Causal inference methods in obesity studies (PIs: Allison/Brown/Fontaine, NIH/NHLBI)
• Capacity-building for data practices (PI: Brown, NIH/NIGMS)
• Translational research in Arkansas (PI: James, NIH/NCATS)

Contact: Office: 13 Children’s Way, Slot 842, Little Rock, AR 72202 | Phone: 501-364-2730