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Phil Brown is a Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies at Brown University, where he has taught since 1980. He also holds an Adjunct Professor appointment in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. He is a founding member of the Committee on Science, Technology, and Science and an associate member of the Program in Judaic Studies.
His research focuses on environmental health disparities, social movements in health advocacy, and the Jewish cultural experience in the Catskill Mountains. Key projects include labor-environment coalitions, the intersection of breast cancer advocacy and environmental justice, and 'Katrina and the Built Environment' study. He has secured substantial funding from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Phil Brown directs the Contested Illnesses Research Group and oversees community outreach cores for Brown’s Superfund Research Program and Children's Environmental Health Center. He has authored influential books such as Toxic Exposures and Catskill Culture, and his work bridges ethics, public health, and environmental justice.
Honors and Leadership:
- Danforth Foundation Fellow (1976-1979)
- Lilly Endowment Teaching Fellow (1981-1982)
- Peter Livingston Fellowship at Harvard Medical School (1985-1986)
- Chair, Medical Sociology Section (1996-1997)
- Chair, Environment and Technology Section (2003-2005)
- Fred Buttell Lifetime Achievement Award (2006)
- Leo G. Reeder Lifetime Achievement Award (2012)
