- Clinical Associate Professor
- Office: 244B
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- Email: brownbr@uri.edu
- Office Location: Avedisian Hall, 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI 02881
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Biography
Dr. Brown is a Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island. Her clinical practice site is Yale New Haven Health Smilow at the Westerly and Waterford sites.
Research
oral anticancer therapy, medication access
Education
Selected Publications
Awards and Honors
University of Rhode Island Inclusive Excellence in Teaching (2025)
The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Professor of the Year (2023)
40 Under 40 In Cancer (2023)
The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Professor of the Year (2022)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Award, Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association (2022)
Richard P. Welch Award Nominee, Women & Infants Hospital (2021)
Living the Mission Award, National Community Oncology Dispensing Association (2019)
From Out of the Blue Award, Women & Infants Hospital Oncology Fellows (2019)
Faculty Member of the Year, University of Rhode Island (2019)
Leadership Experience
Dr. Brown has served in various roles with the Hematology Oncology Pharmacists Association (HOPA) with the DEI Advisory Group and the Oral Chemotherapy Collaborative. She previously served as chair of the Oral Chemotherapy Education Committee for the National Community Oncology Dispensing Association from 2018-2020, followed by the Intravenous Chemotherapy Education Committee from 2020-2021. In 2021, Dr. Brown, along with nine other pharmacists from across the country, started PharmGradWishlist, a mutual aid movement to support racially and ethnically minoritized trainees as they matriculate into the profession.
She is the faculty advisor for the NCODA Student Group, as well as co-advisor for the Timmy Global Health (TGH) URI Chapter, as well as an active member of the Belonging, Inclusion, and Wellness Coalition.
Teaching
Co-Coordinator, Clinical & Therapeutic Sciences VI (PHP528) and corresponding recitation
Co-Coordinator, Understanding Cancer: Basics and Beyond (PHP203G)
Professional Memberships
Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA)
National Community Oncology Dispensing Association (NCODA)