Brian J. Hall

Brian J. Hall is a tenured Professor of Global Public Health at NYU Shanghai and Affiliated Professor at NYU's School of Global Public Health in New York. He serves as Director of the Center for Global Health Equity and holds adjunct roles at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Sun Yat-sen University. His expertise spans global mental health, migrant health, and digital interventions. Hall earned his PhD in Clinical Health Psychology from Kent State University, with postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins and UNC-Chapel Hill.

Education: PhD in Clinical Health Psychology (Kent State University), NIMH T32 Fellowships in Traumatic Stress and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

Research focuses on scalable mental health interventions, migration health equity, and cultural adaptations of WHO programs. He co-led the ICD-11 cultural sections and pioneered digital mental health trials in Asia. Over 320 peer-reviewed publications and 34,000+ citations highlight his impact. Awards include APA Fellowships and the Chaim Danieli Award.

Leadership roles include Senior Associate Editor at Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, MHADRI Steering Committee member, and Lancet Commission on Mental Health in China. Active collaborations with WHO, UNICEF, and World Bank inform global health policy.