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  • Adriel Brown

    Adriel Brown

    Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

    BioDr. Adriel Brown is a clinical neuroscientist and postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine where he employs electroencephalographic (EEG) methods to investigate the effects of creative arts therapies (e.g., art, dance/movement, drama, music, and poetry therapies) and mind-body practices, including mindfulness, meditation, spirituality, and yoga, on neurocognitive processes in individuals with psychiatric disorders.

    At Teachers College, Columbia University, Dr. Brown completed his Ph.D. in Cognitive Science in Education (Area of Focus: Creativity and Cognition) and his M.S. in Neuroscience and Education (Award of Completion: Spirituality Mind Body). He is a former professional dancer and he completed his M.A. in Teaching Dance in Higher Education and the Professions (Concentration: Ballet Pedagogy) from New York University and his B.F.A. in Ballet (Minor: Arts Administration) from Texas Christian University. He is a Certified Teacher of the American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum.

    In addition to his appointment at Stanford University, Dr. Brown is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Sciences at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he teaches Social and Affective Neuroscience and Neuroscience, Ethics, and the Law. Previously, he was an instructor in the School of Professional Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York, where he taught Introduction to Neuroscience: Understanding the Brain and The Neuroscience of Psychiatric Disorders.

  • Akemi Laura Brown

    Akemi Laura Brown

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

    BioDr. Akemi Brown (she/her) is board-certified Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine physician who practices at the Stanford Internal Medicine Clinic in Palo Alto.

    She graduated summa cum laude from UC San Diego with a B.S. in Human Biology. She then attended the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program where she received her MS in Health and Medical Sciences from UC Berkeley School of Public Health and her MD from UCSF. She completed her internal medicine residency in the UCSF Primary Care General Internal Medicine (UCPC-GIM) track with a Health Professions Education pathway. Following residency, she completed the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine Clinician Educator fellowship with Area of Concentration in Weight Management.

    Dr. Brown is a Bay Area native who is passionate about providing patient centered care to patients in both primary care and weight management. She is also an active clinician educator who enjoys teaching medical students and residents as well as developing educational curriculum. Her work has spanned research into health disparities, interprofessional program development, and quality improvement for cervical cancer screenings.

  • Eleanor Brown

    Eleanor Brown

    Social Science Research Professional 2, Surgery - General Surgery

    BioEleanor Brown is a Social Science Research Professional in the Department of Surgery. She holds an undergraduate degree in Biology with a minor in Medical Humanities from Boston College. Her thesis was a mixed-method, community-based participatory research study which assessed the effectiveness of a local health collaborative’s outreach to connect Latino residents with mental health resources in Boston. Her research interests include health disparities among Hispanic/Latino populations, the financial and time toxicities of cancer treatment, and equitable clinical trial design. Eleanor enjoys public health outreach work both locally and abroad; she has volunteered on several service trips across Latin America. In the Dawes Lab, she has worked on ACUeRDO, a precursor to APOYO that was funded by the Stanford Cancer Institute and explored barriers to care among Hispanic/Latino patients with rectal cancer.